> >I find I am not sure what kind of "memory" people are talking about
> >-- HD or RAM, or maybe even something else.
>
> The memory is memory, and HD space is not. Think of memory as an
> Etch-a-Scetch and HD space as a filing cabinet.
OK. So when you say simply "memory," you mean RAM.
> >>should try to do as Or suggested in another mail and get a bigger
> >harddrive for your Mac.
> >Prohibited by expense.
>
> Well, the only real difference I can think of is maybe you would need to get
> an external case for the Mac. Your Mac probably uses a SCSI HD, but small
> ones can be had cheaply. By small I mean under a 1/2 gig...still a LOT bigger
> than anything you currently have. Ebay would be the best place, or a local
> computer show.....some vendors have used stuff....at least hear in Michigan.
I think our definitions of "cheap" may differ. I haven't seen
anything under $200, whereas I got the PC-type hard drive for $5.
Yes, it would be a SCSI external hard drive to replace the 80 MB
original. My sister has the same general type of computer -- the
original small HD is used for booting up, then everything is stored on
the external. When they recently got a virus, it infected only the
original HD used for booting up, and they were therefore able to wipe
it clean and reinstall the basic software easily without losing any
important files on the external drive.
> >I'm not sure computers existed when I was 8. That accounts for my
> >slow start. If they did, they certainly used vacuum tubes and
> >machine language. When I had my first job, punched cards were the
> >newest thing, and it was my job to code the inputs for the
> >keypunchers to read. The computer took up the entire first floor
> >of a building that covered four city blocks.
>
> Wow....what was it, Do you remember?? Was is Coal fired :-)
>
> Chad A. Fernandez
> Battle Creek, MI
I believe IBMs in that era on the West Coast were fired by natural
gas. They used coal in Pennsylvania. :-) Those early keypunch
machines/card sorters were the size and sound level of locomotives.
And NO ONE was allowed to see the actual computer.
Anyhow, I'm on my way back to Arizona and my own e-mail address
tomorrow, where I will begin operating on the IBM. You will undoubtly
be hearing a lot from me over the following few days, total anguish
followed (I hope) by total jubilation.
Patty
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