Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oops! I meant my first Mac, not the first Mac Apple built. I skipped the 128K version and waited for the 512K one which I still have. Rgds, Joseph on 25/1/01 11:50 pm, John Collier at jbcollier@home.com wrote: > The first Apple MacIntosh had 128 K RAM with a single 400K 31/2" floppy. > Power users added an external floppy to reduce the amount of disk swapping. > On one 400K floppy I could fit the OS, MacWrite and a 20 page document. My > favourite game was, and still is, Daleks. The first hard drives were > connected to a serial port (Honey, how do you spell slow?). Now when I toss > an icon away, it is 193K!! What is up with you programmers? 193K for an > icon! > > John Collier > > The original 128K Macs have the signatures of the developing team moulded on > the inside of the main case. I have two....still like to play Daleks :-) > >> From: "Dr. Joseph Yao" <Joseph@yao.com> > >> >> The first Mac, circa 1984, with no hard drive, 512K RAM, and the entire OS >> could be contained on one 3.5" floppy disk. I believe it cost US$2,500! >