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From: kjb@zycad.UUCP (Kevin Buchs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: What should I do with a 128K Macintosh (MacProblem)
Message-ID: <693@zycad.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 22-Nov-87 14:34:08 EST
Article-I.D.: zycad.693
Posted: Sun Nov 22 14:34:08 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 25-Nov-87 20:43:58 EST
Organization: ZYCAD, Oakdale, MN
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I will apologize in advance for any duplication.  I have not been reading
any of the comp.sys.mac* groups.

I was just reading December's Byte and there is a pretty good article on 
HyperCard.  I guess I really didn't know what it was, and nobody writing in 
comp.sys.mac.hpyerypercard was telling.  I also read the article about the
accelerator boards for the Mac. I kept saying to myselt, "I bet this stuff 
wont't work with my machine."

So here I am sitting at home with a 128K mac which I paid over $2000 for.  I
does not run any software and I don't use it.  It was great when I bought
it, but I haven't heard from rom Apple since.  I bought Macterminal, Macpascal, 
and UCSD Pascal, all basically the first versions.  I send in the
registration cards like a good owner should.  Well Apple has sure screwed me.

So, I'm told I could sell my machine for maybe $50 .  I am thinking
about upgrading it, but I am wondering if this will leave me in the same
position in another year.  I was told I could upgrade the memory and the
roms and get something that isn't sold anymore.  I would like to know if any
anyone has any better ideas or advice.  How much can I upgrade what I've got
and how close to the current product will it get me?  Or does it just make
sense to buy a new machine. (I doubt I will let Apple screw me twice).

Does anyone make a useful operating system for the Mac which is small and 
doesn't need to have the user swap the D**M disk 25 times to copy a 1K file?
Is there a CPM variant., or some such thing?

-- 
Kevin Buchs   3500 Zycad Dr. Oakdale, MN 55109  (612)779-5548
Zycad Corp.   {rutgers,ihnp4,amdahl,umn-cs}!meccts!nis!zycad!kjb