on 8/2/01 "JPM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Speaking of which...yo, Chuck, how do you find your iB2 after a few
>> months of use compared to your 2400?
> Well, I'm not Chuck, but I'll offer my experience with transitioning
> from my 2400 (which a fellow lister resurected) to my iB2.
Thanks, JPM, for your interesting and illuminating comments.
>
> The absolute best part was having a reliable USB port for my Ricochet
> modem. It made a tremendous difference in the modem's speed and
> connection reliability.
Is Ricochet going to survive/stay in business/be acquired? What do they say
to subscribers?
> The downside is that I'd rather use a PC card Smartmedia adaptor
> instead of the USB box, the shiny finish is ridiculously fragile, I
> don't have a SCSI port and I had to buy a floppy drive. I didn't like
> the keyboard at first (too big!!!) but I've adjusted. I also hate the A=
> C yo-yo, but MCE has an adaptor for my Madisonline that I can use on
> the iB2 which is much easier to lug around.
After getting used to more precise typing on a 2400, I also found the G4-Ti
keyboard much too big. It seems that the finish of Apple's laptops are
getting increasingly fragile. This is clearly a big problem with Ti as well.
>
> As a side note, I find that even though I don't have a 2400 anymore, I
> still enjoy this list a great deal and can't bear to unsubscribe. The
> iBook list isn't quite there yet. . .
Agree totally. In fact, I really enjoy Duolist more than the others. Glad
you're stickin'around!
Then chuck goolsbee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> answered:
> You talking to *me* Sidney?
Of course, the *inimitable* one and only....
>
> If so, here is my answer: I don't have an iBook2 yet. =)
> I 'test drove' one for a day, but did not make the buy.
I looked at the pics (+pissin'on MS--that's really great!) and your server
farm--the 7500 is an all time great desktop, eh? Your dealer must have been
a little disappointed not to have convinced you? My brother ordered iB2 from
Apple the same day of release but I started pointing out other deals so he
cancelled and then "reality" set in so he's still mulling the future months
later while using his still serviceable WS-G3. (BTW, he lives in Seattle).
>
> Here's why:
> I'm going to wait for OS 10 to get stable, feature complete, and
> shipping on new hardware.
Me too. I reconsidered experimenting with it after monitoring some
discussions (too much hassle and futility) and I discontinued all of Eric's
OSX digests--just way too much volume.
> I *love* my 2400c, have a lot of $$ invested in stuff for it (PC
> Cards mostly) and *really* like MacOS 8.6. The 2400c is my personal
> machine, and it goes with me everywhere. As long as it still works,
> and I'm happy. I don't see the need to swap it for a newer PB.
Ditto. The 2400 is ergonomically so much more comfortable to travel with and
to plop on my lap. Mine literally goes everywhere in a "reassuring" way. But
like I've said before, Apple can't afford to build a modern day
equivalent--they'd go out of business allowing a 5 year old product to stay
near today's best.
>
> I DO like the iB2. I just don't feel the need to buy one yet. It
> feels to me a tad crippled in an artificial manner (to prevent TiBook
> sales cannibalization IMHO) and so until I *need* to run OS 10 on my
> own personal hardware I'm going to wait.
Artificially crippled was my reaction too--as I ranted about the missing PC
card slot. But products have to be "crippled" into planned obsolescence.
> BTW: I like OS 10, being an old NeXTstep admin. I also love 8.6. But
> for some reason I'm not a big fan of any version of OS 9. Go figure.
> It feels like a kludge to me.... a big messy kludge. Reminds me of
> System 7.5.x. <shudder> ... Whereas 8.6 feels like System 6.0.5 or
> so... feature complete and stable.
No need to figure--I and many 2400 users prefer8.6. I either laugh or choke
every time I bring up Sherlock on 9.1 (which is admittedly better than
9.04). "Kludgy" is being nice--it seems like it was being aimed at 6 yr old
kids along with the iMac type Finder.
Sidney Ho
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