@ Logic
I'm not up on HFS discs being read on a 1200....
But as regards basic image editing and workbench tweaks, the 030 will be fine. I had an 030 with 32mb in my 1200 and I used Image FX and Brilliance to edit pictures. I am assuming the 030 will be 50mHz. If you want to mess around with animations and rendering then you'll need an 060 with as much RAM as you can get for it.