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I am looking into buying a Mac system (see: LSC and the SE/30), and I
want to get some advice from some owners/users out here in
net-world.

I was originally planning to get a Mac IIx (or now cx).  One of my
motivations was color-I wanted to do some high quality color graphics.
Unfortunately the standard Mac II only supports 8-bit colors; I want
24-bits.  I would also like a large monitor to put the images on (on
the order of 1k x 1k), but these start around 5k I believe (I am on a
limited budget).  The result: I would be running 8-bit color on a
small screen (probably Apple's).  I have also noticed that moving
windows (w/pictures) around the screen in 8-bit mode is painfully
slow. If Apple moves to 32-bit color like the rumor mill says, how slow
will it be then?

So I think I am going to move to the Mac SE/30.  This will give me the
speed and processing power of a IIx at a lower price. (ANY
COMMENTS???).  Later I could buy a 32-bit video card and a large
monitor when they become standard and I have the money.

Now, how about software?  I see complaints about different software
not working on the IIs and the SE/30.  The software packages I was 
planning on purchasing are MS Word (current vers not 4.0 (too
expensive)), MacPaint, MacDraw (once again, the older versions, but I
figure its easier to upgrade software), and LSC.  Anyone have any
experience with these on an SE/30???

Finally, I want at least one game!  I purchased Chuck Yeager's flight
simulator not too long ago (run it at school); anyone know how it
works on an SE/30??  How about Colony?  I've heard people mention it,
but I have never seen it.  I am kinda of interested in something that
takes advantage of the SE/30s speed.  (I always purchase my software
(not copy it) for a variety of reasons, so I have to make sure the
game I choose will keep me happy for a while)

If you could comment on some of these points, I would really
appreciate it.

Thanks,

Todd
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