At 10:20 AM 4/7/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Okay, while we're all out happily hunting accelerator cards.....
>
>I take it that the best way to add a modem to a IIci is to get an external
>serial port type.  Am I right or am I missing something?  I do know that
>externals are generally more stable, but have used internals in the PCs
>I've owned.

I think I've only ever seen maybe one Nubus modem, and it was slow. If you 
want a decent speed modem, you'll want an external.


>Also, about adding a CD, I'm guessing I would want an external SCSI CD.
>I'm still waiting on this computer to arrive, but I understand space is
>pretty limited inside.

You'd have to cut the case to add a CD internally. Unless you're up for 
some dremelling you'll want to hang it on the outside.


>Oh yeah, hard drive upgrades (it has 280MB presently).  I take it that this
>would be set up with multiple partitions, since OS 7.1 can't handle larger
>disks.

I think 7.1 will do up to 2 gigs... something like that. I've run it on up 
to 1 gig anyway.


>I'm also a bit confused about when to use Mode 32.  I am still working my
>way through the LowEndMac site, so feel free to point me to documentation
>on that site.

Shouldn't need it on the IIci. It's 32 bit clean.


>Thanks again!
>Teri Pittman

Hope this helps ;)
Scott Holder


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