On 5 May 2004, at 19:45, J.S. Garrison wrote:
So, back to the drawing board now. When I get the Color Classic, how will it
differ from my SE/30?
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It has less total system memory than the SE/30 is capable of. 36MB as
opposed to 128 for the 30. It's got a motherboard based on the LC Series
Macs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Also, is it possible to connect the Color Classic to the internet?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'ts a slow ride on a non-modified Color Classic. It CAN be done. But limited to software uploads/downloads (small files), and email.
With a 550 l/b, email and UseNet should be fine. Ideally, get an LC-PDS Ethernet card, and access the 'net through a router.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To put in in a nutshell, my only experience with Mac was my SE/30. I have
played around on a Performa 5260-120 at a friends house, but only for a few
minutes, so I didn't really get a chance to probe all the goodies that the
Performa had to offer.
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When faced with the choice, there are lots of very inexpensive alternatives
for a daily-use-computer. The Color Classic has to be classified as a casual
use Mac in an unmodified condition. Even modifed, you face the tiny screen
without an external monitor adapter.
By the time you do ANY of the modifications, you'll have bought yourself a
nice early iMac capable of doing a lots more, especially the Photoshop
tasks.
Yep - I wouldn't recommend Photoshop on any CC, short of one with a PPC logic board.
But for other things, if cost was an issue, most CC upgrades would never happen.
Stuart
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