Well, those were quick answers to my second question! I wonder how many Pismos are still circulating out there… does anyone know where to find the total production numbers for the PowerBook G3? I think the Pismo went through a six-month production run, so that's got to be more than a few hundred of them. A few thousand might be a better estimate, but I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure the demand for new Pismo (and Wally and PDQ and Lombard and Clamshell, etc) motherboards is there—these are some of the most endearing laptops ever made, and their only drawback is their lack of modernity. I don't think anyone could get Apple going along with this plan (unless they themselves had a hefty cut of the profits), so the odds of the new board being "officially" supported by Snow Leopard are pretty slim. But, then again, we don't really stick to convention (like the rule that you have to buy a new laptop every few years)! Does anyone know someone who could design one of these things (theoretically, at least)?
On Dec 6, 2:38 am, [email protected] wrote: > I need 2. I would walk on water at the library with one of my Wally's > running Snow Leopard. > > John wtmm > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ashgrove <[email protected]> > To: G-Books <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, Dec 5, 2009 9:13 pm > Subject: Re: Pismo motherboard update > > Heck, I know I would. > > Felix > > On Dec 5, 6:12 pm, Austin Leeds <[email protected]> wrote: > > After checking outwww.openpandora.org(wherea new, open-source > > handheld is in the works, just about to go into mass production), I > > was struck with an idea: > > With the right people and a pre-order plan, wouldn't it be possible > > to front the costs of building a new motherboard to fit the Pismo? The > > motherboard would be entirely funded by private investments and pre- > > orders. The OpenPandora apparently has enough finances to pass through > > FCC testing… couldn't a new motherboard do the same? > > Of course, just for Pismos wouldn't be enough. Clamshells, > > Wallstreets, etc, would benefit from the same plan (can you imagine—an > > Intel Core 2 Duo Clamshell with high res, 256 MB of VRAM and DVD > > +RW?). > > The question is, would anyone want to do this? And then, would > > anyone buy these new logic boards? > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for > those > using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.htmland our netiquette > guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/g-books > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ > I -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
