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Bolkonskij
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on: August 26, 2026, 17:18
...and why? Mine arguably is the very machine I am typing this on - the Macintosh IIci. It has been the 90's backbone of DTP & layouting around the world. It is very much open and extendable (*cough* by Apple's standards!), it's easy to work with the case and its internals. And it is that grey box sitting in the corner in the background, much like your introverted best friend at a social event. Doesn't look like much, but you can't think of anybody better :-) It's also very reliable. Again, it's 2026 and I'm typing this on the IIci! I dare bet we won't get to see many Intel Macs making posts age 35+. Even if something breaks down, it's usually fixable. No parts being glued together, nothing is microscopic small so you can't do anything with your ordinary soldering iron. Acknowledged, there are Macs - even 68k Macs * that are faster than the IIci. I know. But it's fast enough for most of the hobbyist type stuff I throw at it (like browsing vintage compatible websites, BBSes, Gopher, IRC chat, Hotline, ClarisWorks, Gaming etc. etc.) and it has never let me down. I will continue to keep mine for as long as it lasts. And perhaps even a little longer. Which is your favorite System 7 Mac and why? |
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rbdr
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8 MB  Posts: 8 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #1 on: August 26, 2026, 20:56
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I use system 7 on my Macintosh SE/30. It’s the only classic Mac I’ve used but for me it’s the perfect computer even with all its limits. I really like the black and white display, and I’m super impressed how the window management affordances make it actually usable! So much so that I ended up installing windowmizer on modern Mac to get some of that in. I do almost all my writing from that machine, and it just feels good to use! I typeset my resume using QuarkXpress, it looks great and I like sending it even though recruiters will never know :p
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1203 System 7, today and forever
Reply #2 on: August 27, 2026, 01:43
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I didn’t get my hands on a IIci until 1994, by then I had bought and sold my first Mac, a Classic II. It was my dream Mac in college, but someone stole my savings to get one, about $900. Even with that happening, I thoroughly enjoyed the IIci once I used it! I printed my documents with a Color StyleWriter and used a 13 inch Triniton display.
Last Edit: August 27, 2026, 23:01 by cballero
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mac-cellar
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128 MB Posts: 179 Gotta love System 7
Reply #3 on: August 28, 2026, 16:19
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Mine would be the Performa 580CD - my first Mac. It was powerful enough for anything I needed at the time, and the screen was beautiful - better than any other monitor I remember using back then. I added an external modem and a Stylewriter 1500 printer - it was a great setup for home office, web browsing (such as it was), and the few games I had. It was an all-in-one design (albeit a somewhat odd looking one) and fit nicely in my small corner of the apartment I shared with friends. It was also my first significant "online" purchase back in early 1998. Something called "eBay" 
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