The difference with Ford, GM and MoPar is they are actively persuing owners of their "classics" with plenty of parts and services for the more popular models. You can go into any Ford dealer and order many parts for an old Mustang, even a complete engine. You can't call up Apple and order all the innards of an LCIII. (Unless you are the original owner of the Performa variant in California.) --- Dan Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Agreed. Chrysler must feel the same way about MoPar > Madness -- all those > car junkies keeping those 1960s and early-70s cars > running like new. > Sure, Chrysler would benefit if they all bought a > new Chrysler 300, but > their mania certainly does nothing to diminish > Chrysler's reputation. > > I'm sure there are plenty of other analogies -- > Harley owners, tube > electronics mavens, etc. > > Like the MoPar crew, it doesn't really matter to our > passion for older > Macs whether Apple loves us, hates us, or ignores > us. At the very least, > we advocate for the Mac -- new and used -- and do > what we can to keep the > installed base from shrinking. ===== "The earth swarms with inhabitants. Why then should nature, which is fruitful to an excess here, be so very barren in the rest of the planets?" Bernard de Fontenelle, 1686 [EMAIL PROTECTED] My ICQ# 16024947 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 740 Printers refurbished $79 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.binhost.com/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
