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Yeah, but memory use can be a complex thing in newer operating systems: yes you have memory that the program allocates for variables and code, but you also have memory that the system allocates for library code. Virtual memory will often procrastinate about allocating memory until it is needed...

I just snagged a copy of ClarisWorks from a thrift store today. Version 1.0, the shrinkwrap was still on the box (albeit ripped open) and the floppy envelope was unopened (ditto for the manuals). It kinda reminded me of the first time I bought software for my first Mac. It was a shrinkwrapped...

:lol: "I got one for free!" So someone else pipes up, "I'll sell mine for $1500!" Anyway chris, cool find.

Bah. I want to use my 256 kB SIPPs and SIMMs in new systems. ;)

Well, you could buy a new computer for less than the price I paid for RAM in my 1992/3 486. And that was a pitiful 16 MB. Granted, you could do a lot with 16 MB back then.

I have a couple of small containers of RAM. It ranges from SIPPs to DIMMs. Not sure why I keep it though. It's not as though I plan on getting new machines.

%$#^ this. Now I need a new reason to moan and groan. Maybe I can moan and groan about not having a reason to moan and groan about the lack of a web browser for an OS that I don't even use any more. }:) Anyway, I'm sure that there are going to be a lot of happy people out there.

Except that it is a 70 millihertz machine. Which is about 4 clock cycles per minute. Man, that is one slow machine. }:)

Probably the best thing to do is try it out. Do what JDW did first: remove unnecessary components (the hard drive is the only thing that comes to mind), but leave the fan on and see if hot air comes out. If so, that's a bad sign. Next step, stick some sort of electronic thermometer into the...

Caring about old machines is a bit bizzare. They are, after all, just machines. It would be nice to see them in continued use in order to reduce the negative environmental and social impact of the computer industry, or shifted into homes that cannot afford the latest and greatest, but that's...

People will pay what they feel something is worth, or what they think they can get for it. So I'm certainly not going to criticize Mike Richardson for that. Besides, a lot of you would order stuff like that through the mail and I think it's a safe bet that you would pay at least a hundred for...

To my knowledge, the SE and earlier were all through hold. As for their use, these are wonderful machines. They have bright, high contrast displays. Most of them are silent, which makes them good writing machines IMHO. They work with System 6 and most of the expected peripherals, which means...

Just to reiterate what avw said, image viewing programs can usually do this task. Simply try to figure out how it decides upon the order to display images. For example, alphabetically by filename. Drop the files into a folder and add a number to the start of each file name. I've done that...

Didn't read the page, but the bits I glossed over reflect my recollections: http://www.macgeekery.com/tips/cli/nondestructively_resizing_volumes I don't know if you need an Intel Mac for this to work. You may have to boot from another drive (e.g. external hard drive, CD) in order for this to...

If I recall correctly, they factor age into the equation too. So being 23 will probably help coius, Then again, I never had to deal with that sort of thing because I decided not to drive (and not to get a drivers license) at a somewhat early age. And my parents didn't give me lifts either...

Rise of the Dragon is a game that I encountered rather late in the game (maybe 5 years ago). I recall liking it, for no other reason than the artwork. Stylistically, it was way beyond the games that I had encountered in the past. Particularly Sierra games.

Still, an unsigned 32 bit integer storing the number of seconds since 1904 will offer a calendar that will run until 2039 or so. Which is a pretty good run. They may have also used 1904 so that dates from the past could be expressed. January 1, 1904 is about 80 years prior to the introduction...

I was under the impression that 7.5.5 was released gratis due to the big Y2k fuss. Rather than testing or reviewing every product, they selected one then encouraged people to upgrade.

I kinda like Objective C. Then again, I found SmallTalk always made more sense as an OOP language than C++ -- which may explain why I prefer Objective C.

@porter: Well, there is nothing preventing third parties from investing the time and money into developing alternative programming languages and API for Mac OS X. Indeed, this is very much how the Unix underbelly of Mac OS X is implemented: the Unix utilities are all implemented by someone...