>I will take your suggestions to the tech guy tomorrow and if that does >not work I am going to see his boss and find out if they really know what >they are doing. If my G3 is finished I will take you up on the offer and >send it to you. But I really hope not because I simply cannot afford a >new computer, not on my meager SS income. But my wife gets her SS next >month and then maybe we can afford to buy a G5 on an Apple payment plan.
Two things to note: 1. Its a joke to become an Apple Certified Tech these days. You pay $200 for a pack of CDs and a training CD. You go thru the training CD, read over the notes, and then go pay another $100 to take an exam. When you pass (which from the looks of it, just about any semi computer literate moron can do), you become an Apple Certified Tech. And if you are too stupid to pass it on your own, there are "boot camps" that you pay a higher price to ($1000), and they make sure you pass (basically, they teach you exactly what you need to pass the test, and then let you take it over and over until you do pass it). So even if the guy has no clue what he is doing, that doesn't rule out the fact that he might very well be an Apple Certified Tech. 2. Depending on your computing needs, you can get a used Mac for dirt cheap. Check out the LEM Swap list (www.lowendmac.com check out the Email Lists section, sign up for the LEM Swap list). Its basically a Classified Ads list for Macs. I regularly see early desktop G3 machines selling for $40 (in fact, there was one offered today, G3/233, OS 9.1, 96 MB RAM, 24x CD, 4 gig HD for $39.00 plus shipping, $42 if you want 128 MB of ram and a zip drive added). You can pick up any old PC VGA monitor and a video adaptor to use with the G3 desktops (17" VGA monitors sell new for under $100, or drive around during your town's bulk garbage pickup, you will probably find a perfectly fine 15" VGA monitor in the trash, I see them ALL the time around here). If you go this route, let me know, I'll GIVE you an ADB keyboard and mouse (I have a crate load of ADB keyboards, and a similar number of ADB mice). iMacs can be had for under $200 (listed today is Teal iMac, 64MB ram, 4g HDD, 24x CD, OS 9.1, keyboard, mouse, for $110) You should be able to get a machine that suits your needs. -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
