Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 20:42:05 +0200 From: "Simon Putz" <simon.putznopsamline.de> Subject: Re: A Macintosh Computers and A Saab?
Hi, > It sounds very good, I like the connection to BSD UNIX. But to what > extent can you upgrade an Apple computer from common non-Apple parts? > Can you e.g. replace the hard disk? Is Apple using inexpensive IDE disks > or the more expensive SCSI disks? Can you put the Mac O/S on a fresh hard > disk from scratch? Can you fit a (non-Apple) CD-RW? DVD-RW? most macs use normal IDE disks. not every cdrom is mac-compatible but people had good expierences with the rather cheap lite-on drives. take a look at http://www.2khappyware.com/ might be the right thing for you bye simon