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In article <835900952.13479.1@abserve.demon.co.uk>, Paul Burton wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I don't know if I'm in the right place but perhaps someone could help
> me or direct me to soemone who can.  I have been offered an Apple LC
> 4/40  and a b&w HP Deskwriter for 50 pounds sterling. 


The 40MB HD will be the killer; 40MB is probably used up? How much room do
you have left on it? By the time you load on Internet software,
decompressors, unzippers, etc. you may no longer have room to download
files. You'll have to consider buying a new HD to replace internal HD or
get a SCSI HD.

I know it works
> because I've tried it out and it seems fine. However, coming from an
> IBM PC background I know very little about Apple Macs and want to know
> if it is worth buying. I'm trying to set my parents up with a basic
> computer system that they can use to write letter and keep track of
> their small business incomings and outgoings and I though this might
> be ideal.  What I'm coming around to asking is, am I likely to be able
> to be able to get software off the 'Net that will run on this machine?

Depends on the software you need: size if file, processing speed. I have
an LC II 4/40; it's so full I can only browse or read newsgroups.

> Also, will I be able to download it onto my PC and then transfer it
> over?

Maybe, sometimes the binary files get converted to text/ascii; so you'll
need to install more software to ensure integrity. But then you'll need
more room on HD.