I've a number of compact Macs, one of which I'm giving away next week, the others of which I'll either keep stacked up as the "legs" of a very strange end table, or else use in various capacities, or sell (if anyone wants any).
The coolest of the lot is an SE/30 with an odd exterior video cable coming out the back, and with Ethernet out the back. I like this one. In fact, I'd like to use it on my system. I have a still-unused ADB/video switcher (Inmac). I suppose I could not attach any video cable to the box, and use my current two-monitor system on my main system (an upgraded hybrid powermac) along with the SE/30; that is, ADB switching with no video switching. (I don't have a monitor that works with this external video cable, however... I'd just use the thing without a second monitor.) Does this seem likely to work? Right now the SE/30 runs a version of OS 7. Should I try to install System 6.0.8? I've never networked System 6 with System 7 machines, but System 6 Heaven suggests downloading some networking software; I guess it all must work. (My first networking experience was with TOPS. From there, AppleTalk's LocalTalk, then Ethernet. I'd be using an Ethernet system, with hub.) Any thoughts? My memory of System 6 is that it was a lot clunkier than System 7. But faster? I remember the annoyance of the Font/DA Mover, and many other pre-7 OS tools. I didn't like them. But the Pickle and others keep promoting 6, so I guess I may experiment. I got these old machines from a school, and OS 7.0 and OS 7.1 were installed on them all - at least, all that work. These old machines had some nice school software, all of which I destroyed, and then Claris, SuperPaint, and a few other nice little programs. Would Clarisworks work in System 6? SuperPaint? Hypercard? (How late a version of Hypercard?) Sorry for the huge lot of questions. But questions about these old machines I've lots of, as with the machines themselves. Answers, few. t -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
