I like the LC III. It was my first Mac. $60 at Goodwill in 2001 (we were poor!) got me the LC III (4/80), its matching Apple Color Display, ClarisWorks 3.0, and After Dark 1.0. It was a good machine. It was dated, of course, but with 7.1 and a small RAM upgrade, it was fine.
I certainly prefer maintenance on one of those compared to anything in a Quadra 800 case or one if its descendants, but that goes without saying.
You've got it right, paws, about the machine's attributes; I doubt I could elaborate.
Perhaps TheNeil was comparing the LC III+ to its LC III predecessor (a simple 8MHz speed bump wasn't too impressive), or maybe the fact that it was introduced only days before the noticeably faster '040-based 475 debuted made it seem quickly dated.
I dunno. But they're good, solid, well-made machines. I doubt I'd defend the Classic II or LC II (or other models...), because they were designed on the super-cheap with features missing (no on-board FPU upgrade), crippled (stupid RAM max, 16-bit system bus), obsolete (Classic's then-ancient 8MHz 68000 or most of the 62xx's hardware), or just plain lame (MacTV - fun novelty TV, but the computer part sucked hard-core).
In short, if you're gonna slander a machine, go after one where a complaint is valid, not a tried-and-true workhorse.
I certainly prefer maintenance on one of those compared to anything in a Quadra 800 case or one if its descendants, but that goes without saying.
You've got it right, paws, about the machine's attributes; I doubt I could elaborate.
Perhaps TheNeil was comparing the LC III+ to its LC III predecessor (a simple 8MHz speed bump wasn't too impressive), or maybe the fact that it was introduced only days before the noticeably faster '040-based 475 debuted made it seem quickly dated.
I dunno. But they're good, solid, well-made machines. I doubt I'd defend the Classic II or LC II (or other models...), because they were designed on the super-cheap with features missing (no on-board FPU upgrade), crippled (stupid RAM max, 16-bit system bus), obsolete (Classic's then-ancient 8MHz 68000 or most of the 62xx's hardware), or just plain lame (MacTV - fun novelty TV, but the computer part sucked hard-core).
In short, if you're gonna slander a machine, go after one where a complaint is valid, not a tried-and-true workhorse.