on 6/18/04 12:49 PM, Robert Little at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'd say > that the thrill is in both the chase and opening them > up, both on the hardware and software levels. Aside > from 5 Compact Macs, I've got 2 PowerBooks, a > Portable, 2 PPC 6100/60(66) with AV, a bevy of Quads, > a couple of II's and a lot of PC stuff. It's easy to > get wrapped up in grabbing these things. > One thing I've noticed, though, and that is Macs are > far easier to repair/restore than PCs, and seem longer > lived. The oldest PC I have (aside from original IBM > PC and an XT, which, like cockroaches, are almost > indestructible) is a Toshiba T1000 laptop, and it is > dead. Dead dead dead. Machine of similar vintage, my > main Plus, runs like a charm. Go figure. Newer PC > desktops seem to have shorter life spans, especially > if they are made by any of the smaller companies that > were around in the late 80's-early 90's (I've found > IBM PS/2 series machines left out in the rain that, > once dry, would run like a charm. Yet I've seen newer > 486 and Pent-class machines just as dead as can be). I > have yet to find a Mac that I've not been able to > resurrect. You gotta love 'em. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This hits the nail on the head of why I have brought so many Macs home to roost in my barn. I've ALWAYS brought dead PCs back. Have one here now that was trash-bound. Repairing a damaged sector in the 6 gig HD and re-installing Win 98 has provided me with a free P200 OverDrive with two 24x CD ROMS and an HP Rewriteable. Also in the pile being trashed is a Performa 15 inch monitor. Needs a little soldering, but will work when I'm done. It goes at a lowball price to a needy user. I too am moving. Sept. is a target but I'll be struggling to meet it. I have lotsa Mac and Apple and PC stuff to sell. Prolly should have a yard sale and hope people nearlby are willing to drive up and buy. Jeff G -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
