This thread must have set the record for the longest posts in 68kMLA history. My head hurts.
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Pulllleeease! I haven't even began to get warmed up yet. You should see some of my posts in the arcade and model train forums. It seems that as soon as a post gets more then 3 paragraphs long, someone complains. Heck if your head hurts, no one is forcing you to read the post, right? Stop, take an Advil and lie down for a while
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Try to stick with the SE/30, if you can, only because of the expansion possibilities. When Apple introduced the Mac Classic I and Mac Classic II, they actually took a step backwards and made the machines slower than the previous models before them. Apple built the Classic II to replace the SE/30 at the time and the Classic I to replace both the SE and the Machintosh Plus.
That is the goal, but naturally being the 'heavy hitter' of the old Mac's probably there are many that know so and this model is probably in demand, hence higher prices, higher difficulty in tracking a good one down.
Wow! That was sure an impressive section on networking. Even by my long post standards it will take a while to digest all of that info. But it is interesting! I cut out most of it not to repeat it for those that can't handle reading long posts
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Just remember that the Printer Port is more designated for AppleTalk networking than the Modem Port; this is how Apple has standardized their way of hardware design as far as networking goes.
Well, I did kind of gathered that after all the information you presented above, it will take a LONG time to get one of these older MAC's on a network. As I initially mentioned, it is a desire to connect the Mac to a network, but not a necessity.
Can I build a standard interface using parts from RS-422 and RS-232 cables? Usually the controllers I deal with have DB9 connectors and I am wondering if a conversion would be as easy as just making an adapter/wire.
Short answer, yes you can. Just make sure you connect the correct wires between the DB9 and Apple's 8-pin DIN plug.
Ok, sounds good.
Um, I don't think you can burn CDs under System 6 or 7. Oh, wait. You're talking about using an external SCSI CD-ROM device. Oh, okay. Then, in that case, yes you can. All I can say is good luck trying to burn a CD that's formatted for System 6 or 7 using a Windows machine.
73s de Phreakout. :rambo:
Don't they make conversion applications to handle that as well?
So the easiest way to transfer files from a Windows machine to the Mac is just using the standard 1.44 floppy?
Thanx,
Geo
