Claris Works! Did everything I needed it to do in the 90's, and probably still would, and probably less than a tenth the size of Microsoft Office. People actually knew how to program efficiently back then.
I wouldn't throw this away to Easley, it's still a great little computer that can do most things a modern day computer can do but a lot slower and in black & white
Hey man, great stuff! My uncle gave me two of these machines, complete with a carrying bag and all. But somehow he managed to delete all info on the hard drive because there was some (obsolete) data on it from his company. They both boot up but don't give me more than a mouse-arrow and a pictogram of a disk with a questionmark :(. Oh well, I'll have to browse the net to find some software to get it functioning like yours. Lovely little machines they are :D
It says, "Hello, I am Macintosh. It sure is great to get out of that bag." That's what the Macintosh 128k said in it's first introduction in 1984. Just search Macintosh Intro 1984 on RU-vid, it's neat to watch.
The one that I have is an Apple Keyboard II, but I don't think that matters. Just make sure it's uses ADB (Apple Desktop Bus). It looks like a PS/2 port, but the pins are different. The mouse that I have is called an Apple Desktop Bus Mouse, and same for that, just make sure it is ADB.
Nice computer. Hard to find one without yellowing. I have Classic with Mark of the Unicorn Performer version 1.22 as well as Classic II with Opcode Vision. These sequencer programs work flawlessly with my MIDI system (quite substantial MIDI system). My only gripe is that my Classic II is a little yellower than my Classic. My Classic is quite white still, but it has those two dimples on top of the monitor. Oh well, I bought them both second hand. I obviously couldn't afford these in 1991
I put a piece of tape over the bottom right hand hole on the floppy disks (720 KB floppies don't have a hole there, that's how people and computers tell them apart) to simulate a 720 KB floppy disk. After I'd format them in the mac, and use my MacBook and USB floppy drive to transfer files. I purposely got a Macintosh Classic because of its 1.44 MB floppy drive though, formatting high density disks to low density can be a pain.
If you hold down command-option-X-O as you turn on the machine, you can get a classic to boot system 6.0.3 from ROM. No applications are included, though.
my first was a tandy 1000 Tx I was 13 and it was 1995 lol. Well I wanted a PC and didn't care and up to this day I still love that machine...until the power supply blew *sigh*
@smartalex61 Cool! How about the talking application and Macintosh Utilities? I ordered one on eBay recently, with OS 6.0.8, and not sure what else I should get.
Well, like yours, mine originally came with System 6. The reason why I updated to System 7 was so that I could have multiple programs open at once, however this wasn't really worth it because with the amount of RAM this computer has, 1 program at a time is about all it can handle.
If the keyboard were connected to a later Mac that button would be to power the computer on, but since this model has a switch in the back that button doesn't do anything.
Yeah, my elementary school used to have all Mac's and some Apple II's. Now everything is Dell Dell Dell. They're cheap and powerful, but last only a few years.
@FordCrownVictoriaV8 You need to select that printer from the menu, and then it'll tell you what system disks to insert to install the drivers for that printer.
In order from most likely to least likely: eBay, Craigslist, consignment stores. I wouldn't pay more than $50 for one though. You'll probably have to get a ribbon for it too, which they probably still make.
@dvamateur Awesome! You should put a video up of them! And yeah...few people could afford these types of things when they first came out. And to think now we're buying laptops with 2gigs of RAM and 1.6 GHz Processors for under $300 :-P
I have an old macintosh classic, exactly the same model but it's the version without a harddrive. But it's pretty fun tough if you use your floppy disk space correctly. (Use apps like ramdisk and stuff like that.)
@tehreview I think I got the computer for about $30-$40 (on eBay), I know the printer was not included and I don't think the keyboard or mouse came with it either.
@angelpichu1 No dumb questions here! I've seen people do it with an external modem. Probably wouldn't be good for anything except checking E-Mail and sending small files between computers though (with the modern internet). The internet when this first came out was mostly text based, and this computer could surely handle that.
Same here! I never wanted to upgrade to Vista because it was buggy and slow, but Windows 7 seems like it has had a rather good reception. Still, Windows XP would run faster on my 2003 HP that I use, and XP still does everything that I need anyway.
@TheBipolarOctopus Do you mean floppy disk? Not if it has Mac OS installed on the hard drive. All Classic's had hard drives. Earlier models only had floppy drives, so those did need a floppy to boot
eBay, it's the best place to get items like this. Just make sure you look at the shipping price before you buy, in some cases the shipping actually costs more than the product.
@vinylgoneviral There are ways to get it connected to the web by using external dial up modems, but it wouldn't really be worth it since even loading the most basic websites would be struggle. However, with the right software, you may be able to check E-Mails or something with it.
@kidwithcoolroom1 After I plugged the printer in I selected the printer type from the Control Menu, and it asked me to insert the corresponding System disk that contained the drivers.
Does the printer need drivers or software to work with the computer or will it just be recognized by the computer as an "ImageWriter II"? And will the printer work with System 6.0.8.?
Very outdated by 1990. My school bought them in 1991 when I was in 8th grade. Very slugish with a 8.0 mhz when a 486 was 33 mhz.. I did come home and started my DOS computer and was depressed realizing that this 8.0 mhz was leaps and bounds ahead software wise and sucked. I do remember typing and having to slow down for the curser to catch up as macwrite was slow :-)
@vinylgoneviral I plan on having mine connected, only because I finally found a keyboard for mine. Anyways, there are possibilities of AIM (I believe), IRC, and E-mail. Not at all practical, but it is fun.
Wow, shufflepuck...brings back so many memories. Anyone know the name of the game where you wake up in a bathroom...i think... and you don't know who you are? It's been driving me mental, not knowing. BTW, am I the only one who feels REALLY old when I look at the old computers and game systems we used to have back in the day?
