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I'd recommend a later machine with a 68030 at least, the plus is pretty damn slow maybe a classic II or an SE/30 if you want the original form factor
by Palomides 5y ago
I'd recommend a later machine with a 68030 at least, the plus is pretty damn slow
maybe a classic II or an SE/30 if you want the original form factor
- NoGravitas 5y agoThe SE/30 is actually a pretty amazing machine. It could run A/UX, which meant a very decent Unix workstation in the classic Mac form factor, with X apps running alongside MacOS (classic; System 7-era) apps. One of my hallmates in uni had one.
- gattilorenz 5y agoAnd to test A/UX, there's the Shoebill emulator: https://github.com/pruten/shoebill https://github.com/pruten/shoebill
- markus_zhang 5y agoThanks! Both look awesome. I'm going to run some emulation to see whether I'm comfortable with any and check out the price and inventory. I guess most of the expense is spare parts and shipping?
- floren 5y agoSE/30's have become harder to find cheaply, because they now have the reputation as The Best Compact Mac. I've been looking for one here in the San Francisco area for a while now and had no luck; I don't want to get one shipped because I don't trust it to arrive intact.
- icedchai 5y agoI managed to get one for about $600 on ebay, a few years back. I always wanted one in my youth. It took almost 30 years to fulfill my dream.