Well, it's supply and demand. It's kinda like buying outright a completely restored '65 Ford Mustang. I mean, isn't the fun restoring it on your own and seeing it come back to life better than ever? To me, the fun part is unbolting everything and making parts that weren't necessarily made for it work 2-3 times better than the original design :-) . Compact Macs weren't designed to run at G3 levels which is what is so ridiculous about the price, even his PowerPC-powered CC's. But that's supply and demand. Some people just want the package delivered to them, like any other toy. Personally I think it's crazy to pay that kind of money for a hot-rod CC when you could buy a used iMac for $500-$800 and have a thoroughly modern computer with a much larger screen. Hell, an LC575 with a PowerPC upgrade card would cost less than this guy's PPC-powered CC's and you'd get a 13' color VGA screen with no modification and built in CD player/reader !! BTW why are people cannibalizing these all-in-one low end Mac's for a Mac with a smaller screen and no CD player? I'd like to know cause I'm doing it myself :-) ....must be the tinkerers in all of us. As for violating the CCSCC's requests of not profiting from the upgrading of Compact Macs, just remember--the jackals outnumber the other animals in the wild 10 to 1. Just my .02 .....................Mike T. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 4:10 AM Subject: Re: color classic
> $800 for a super tricked up cc is an amusing idea > BUT i just bought a bondi for $400 ($200 us dollars) > ................. > > > > At 09:22 +0000 on 12/04/02, Al wrote: > > > > >wow > > >i mean WOW!!! > > >this just knocked my socks off > > >A B S O L U T E L Y B R I L L I A N T ! ! ! > > > > Yeah, except that jerk is knowingly violating the CCSCC's requests that > > their information NOT be used for commercial purposes. > > > > IOW, if you wanna do that, it's cool, but don't do it for the purpose of > > selling it. > > > > the pickle > -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Replacement Apple CDROMs from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 PPC 5400/200Mhz 16/1.6GB/CD/ENET/L2 $119, 5+ for $99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
