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From: upsiu@mcs.drexel.edu (Paul Siu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Crippled ROM in LC
Summary: Summary of complains
Message-ID: <1991May5.183049.16243@mcs.drexel.edu>
Date: 5 May 91 18:30:49 GMT
References: <91122.124005SYSMEST@GECRDVM1.BITNET> <1991May3.132416.4880@cbnews.cb.att.com>
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Organization: Drexel University, Dept. of Math. and Comp. Sci.
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In article <1991May3.132416.4880@cbnews.cb.att.com> mlg@cbnews.cb.att.com (mike.goodrich) writes:
>I have a Mac LC and I can't figure out why so many people compain about things
>like this.  I haven't found anything that my LC can't do that other Mac's can.
>
>Actually I think it is a really good machine.  I have been able to run close
>to 90% of the software that I have attempted to run.  (Being a User grou 
>librarian that is a lot of software).

It seems that people complain about a number of things with LC in general.

1) No support for PMMU, and math co, so it can't run virtual memory.  Since it
   doesn't support virtual memory, Apple decided that 32-bit clean ROMs was
   unnecessary, so third party products are still limited to 14MB.
2) People complain that Apple didn't go all the way and have video support
   expandable to 32-bit.
3) Power supply on the LC is wimpy.  Even cheapo PC clone these days come with
   150 watt power supply.  Some feel that Apple could at least afford to put
   in a decent size power supply.

Actually, I think that it is a nice machine, but chances are, you always want
your machine to do more.  Some complaining is not necessary bad, it tells Apple
what you want to change on their next product.

Paul Siu
upsiu@mcs.drexel.edu