Got a Macintosh Classic for $15.00. Any information, tips, tricks or fun with it would be appreciated. My friend was baffled as to why, but I couldn't help it.

I have a Classic and a Mac 512k that are used for bookends, but they are fully functional. I'm trying to figure out how to use a PowerPC 7200/75 to act as a bridge between an appletalk and ethernet network. If you are interested in networking, there are ethernet adaptors that you can just buy. A Linux machine running netatalk is really nice in these cases.
http://www.rtis.com/nat/user/toolbox/oldmacs/
is a good starting place to get it talking to the world. Finding software that works on pre-System 8 machines is getting harder to find but there is still enough to make your Classic useful.

I've played with NetBSD/68k on a Mac IIci but IIRC, you can't stuff enough memory into a Classic to make NetBSD work.

The case uses Torx screws, you need a long shank to get the top screws out and a little force is needed split the case. Since the monitor is in the same case, you need to be careful not to touch the high voltage stuff.

[This message has been edited by aetherdweller (edited 09-22-2002).]

The weight of the CRT in these ancient machines makes them ideal candidates for use as a doorstop.

[This message has been edited by xengoreth (edited 09-28-2002).]

I just like the floppy drives...