OK Betty I keep hearing this and many people think that old PC's just
get junked. Not so.
The local school has been running Win95 and Win98 PC's for many
years. They have not upgraded to Vista and a lot of their computer
are probably 6-7 years old.
I run old stuff at home. I just took out of service a Duron (AMD)
800 MHZ desktop. Only because I have a surplus of computers.
I tend to recycle a lot of computers well beyond normal life cycle by
putting in new HD's and stuff.
I have a bunch of old Mac stuff that is unusable today. Outdated
just like PC stuff.
A well maintained PC is usable for a very long time. OS's may
upgrade, but not all OS upgrades are needed. I know folks that were
still running 98SE a year ago.
Even Apple with the advent of OSX could not guarantee compatibly of software.
Any major upgrade of OS's will cause compatibility problems.
I do know that Vista has gotten over the hump in that respect, and I
understand that Win 7 will include a compatibility mode for XP.
Stewart
At 11:29 AM 5/27/2009, you wrote:
Not so. The reality is exactly the opposite. Mac users are extremely
aware of cost especially TCO.
In January, I replaced my 2000 PowerMac G4 with a new iMac; it had a
1.6GHz processor, 3 internal HD, DVD burner, AGP video card, 3 PCI
slots, filled, 2GB RAM. In the same time we replaced 3 PCs because
they couldn't be updated any more. I called HP to find out what's
the maximum size of HD in an HP notebook [2008] and a Compaq
notebook [2007]. HP limit is 250GB, Compaq is 80GB. I can put a
500GB drive in the MacBook, with no limit for external drive except
price. Limit for HP external drive [USB only] is 500GB.
I'll be "recycling" the 1.6GHz processor from the G4, installing it
into a Quicksilver G4. My PM 7600 still runs and is used for audio
editing. The Mac SE still works, but isn't much good for anything,
except curiosity.
In the long run, Macs are much cheaper than Windows PCs. They're
built to last, built to be upgraded over a long time, and the
software is written to last longer, too. AppleWorks, discontinued in
2003, still runs fine on my iMac in Leopard. I finally broke down
and upgraded Photoshop from v.7 to a newer version, only because
it's too old to work in 10.5.6.
If you only look at the initial cost, Macs may appear to be more
expensive, while in reality, the Macs are much less expensive in the
long run for the average user. Those who build their own PC boxes
can take advantage of multiple choices, multiple upgrades, but
rarely does the general consumer do this.
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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