on 5/4/04 1:19 AM, Powermac at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I find that older macs have a tendency to take more ram then the same > vintage PC, which allows the use of newer OS then the machine was originally > built for. Still I could run windows 3.1 quite well on my 386/40 with math > coprocessor and 32mb of ram if I wanted to (its used for old dos games and > is equipped for that). In the past I have run windows 95 on a high end 486 > system, and they generally max out at 64mb of ram. > > My oldest mac is a IIfx and runs OS 7.1 or is it 7.01 ok with just 20mb of > ram (very hard to find a set of 4 SIMMs bigger then 4mb and too costly even > if you did find some). Still even 20mb is more then enough for the programs > of that vintage. > > Being able to upgrade the memory is nice, if you have the need for it. > > > > Be THAT as it may, I can't get a 386/40 to email.
I CAN get a Plus 68k/8Mhz. to email with 4MB of RAM, an external modem and just floppy driven softwares. If I want to, and it won't last but a minute, I can and HAVE made a Mac Plus websurf with an ancient browser on one disk and connectivity stuff on the other with only 4MB of RAM. The RAM is sparse in the Plus but the machine and it's GUI tend to show a simple superiority for that era that earned my respect through the ages. Jeff G -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
