[geeks] You want a classic computer?

Bill Bradford geeks at sunhelp.org
Wed Jun 20 09:40:41 CDT 2001


On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 10:04:41AM -0400, Joshua D. Boyd wrote:
> It mentions people upgrading to the MacXL.  Was that the 88k mac that I've
> heard of?, or is the 88k mac something else?

Nope, the "Mac XL" was a Lisa with different ROMs and software (notably
one to change the screen pixel ratio to 1:1 I beleive) that enabled it
to run normal Mac software.

I had a working Lisa with 5Mb Profile drive and 3.5" floppy, but I gave
it away when I moved to Texas. 8-(

Bill

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Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX



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