Five uses for an older Mac

By Dave Caolo

I love old, beige Macs, and I keep them around for various reasons. Everything from "I'll use it as a backup machine" to "it looks cool" is good enough for me.  LowEndMac recently posted an article entitled, "Five Ways to Use Your Old Compact Mac." They're specifically concerned with the SE, SE/30 (a GREAT Mac!), Classic and Classic II. Here, in brief, are their five suggestions:

  1. Keep a personal log
  2. Keep track of your schedule and appointments
  3. Play games
  4. Go online
  5. Run After Dark 2.0's Randomizer Module

Check out the article for full details. I love my Classic II, as Microsoft Word 6.0 is all the word processing I need. Plus, that machine is wicked responsive, boots in seconds and is simply fun to use! I've also placed a 2nd hard drive in my G3 All In One (in place of the Zip drive), and that acts as my backup machine. Also, I've got recipes on an SE via Filemaker and a 4400 running SETI @ home (doesn't every geek need to run SETI?) So dust off your old Macs. They're still useful.

Post script: Engadget has found yet another use for a beige Mac: trashing your leftover Jack-O-Lanterns. Check it out.
 

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