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> So to paraphrase, the ][ could be upgraded to a ][+? Yes. Later ]['s used the same motherboard as early ][+'s. Just more RAM, and Integer BASIC instead of Applesoft BASIC. > Could an upgraded ][ and ][+ be upgraded to a //e? If so, how much further could you take an original Apple...

I don't think that we can say that Jobs is worth more than Gassee. Keep in mind that NeXT's acquisition of Apple included a lot of fringe benefits. Things like Apple's intellectual property, which allowed for the incorporation of a software compatability layer with an established operating...

Those are awfully big diskettes. }:) Yeah, I know. A typo. ;)

While it is disappointing, I can understand why thrift stores don't want to sell computer gear. I recently walked into a Salvation Army. They had 3 computers (one of which was tempting), and approximately 20 CRT monitors (again, one of which was tempting). The former, unfortunately, are hard...

What are you planning to do with the Mac? There is a tonne of stuff that will run under System 7. Let's face it, System 7 had a very long life (nearly 6 years) while Mac OS 8/9 had a life of under 4 years. Couple that with software having better backwards compatability back then, and you will...

The local Goodwill used to have the main store (standard botique setup, albeit larger), something called "Buy the Pound" (which sounds like your clearance centre), and an electronics graveyard in the basement. The electronics graveyard was great because they had tonnes of stuff at Salvation...

Because forums are a social medium, and not a support hotline?

Actually, I was agreeing with you. ;) After all, Scott is the one going around and legally obtaining software. Those who pirate old software and justify it with arguments like, "it's abandonware," are the ones who seem to lack respect and have a sense of entitlement.

I fear your argument is falling on deaf ears. Some people have no sense of respect for the wishes of others. (In this case, respecting the author's wishes/interests by abiding by copyright law until they release the software themselves.) Some people also have an enormous sense of entitlement...

I was under the impression that Intel Macs could not boot from USB, but PPC Macs could (at least of the proper vintage). I have booted G3 iMacs from Zip drives (with an ISO filesystem of all things) to install NetBSD. And another quibble: never wipe a hard drive until you know you have...

It all depends upon what you are trying to accomplish. If you're looking for something that uses a recent HTML specification, CSS, and EMCAScript then using old software is going to create more problems than it is worth. From a design perspective, if you are trying to create a website with a...

Uh, no. Assuming that we use the binary equivalents of the metric prefixes, a gigamember would be the 2^30th member. That would be member 1,073,741,824. What you are thinking of is the kilomember, or the 2^10th member (1024). Even then, I would argue that using the binary equivalents of...

Sorry, but I'm going to go into rant mode here, mostly because I don't like MrMacPlus' response. It is indicative, in my mind, of a phenomena that I refer to as anti-spam fascism. It is an attitude where the ends justify the means. An attitude that encourages authoritarian responses, since...

I'm not going to criticise System7's farewell thread because I think it includes a valuable piece of advice. I see collecting as having two negative consequences. It reduces the hobby to acquisitions and maintenance. Which is fine if you like finding rare stuff and maintaining it for...

Does it have a serial port? Does it transmit NMEA formatted data? If so, you could probably find 68k software (or, if worse comes to worse, you could make 68k software) to handle that GPS unit.

Funny thing is, I didn't even know about demos until late in the game and I was bouncing around BBSes since the early 1990s. So I think the first demo I actually ran was for OS/2 and that would have been in the mid-1990s. (I think that there were a whole 2 demos for OS/2.) I think, on the...

It has been a while since I've seen one, but I have to agree with bear here. The configuration of that board looks identical to the Video Spigot that I used to own. Were there even dedicated composite out cards for the Mac? I don't really see much of a point to them. The video quality would...

Oh, and don't forget Macsbugs. Then you can show your friends how user friendly and powerful the Mac is when it crashes. }:)

It's nice to know that masochism and sarcasm are still alive in this world. Are there any unique features to 7.5.2 that didn't make it to 7.5.5, besides endless crashing?

If it was flood-water, chances are that the water wasn't clean. That means trouble. I would suggest pulling the whole thing apart. Pull out the socketed chips too, just record which sockets they came from. Give the mainboard, case, trays, and bracket a good shower. Let the mainboard and...