Right. I know that I can do all these things, because I did them all on similar machines years ago. My question is somewhat different. Are there any *new and unusual* uses for these, things that recognize that email, word processing and browsing is better done on the modern machines I (and most macophiles usually) have?
Best, Ted >Is it useful? Depends on what you want to do with it. I'm setting them up >for students, f'rinstance, with WordPerfect... works nicely. A friend of >mine uses the one he has as his main machine pretty much every day. It's >somewhat slow on web browsing (but he's using IE 4,) works for email, and >he's got some specific programs he uses with it for his hobby... > >You can, of course, track down Word 6, Excel 4 or 5, etc. for it as well. >Pop in the full 68040 for the math coprocessor and put in Quark XPress 3, >Photoshop 3, Illustrator 6... > >There's still a lot that can be done with the system. *shrug* If worst >comes to worst, use it as an email system. <g> > > >What do people use these things for if you already have machines for >>real work? I was thinking of a backup server, but I can see no >>benefit from offloading that from my main machine. And because no >>ethernet or scsi this machine is disqualified. One thing I really >>miss from the old days was my YoYo caller ID device. That alone is >>what I am thinking will motivate this project: a standalone, high > >class caller management center. -- Ted Goranson Advanced Enterprise Research Office -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
