The LCs are excellent for this, I agree. If you go for an LC and want a little power go for a III, III+, or 475. If you do want to swap out the parts for Classics as Sean suggested you'll need a I or II (which are somewhat more common but don't have as much processing power). The Classic II, Color Classic, and LC II are all basically the same computer.
A few other ideas if you have a school in your area that is throwing older stuff out: -Mac LC 5xx: Any of these makes a good machine for 800K transfers. You get a built in monitor and in some cases a CD-ROM drive. The speakers on them aren't bad either so you can set it up as a stereo somewhere if it's got a CD. Check elementary schools in particular, as the LC 5xx series are just about done for in kindergarten classrooms these days. -Mac Classic: This is my machine of choice for transfers since it accepts an external floppy drive. I use a Classic with an 800K drive. Best of all you can start a Classic I up from the ROM disk so you can put that hard drive in another computer. Not quite as common in the surplus market today but still findable. Alternately you can find an SE FDHD or SE/30 but the chances of finding either (especially the SE/30) decrease every day. -Mac IIci: Like the LC you can put a monitor on it but I guarantee you that you'll fall in love with this one since the IIci was and still is an incredible machine. I've found that LCs are more plentiful in school surplus and on eBay, though, and usually sell for much less. -Mac IIsi: See above, but you can swap the RAM out with an SE/30 if you upgrade your SE sometime. Not as fast but more readily available from surplus. -External FDHD floppy drive: Applied Engineering used to sell one for 800K SE and Plus models. They're not that common and I have found them to be quite rare. Apple made one too that is even rarer. If you do find one of these you won't need a transfer Mac. --- Sean Billings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >The question here is whether you have access to a > Mac which can write > >800Kb floppy discs (modern Macs can't). If not, you > need someone to > >send you a floppy disc - ideally someone in the US, > I guess. > > > > I find a Mac LC is a good companion for setting up > old compact macs, they > can write 800k disk images, you can use an ordinary > VGA monitor with a > special cable. Also the floppy drive, hard drive > and simms can be used as > donor parts for Classic and Classic II machines and > best of all they go for > peanuts on eBay. > > Regards Sean. > -- > Classic Computing Pages: > http://www.megadon.co.uk/syrinx/ > > > > -- > 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> > --> 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/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ -- 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> --> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
