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From: jcocon@hubcap.clemson.edu (James C O'Connor III, 2846)
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Subject: Re: Mac 512 KE questions
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Date: 28 Feb 89 15:45:09 GMT
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From article <46700105@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu>, by thompson@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu:
> 1. How can I tell if it's truly a 512 KE?  I checked its memory under
   "About the Finder", and it showed 512K, but how do I know it's not a
   "Fat Mac"?
If it can read a disk which has more than 400K (779K actually) it is a 512Ke.

> 2. How can I tell if its drive is double-sided?  I put in a double-sided
    disk, and ran a program from it, but is this guarantee that the disk
See answer 1.
> 3. After some consideration, I told my sister a Mac 512 KE seemed to me
    to be basically a Mac Plus with only half the memory.  Was I right,
    or are there other differences?
512Ke doesn't have a SCSI port (you can add one for under 150$), and you may
have old MacPlus ROMS. (there seem to be two versions) 
> 5. Will programs in general work?  Say, Word 3.x?  Or will it require
    *really* old programs?  Does it have the new ROMS?  (will programs
    which require those traps, but don't assume a System number, work?)
My sister has a 512Ke (originally a 128), and except for the obvious memory
limitations it runs stuff fine.