Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!mcvax!ukc!its63b!csnjr From: csnjr@its63b.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: What can I do with a 1Meg 1 floppy Mac+? Message-ID: <1017@its63b.ed.ac.uk> Date: 25 Feb 88 13:08:49 GMT Reply-To: nick%ed.lfcs@uk.ac.ucl.cs.nss (Nick Rothwell) Organization: LFCS, University of Edinburgh Lines: 27 Keywords: entry level Mac+ Summary: What'll run on an entry-level Mac+? Well, after several months of following comp.sys.mac and trying to get genned up on the folklore, It looks as if I'll be able to buy myself a Mac+ at last. I intend to buy it pretty soon for various reasons (including tax!), but won't be able to afford any add-ons (memory, HD, etc.) for a while. I do want to have a go at Mac programming, though. So, my question is: what will I be able to do with my 1Meg 1 floppy Mac+ whilst saving up for more memory/HD? Can I run Lightspeed C from a single floppy? I don't mind too much if it's a little painful as long as I can get some experience writing fairly small Toolbox programs. Is it copy-protected, or can I back it up? Will I be able to shift my copy onto a hard disk later? Can I run multifinder? I'd like to get familiar with it, even if I can't switch between enormous tasks. Wot about Hypercard? I'm not fussed about creating large stacks (I can be patient for that), but I wouldn't mind having a bash at writing a few scripts, for familiarisation. ...am I being too ambitious for a basic machine? Or will it be fine for getting up to speed? Thanks a lot for any help! Nick. -- Nick Rothwell, Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science, Edinburgh. nick%lfcs.ed.ac.uk@nss.cs.ucl.ac.uk !mcvax!ukc!lfcs!nick ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ "Nothing's forgotten. Nothing is ever forgotten." - Herne