on 12/4/02 2:00 PM, (Compact Macs) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have six LC575s and I finally have some time to learn about their > capabilities.
<snip> > I have several students who do not have computers at home and what I > would like to do is at least provide them with Internet capability > (the local phone company is willing to provide some access). At home here I > have an Imac, a couple of 6400s and the LCs. Now what > do I need to do with these 575s to accomplish this? > Will they work with High Speed? I'm not sure what that means. If you mean high speed internet, yes, they'll work with cable or dsl. You're going to need an interface of some sort. Cable internet or dsl will supply modems, and if you want to use a dial-up connection you need a modem. Are you giving these out individually, or networking them at some central point? If you want to network them, I would encourage high-speed internet, because networking with a dial-up modem would be excruciatingly slow. You'll need some sort of ethernet router to deal with multiple connections. I have 15 computers, including some old ones like yours, networked in my home using ISDN, which is only a little faster than a dial-up connection. I can't get dsl or cable internet here. Since only 2 or 3 re used at the same time, it's bearable. > What printers can we use with them? The LC 575s will work with any Mac serial printers (they use the little round plug similar to the keyboard plug). > What OS do they need? 575s can run up to OS 8.1. If you max out the RAM (36 MB), OS 8.1 will be slow but usable. You might be happier with 7.5.5, which is still available free by downloading 7.5.3 then the 7.5.5 upgrade. > Can you increase storage capacity? Yep, you can put larger SCSI hard drives in there. They can not use ATA/IDE drives. > Can you increase CD ROM drive speeds? Yes, but I'm not sure you'll notice much of a difference. > How difficult is it to obtain extra RAM? Easy and fairly inexpensive. They use 72-pin RAM. > Can the monitors be used for other machines? Well, you can use motherboards from *older* all-in-one Macs, but using those monitors for a newer motherboard would be harder to accomplish. It's too bad, because they are fairly nice monitors. > All of these beautiful little macs do have ethernet cards, a couple > have 8.1 most have 16RAM with one @ 32. I have one external 56k > Modem. Get more 32 MB sticks and max out the RAM. You'll need more modems if you are giving them out to separate homes. The pudgy LC 575 happens to be one of my favorite Macs, only because I feel sorry that people cannibalize them to use the motherboards in the Color Classic. Good luck with your project, and email me off-list if you need more assistance. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
