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In article <835900905.13479.0@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. 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?
> Also, will I be able to download it onto my PC and then transfer it
> over?... I know I can format disks on the Apple that can be read on
> PC.   
> 
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Paul Burton

For 50 quid, it's a bargain. It's not the most powerful machine in the
world (you've just got a 16 MHz 020 in there) and the memory is going to
be a little tight, but it's fine for word processing and small business
accounts. You shouldn't have too many problems running net s/w. Macs
can deal with PC formatted disks without any trouble - pick up a copy
of "PC Exchange" for about 20 quid, or install system 7.5 (it's bundled
with this). In any case, your LC should already have "Apple File Exchange"
on the HD..this is perfectly adequate for reading PC formatted disks.

As a rough comparison, the LC is about as fast as a 25 MHz 386sx PC.

- Nick
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