When I connect to the internet through one of my "classics" I connect to
my shell account, like now, and I can use PINE or LYNX and thereby use
email and web browsing just fine. :-)
Kenneth
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009, Elliott Price wrote:
I would have to agree with James; Even under OS9 with IE Opera or
Netscape, the tables, JS, and CSS most modern sites use isn't
interpreted correctly... But that's still a nice computer for
nostalgia sake. I really don't think it'll do modern internet... at
least not enough to be worthwhile. Email (in some form) and text
editing, however, should work out fine. Old games, old drawing
software.. etc.
To answer your other question:
The bigger the better!
The more the merrier!
And speaking as a professional graphic artist, amateur photographer
and short-movie editor, yes, I do need that 2Ghz Core 2, that 500Gb HD
and that 3Gb of ram. :)
-Elliott Price
Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara
Graphic Design - Artwork Setup
Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites
On Oct 9, 2009, at 8:49 PM, James Fraser wrote:
Hello,
--- On Fri, 10/9/09, Salman <[email protected]> wrote:
I just joined recently.
I am not sure if anyone did ask this before.
I have a very simple query….it's the reason I am
purchasing a Mac Classic.
Have you already taken the plunge? Or are you still contemplating
the purchase?
I ask because getting an 8 MHz machine online could be more of a
"Look what I can do!"-thing rather than a project that's going to
yield any practical benefits.
I'm not saying that's necessarily the case, just that it might be.
Do we need all those megabytes of space and processing
power, if most of our daily activities rotate on e-mails, short
messaging, blogging and text editing in one form or another?
I guess that depends on how you're accustomed to handling your
email. [shrugs] I can see how IMing, blogging, and text editing
might work, though.
If you haven't already bought a Classic, you may want to ask folks
on the list how they handle the first three tasks you mentioned.
That way, you can make sure that attempting these things on a
Classic isn't purely an exercise in indulging your masochistic
tendencies. ¬ _¬
Just so you know: I do own a Classic myself, but I can't say I've
ever been motivated to get it online. Probably because the "blazing
fast" 500MHz machine I normally jump online with seems to have
enough problems grappling with (fairly) basic tasks*. YMMV.
Best,
James Fraser
* The apparent emphasis on JavaScript, which has been referred to on
at least one occasion as "the duct tape of the Internet," doesn't
exactly help.
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