>> I did the same on a Ti G4-800--it was close enough after perpetual waiting
>> on a new PB, especially because I had/have to crunch a lot of numbers these
>> next two months.
> Yeah, I bought a 666, er, 667Mhz new TiBook though. The Apple Tax on
> the extra Mhz seems a tad too high to me... besides, I use my
> computer for email, web browsing and network/server administration
> tasks...it is not like I need a ton of CPU horsepower. =)
I have to review CADD files, sometimes in AutoCad emulation in VPC so the
big screen and CPU speed are helpful. But I procrastinated and missed my
free upgrade to VPC 5.x w/Connectix. :-(
Now, against my previous statements, I might actually do some Photoshop on
the road. The 667 IS the best deal, no question.
>> Decided it was time to come to grips properly w/OS X.
> Indeed, though I have been managing it since version 1 of the
> server... in other words, over three years now.
>
>> Big,
> Yep. I had to get a new bag. The trusty old small-ish beaten leather
> briefcase has been retired. I now carry a huge bike messenger-style
> bag.
BTW, I picked up a padded ripstop nylon bag (Sumdex) sold at MicroCenter
(about $35.00). The main compartment holds some papers and the G4 fine, the
outside pocket is a perfect fit for the 2400.
>
>> fragile,
> I nearly cried on my first case scratch! The finish on the TiBook is
> way too fragile!
I already managed that in the 1st week too. PMO. I hate having to be so
conscious and deliberate in holding/handling this damn Ti; even pivoting to
go up stairs or pass someone in a corridor, just to avoid scraping it on the
wall or gouging it by bumping a handrail. (Check out O'Grady's
www.powerpage.org and you'll see bubbling/flaking paint jobs).
>
>> great screen, has to be
>> babied and I'll continue to upgrade a few 2400s as far as we can get the
>> company to go. (Awaiting an email reply to my latest query).
>
> I am *really* unwilling to sell my 2400c (green) or my 'spare' Comet.
>
> Maybe I should sell the latter though. Along with my spare parts
> collection maybe. The Green Comet will still travel with me to
> MacWorld Expo though... it is such a geek magnet. =)
I might let one or two (of five) go. "Geek magnet" is the word! On the 12hr
direct flight over from Zurich to LA, to my amazement, people in front back
and side brought out their ("aircraft carrier" sized) Ti's, while my
daughter and I whipped out our altogether more elegant 2400s. Guess what the
conversation revolved around...
>
> I have to figure out how to recreate the finish of my 2400c on the Ti case.
I've been thinking maybe I should drop the housing into solvent, remove the
paint and let the shell look like a Russian titanium hulled submarine. The
delicate faux anodized look of titanium colored paint on titanium is a big
turn off. Won't do much for resale value, though...
>
>> I'll dump the Ti as soon as they go to the next form factor. I
>> didn't know they left out IrDA
>
> I knew that, and it is ironic as I just got back into carrying a
> PDA... a Kyocera Smartphone (a mobile phone/Palm device.) I have yet
> to sync it with my TiBook. =(
> Kyocera should be shipping a USB sync cable RSN.
My purchase was spur of the moment the day before. I was so busy hauling my
daughter around the east/west coasts of USA looking at colleges/universities
and dealing with some other urgent issues, I only got around to thinking
about it the evening before. I knew Apple upped the screen rez and restored
a serious 1mb cache (a big gripe of mine), got fan noise/heat down--and I'd
just gotten a tri-band GSM /Bluetooth phone to use in the USA, so it seemed
propitious. Macconnection were the only guys who could guarantee overnight
be by a certain time the next day. I'm against cables when technology allows
its elimination, so having to carry a USB sync cable caught between missing
IrDA and vaporware Bluetooth seems 2 steps back!
>
>> and now we're stranded on Bluetooth too. Mine has to go back
>> (eventually) to Apple because the hinges are so tight the PB won't
>> sleep--the screen pops back up 3/4" so I have to manually sleep it or flip
>> it over--
> Mine has no such issue(s).
I already registered a case number w/Apple so I can holler at them when my
screen hinges break. The metal rods are set into overtight nylon/delrin
bushings so even micro-jetting w/Liquid Wrench hasn't done anything.
>
>> and the keyboard prints on the screen problem persists....
> That is annoying as hell. I plan to grab a chamois cloth at an auto
> parts store this weekend and cut it to fit over the keyboard for when
> it is in my bag.
It was a totally DUMB assumption on my part in hoping Apple might have
resolved this longstanding issue (since Lombard?) by now in Rev.C--just
thickening the screen bezel 0.8mm would do it fer crissakes!!! (and not
compromise the very superficially painted Titanium aesthetics). Frankly
unpainted stainless steel would be much better.
>> BTW, IMO OS X is not quite there yet so I'm running more in 9.2.2 than
>> Classic under OS X.
>
> Not me... OS X all the way. I have never booted into OS 9 on the
> TiBook, and have only run "Classic" three times, twice by accident
> (clicking on a JPEG file!)
>
> I *love* OS X. But then again, I have been a unix weenie, er
> ..."professional unix systems administrator" since 1989... including
> some time as a NeXTstep admin back in the 90's, so the transition has
> not been too abrupt for me.
>
Chuck, for you that's a very natural and painless evolution. I have far too
many high powered, costly apps that have yet to be expensively migrated to
OS X, so my transition will be slow. I guess I feel like I have to master
the unix command line interface, too. Then there's all this about certain
apps still running much slower in OS X, but the OS X interface is really
beautifully done. Let's see what Jaguar brings.
Sidney Ho
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