Life with a Mac Portable

I have since upgraded to a PowerMac but my heart belongs to my Portable. I will still be using it for most work and I will be keeping on this page whatever useful information I can find.
A big round of Applause to MacWeb for allowing me to boot up and play, although it won't process images.

However, Mosaic1.0.3 will let you see the Gifs. (still no Jpegs...)

To make a Web Page, you might try"Simple HTML Editor" (SHE) Its a cool editor and very straightforward to use! Make sure to get the small version. It fits nicely in a plus/Portable/PB screen

Since Ram doubler doesn't work on a 68000, try Optimem. It is real helpful in freeing up RAM and allocating it where you want it.

For a word processor, I can not recommend WriteNow 4.0 highly enough. You can still run it off a disk! I have successfully done page layout on QuarkXpress 3.0. The images will even block out pretty well. FileMaker Pro works fine and a lot quicker than on a color machine. For graphics, I use Superpaint, 2.0 and 3.0. The are small and efficient for B&W work. For telcom, I use White Knight 11.00. I have used this since it was Red Ryder and shareware and it is excellent. I have also been told that SoftPC will run on the Portable, giving you DOS access, should you need that. My Zip Drive also works seamlessly. And boy was I glad of the storage! I like the Supra Express modem because it plugs onto the ADB port for power, so that is one less power cord to clutter up your desk. Their Fax software also works pretty well.

Supplies for the Portable can be tough but there are couple of places that will actually know what you are talking about:

• Dynamic Engineering
  435 Park Dr. Ben Lomond, CA. 95005
  408-336-8891 voice 408-336-3840 fax

• Shreve Systems
  1200 Marshall St. Shreveport, LA 71101
  800-227-3971 voice 318-424-9771 fax

• Hawke Business Systems
  800-875-2610 voice 908-782-7027 fax
• Southland Micro Systems (1-800-447-5784) has RAM products for the Portable via their VAR Pacific Mac (1-800-662-6261).

Author: Black Tauna