I disagree about it's upgradability. True you could not add expansion cards. There were a couple of upgrade amnufacturers that included not only speed boosts, but ram increases as well.
> This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation Paul Allen Wells Fargo Express Equity 100 W. Washington, 6th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 602-523-1981 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Compact Macs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dr.O.M.Betz Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 3:13 PM To: Compact Macs Subject: Re: Mac Plus - Road Apple? Am 03.11.2005 um 8:49 Uhr schrieb Stuart Bell: > > On 2 Nov 2005, at 21:50, Anthony Moss wrote: > >> I would like to dispute the Mac Classic's inclusion in the list of >> The Ten Worst Macs Ever, and state that if the Mac Plus had not been >> kept on life support for the best part of five years, the cheap >> machine intended to bring Mac computing to the masses would have had >> a much better pedigree, and much better design. >> > > Well, if you're taking a vote, I'd keep it in the list! It was six > years after the first Mac, yet exactly the same processor, running at > exactly the same speed. Its only merit was price. Of great > significance in marketing terms, but of zero significance in > technological terms. > Well, everybody here knows that I'm rather an SE guy, but this is too bad for poor ol' Mac Classic. I beg to disagree. You may include it in any list you want, you may call it what you're inclined too, but this machine has one thing that makes it stand out in the midst of Mackind and that guarantees it a lifetime place in my personal list of SIMs (Special Interest Macs): the ROM-boot feature. A three-second boot at a chord keystroke into a sleek 6.0.3 which may not have been the cutting edge of software development at the time but was usable and efficient - I call that technologically significant, yessir. A feature singular in Macs, regrettably; I don't know about other systems (and I don't care, either). Of course even this singular ability was of limited worth in that it wasn't upgradable, but it's still impressive as it is. Just my two Euro cents, OM /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect for open standards -- 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:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
