Hey all, I've been slowly adding apps to a Duo 230 I acquired a while back. It has Sys 7.5.something installed on it with 12 megs of ram. I have some older software I collected back in the days I used to play with SE's and the like. I've been using the Duo for word processing and keeping grades for my classes. Word 5.x was installed on the Duo and it works pretty well. I ditched the Excel app as it was too slow for my liking. I use Easy Grade Pro for the grades and it works like a champ. I highly recommend it. We have to use Integrade for windows at school and I must say it sux. Ok, to be fair, we did upgrade Integrade to the newest version. It just kind of sux now. I have ClarisWorks 4.0 and Appleworks 5 that I could install, but I thought I would ask for some opinions first. Any of you have preferences between the two versions on a Duo? Any of you prefer CW or AW over Word 5? I use AW and Office 98 on a G3 upgraded 7500, so I could go both ways on the Duo, except that HD space is limited. So it's pretty much one word processor over the other. I've used NisusWriter (which I like) and other great word processors, but I need to stay more or less compatible and consistent for my own sanity. Is the Claris/AW spreadsheet quicker than Excel on the Duo? As for games, I've been playing mostly Eric's solitaire sampler and a game called Mombasa (match and remove tiles like in Shanghai). I am using Mombasa v1.0 (circa 1989), but I discovered v1.5 (circa 1994 and colorized) tonight. MacSoft has an arcade pack where Bricklayer (Tetris) and Macman Pro (PacMan) will work with the Duo's greyscale monitor. Before the software police struck, Jag's House was a great source for old games and apps. What suggestions do you have for games on the Duo? I don't care if they are free, shareware, or commercial. I think it is cool to get use and enjoyment out of these "obsolete" machines. I like to fire up the old Mac Plus with its luxurious 1mb of ram and show people what the old girl can do, hehe. Thanks for any input, Rich BTW, has anybody ever purchased the full version of Eric's Solitaire? Just curious if it was worth it. I finally bought the full version of the Graphing Calculator which comes with OS 8.x and it is exceedingly cool. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
