At 8:53 PM 2/26/97, Bill Studenmund wrote:
>>
>> A week ago I got a Mac II for free. My faculty has dropped its old

>> I have a Mac II with 5MB RAM and a 40MB hard disc, 256 colours 14"
>> monitor, no PMMU and no floppy at all (I had to remove the broken 800K
>> drive... I've  got it for free..). I know that I have to buy more RAM, a
>> new HD and the SuperDrive Extension kit with PMMU.

A complete IIcx with the SuperDrive will cost you about as much as the
Extension kit, unless you get a deal on the kit (around $250).  The PMMU is
a seperate item, and yes you must have it unless you put an '030
accelerator in.  You don't need a PMMU with any other model of II since
they all use '030 or higher.

>> - Shall I try to get another Mac or is the Mac II okay for what I want to
>> do with it?

As Bill says it's fine for learning.  How much speed you need to feel
comfortable is a question.  I found my IIcx was too slow on compiles to be
useful, but then I tried moving a medium sized C++ project from work.  It
took too long to compile the whole project for me to ever get to making any
changes before I went back to work and made more changes. . .

>Though more than 8 MB would be nice, it might not be a wise investment

I second this.  8MB should be fine if you don't run X.  Can you steal parts
from other computers they are surplussing?
>
>> - Which 68030 or 68040 accelarator cards are supported/ will work?
>> - Will it run in monochrome only or how many colours are supported?

I have heard Daystar (and something like DIMO) mentioned as working.  B&W
and color both work (color is slower of course).  MaxApplZoom works, but
not with X.

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