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Article #472Inherited a Macintosh SE unit - what else do I need?
From: Matt Wilson
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 00:00
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I have been given a Macintosh SE computer - it's an all in one case with monitor and two disk drives. It all appears to work when you power it up, but I have no disks with it (they appear to be lost). So all it does is show a disk icon with a flashing '?'. What else do I need to get it working (bearing in mind I've only got PCs). The little Mac's probably ideal for a simple & easy to use word processor machine. I'm not too hopeful though, as I seem to recall Macs having a non-linear disk format with varying speeds depending where the heads are - no PC is going to cope with writing a disk for that! I have also noticed it appears to have a mini-DIN for the printer port - can this be made to work with a 'normal' centronics socket type HP DeskJet 600 that's hooked up to my PC? Anyway, any info appreciated as I would like to get it doing something! - MDW
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