bjs@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Brian J. Smith) (01/23/89)
Hay Guys I got a question for ya (really a bunch).
I am a soon to be owner of a new Mac SE 20.
Question:
1 Should I buy the SE 20 the price is right $2300 (Student Purchase)
2 Should I get more memory ? 2 Megs ? What is the best way to do so
please give examples on what Software needs the 2 Megs ?
3 I plan also to buy the ImageWriter II is this the right thing
4 Software I am going to by Works. Is there anything that is better,
Cheaper but same type program(s).?
5 I need a modem for the thing 2400 baud is a must what kind.?
where do I find it.
6 Ext. Hard Drive Same thing cost Place to get it.?
I know this is a lot of info but I am a UNIX(tm) IBM guy myself (right now)
(yes UNIX and IBM are strange bed partners !!)
Last but not least H E L P ! ! !
Brian J. Smith
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In article <19681@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> bjs@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Brian J. Smith) writes: >Hay Guys I got a question for ya (really a bunch). > >I am a soon to be owner of a new Mac SE 20. > >Question: > >1 Should I buy the SE 20 the price is right $2300 (Student Purchase) Consider a Macintosh Plus. The performance differences are minor (SE stands for Slightly Enhanced is the joke), the price difference is major. Street price for a Plus is $1300, student price is presumably less still. Don't buy your disk from Apple. They are expensive, noisy, slow, and have short warrantees. You can get a 20 Meg drive for $500 if you look around. >2 Should I get more memory ? 2 Megs ? What is the best way to do so > please give examples on what Software needs the 2 Megs ? Memory is nice. The biggest reason for more memory on an SE is that you can then run MultiFinder. With 1 Meg you really can't. >3 I plan also to buy the ImageWriter II is this the right thing If you want a printer and can't afford a LaserWriter, the ImageWriter works well. >4 Software I am going to by Works. Is there anything that is better, > Cheaper but same type program(s).? >5 I need a modem for the thing 2400 baud is a must what kind.? > where do I find it. >6 Ext. Hard Drive Same thing cost Place to get it.? Interal vs. external drive: A Mac with an internal drive is more portable than a Mac with an external drive, but the external drive itself is far more portable than is an SE. I carry my 4.5 pound disk drive between home and work every day. Try that with an SE. Also, the external drive is more flexible. You can plug it into a IIx, II, SE, Plus, SEx (I like that name better than SE/30). Have fun. Kent Borg kent@lloyd.uucp or hscfvax!lloyd!kent