Re: Help me choose a Mac for DTP, please

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From: Sharon DiOrio
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 1996 00:00

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In article <steveg-3012952025010001@192.0.2.1>, steveg@cnct.com (Just
Steve) wrote:

: Photoshop) you'll need lots of RAM. Figure a PowerMac 6100 with 40-MB of
: physical RAM would be a _minimal_ configuration for those programs. Two
: 16-MB SIMMs will easily cost you $1000, and a 6100/66 with its base 8-MB
: RAM (if you can find one -- they're discontinued models) will cost you
: about $1200 or so. Add a good keyboard ($150), 17" monitor ($1000), and

Also, if you go for the 6100, be careful, some of them don't even have a
Nubus slot! (if you can imagine).  A straight 6100 will run up to 17"
color monitor.  You will need a 6100/AV to add extra VRAM to run a larger
monitor.  (Found this one out the hard way).

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From: diorio@netaxis.com (Sharon DiOrio)
Subject: Re: Help me choose a Mac for DTP, please
Date: 1996/01/03
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