[geeks] You want a classic computer?

[Zach Malone]

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_classic/stats/mac_xl.html,
    I'll quote, The Apple Macintosh XL features a 5 MHz 68000 processor, 1
MB of RAM, a 400k disk drive, and the option of a 10 MB hard drive in a
huge, 48-pound, beige all-in-one case with a 12" monochrome display. The
Macintosh XL is basically a reincarnation of the Apple Lisa, the
disappointing predecessor of the Macintosh, with pre-installed Macintosh
emulation software.,
    I was dead on =).  It originally cost 10000$ in 1985, supposedly there
is a dump somewhere with a few thousand Lisas, Apple dumped them all after
they flopped.
    Zach
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zach Malone" <Diff at Mac.com>
To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [geeks] You want a classic computer?


> Hello,
>     I have never heard of an 88k Macintosh, could this refer to the Lisa
> with the macintosh adapter?  As I understand it, a number of Lisas were
> converted to Macintoshes via an upgrade board.  At one point Apple even
sold
> them under the Macintosh name.  For a long time (Mac 128k and maybe 512k)
> the Mac did not have enough power to develop its own apps, so apple did it
> on a Lisa.  Dunno if this relates to the MacXL, but that could be what
> people are talking about,
>     Zach
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua D. Boyd" <jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu>
> To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 11:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [geeks] You want a classic computer?
>
>
> > I know people who claim to either have, or have seen these machines.
> > Apparently these machines were absolutely and completely too expensive
and
> > incompatible.  Plus, they didn't even check if you tried to run a 68k
> > programs, which crashed the whole machine.  I'm to tired to try to look
> > for net referenes.
> >
> > --
> > Joshua Boyd
> >
> > On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 dave at cca.org wrote:
> >
> > > jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu writes:
> > >
> > > >It mentions people upgrading to the MacXL.  Was that the 88k mac that
> I've
> > > >heard of?, or is the 88k mac something else?
> > >
> > > I've never heard the Mac 88K rumour. How's it go?
> > >
> > > (I already don't believe it.)
> > >
> > > -- david fischer -- dave at cca.org -- www.cca.org -- Cthulhu told me
> to. --
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