On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Simon Royal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I agree the design and rugedness of them is far superior than anything since.
>
> I had a PowerBook G4 Titanium at one point and the build quality was rubbish.
>
> Flakey paint, so thin that the heat warped the screen edging, screen latch 
> broken, casing around the dvd drive cracked and the heat from it was 
> unbelievable.


The golden age for Apple and do-it-yourself Apples was back in the
Apple II age, IMHO.  :)

Re: the modular vs "newer" designs--depends on your marketing strategy
-i if you want people to have a machine that they can use for years
and repair themselves when necessary, give them something modular.  If
your model however is to sell new and more machines........

Howard

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