Thirteen and a half years ago, I got a Mac Classic, courtesy of my father. This Classic was in pristine physical condition but had a line running through the side of the screen (analog board problem) and a quirky 40MB Quantum drive inside. Nonetheless, I used the little 2MB machine as one of my primary computers from March 2000 - August 2001. The computer was nicknamed "Britney" (after my celebrity crush as a young teenager). It eventually got shelved for no good reason, unless you count its space being lost to a Classic II, which was itself displaced by an iMac G4 on my desk...
Eventually, I used the insides to fix other Macs, leaving it as a shell for the last nine years despite it being one of my prettier looking Macs. (The only blemish on this Classic is a very small chip of plastic missing around the CRT border, something not noticeable if you angle it inward from the right on a desk).
Now that I have a bunch of junker Classics sitting around from one of my most recent hauls, I have decided to get "Britney" on her feet again, making her viable for the first time in over 12 years. The only other 68K Mac I have set up at my apartment right now is a Plus (I do have another Classic here right now, but it's going to get set up elsewhere this week).
A huge thanks goes out right now to uniserver, who re-capped a Classic board for me a few months ago. I'm going to use that board in this computer.
However...I would like some input on this project before I proceed, likely tomorrow night...
1. RAM. I'm going to run System 6 on this computer. I like the 2MB setup for its quick boot time, but do have a 4MB card at my disposal. To upgrade or not to upgrade, that is the question! Part of me wants more RAM, part of me wants the impressive 17 second boot time of a 2MB Classic...the original "Britney" had 2MB, for the record.
2. To CD-ROM the machine or not? I now have two SCSI CD-ROMs sitting around. Should I waste it here or save it for something like the LCII to restore over the hols?
3. Exciting new software title. I want to get something interesting for it, something I really haven't done on a Mac before. My choices are as follows: Lemmings (played extensively on a PC), Prince of Persia (still can't get past the first screen), Publish It Easy (bought for ten bucks at an airport in 2000 and have rarely used since), Practica Musica 3 (bought it, hardly have used it, may consider using it with homeschoolers).
4. Square or teardrop? I have no choice but to use an AppleDesign keyboard with it (best match color-wise for the case). The teardrop looks better with the keyboard, the square better with the Mac...oh, decisions!!!
5. How do I fill in the tiny cavity among the bezel edge without it looking bad?
Input needed ASAP on these so I can get the ball rolling!!
Eventually, I used the insides to fix other Macs, leaving it as a shell for the last nine years despite it being one of my prettier looking Macs. (The only blemish on this Classic is a very small chip of plastic missing around the CRT border, something not noticeable if you angle it inward from the right on a desk).
Now that I have a bunch of junker Classics sitting around from one of my most recent hauls, I have decided to get "Britney" on her feet again, making her viable for the first time in over 12 years. The only other 68K Mac I have set up at my apartment right now is a Plus (I do have another Classic here right now, but it's going to get set up elsewhere this week).
A huge thanks goes out right now to uniserver, who re-capped a Classic board for me a few months ago. I'm going to use that board in this computer.
However...I would like some input on this project before I proceed, likely tomorrow night...
1. RAM. I'm going to run System 6 on this computer. I like the 2MB setup for its quick boot time, but do have a 4MB card at my disposal. To upgrade or not to upgrade, that is the question! Part of me wants more RAM, part of me wants the impressive 17 second boot time of a 2MB Classic...the original "Britney" had 2MB, for the record.
2. To CD-ROM the machine or not? I now have two SCSI CD-ROMs sitting around. Should I waste it here or save it for something like the LCII to restore over the hols?
3. Exciting new software title. I want to get something interesting for it, something I really haven't done on a Mac before. My choices are as follows: Lemmings (played extensively on a PC), Prince of Persia (still can't get past the first screen), Publish It Easy (bought for ten bucks at an airport in 2000 and have rarely used since), Practica Musica 3 (bought it, hardly have used it, may consider using it with homeschoolers).
4. Square or teardrop? I have no choice but to use an AppleDesign keyboard with it (best match color-wise for the case). The teardrop looks better with the keyboard, the square better with the Mac...oh, decisions!!!
5. How do I fill in the tiny cavity among the bezel edge without it looking bad?
Input needed ASAP on these so I can get the ball rolling!!
