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Re: A83: Help
I took a 286, added a class 1 math coprocessor, 64 ram, and a 2gig HD, and it runs
faster than my pII 333.
Grant Stockly wrote:
> opps... you sounded like one of those anti-motorola guys for a second
> there... :)
>
> Ohh...well, It takes about 52 seconds to start... I use the SCSI chips
> from the Amiga/Quadra computers... My SE starts up faster than my 25MHz
> 68040. My next hack is to put a 100MHz 68060 in the 128k... (jokeing :)
> )
>
> :) on my 386 DX 20 with math coprocessor and fpu, running windows95/7/8
> looks like a slide show.. you can 'watch' the screen update, literally...
> And compiling a kernal for it is something I dont want to get started
> with... :)
>
> >I will retract my previous statement about the first mac. I have an SE and what
> >I'm wondering is if my SE took 5 minuted to start Sys 7.5.1, how can you
> >get any
> >performance out of the 8MH 68000 (same processor that my SE has)?? or did you
> >upgrade the processor? I like my Duo 280c with 24Mb ram and a 320Mb HD enough.
> >Running Mac OS 8.1 (Even without minor modification, having an SE Running
> >System
> >7.1 can one-up a comparable PC, which would be...if we are judging on an
> >equivalent PC I think maybe a slow 486 or fast 386 would be equivalent!) My Duo
> >280c can do things that those dumb PIIs still can't do!
> >
> >Long live the Mac!
> >Nick
> >
> >P.S. Lets see if we can get a TI-89 or 92 to run Mac OS!
> >
> >Grant Stockly wrote:
> >
> >> I suggest you say nothing about the first mac, or any other mac. My mac
> >> 128k has an 800k disk drive (from 400k), a SCSI port, 4MB Ram (up from
> >> 128k), and it can run system 7.5.5 right off a 9GB hard drive without a
> >> glitch. Now, do that with an 8MHz 8080 IBM. The IBM has to run win95
> >> perfect. Impossible, period...
> >>
> >> Beleive me, my 128 and 512k are the kings of macs... :)
> >>
> >> Btw, the Z80 is an 8080 clone...we don't see our calcs running win95...
> >> Hail to motorola!
> >>
> >> >Kinda sounds like the first mac that wasn't upgradable and couldn't be open
> >> >without the "Jaws of Life"!
> >>
> >> You need a 15" screwdriver, and then it popps off. They did that because
> >> you can literally kill yourself from the flyback transformer/capicator/or
> >> anything close to the monitor... Same goes with TVs, or any computer
> >> monitor...
> >>
> >> >Trey Jazz wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> its like this: you system sounds too much like a room with four walls
> >>and no
> >> >> door. it sounds like if you do what u want to accomplish then it will be
> >> >> tightly sealed. the reason why most anyone wants a computer is that it is
> >> >> fun, has cool stuff, internet, etc. what you are trying to do is
> >>change this
> >> >> so that you are like the supreme lord of puters which is worse than what
> >> >> bill gates is doin. why would you expect ppl to buy a puter that you can
> >> >> open up any time you want cuz u got the 0 access or whatever. if its
> >>hard to
> >> >> program then you wont have any 3rd party support which means your system
> >> >> will have no external funding which means your systems are gonna cost
> >>like a
> >> >> million dollars each. another problem ive found....you say that the
> >>cpu when
> >> >> pulled out will erase itself but you also say how you were going to
> >> >> piggyback the chips on top of each other to add new commands. so youre
> >> >> saying that everytime someone wants to upgrade their cpu they are
> >>gonna have
> >> >> to send you their puter?
> >> >>
> >> >> >actually i am a dedicated hacker and i have found no way around my own
> >> >> >system. it isn't symbolised the way you said, it's more like you can
> >> >> >put anything in the toaster that YOU want (recording your presence), and
> >> >> >only YOU can get it out, anyone else touching the toaster will get
> >> >> >zapped (not killed, just a tingle). the toaster can make poptarts too.
> >> >> >you can put something in one end of the toaster and someone else put
> >> >> >something in the other end, and only you two can access your own stuff
> >> >> >(of course you can tell it for other people to be able to touch it like
> >> >> >wife/husband).
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