Suggestions for a Mac Color Classic

Here's the spec page. http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macclassic/stats/maccolorclassic.html

Says System 7.1 - 7.6.1.

 Cheers, Tom

Here's what I did with my wife's Color Classic to get it on the internet:

http://homepage.mac.com/senorwences/colorclassic/color_classic.htm

There are links to quite a few resources there. Have fun!

Color Classic Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier Zip Drive, System 7.1, Wanna Be Web Browser, Mac TCP 2.0.6

I recommend Mac OS 7.6.1 on 68030 Macs. I have a Performa 405 that used to have a Revision B LC II logic board. I ran Mac OS 7.6.1 on that Mac right up until the logic board failed on me. It has since been upgraded to a LC III+ logic board. The Mac Color Classic or Mac Color Classic II are essentially all-in-one versions of the LC II & LC III+. The logic board specs are identical too except that the LC III+ is capable of running at higher resolutions than the Color Classic II due to the built in monitor it uses. You can also run System 6.0.8L if you have the original Color Classic. This is documented in 6.0.8L's Readme file too. Some games like Sierra On-Line's adventure games may run better in System 6 due to compatibility issues related to Mac OS 7.5.X. I know this because several of my adventure games have required patching/tweaking to make them run right (a Pre-Y2K date issue related to Mac OS 7.5.X's clock function).

Onion,

There are some good links to look at posted above. External SCSI devices are the best option for customizing that Mac. Check your thrift stores for supplies or visit a computer recycler. Be careful of older zip drives. Be sure you can get your money back if the Zip Drive gives the clicking sound of death. It will kill your disk and destroy your data. File transfers between two Macs on Zip disks is fine but DO NOT archive files onto zip disks. You may well lose them.

Lode Runner is a great game that does not require a lot of screen space and an 030 chip or 040 work just fine.

Ji˜m