>>> The question is, would anyone want to do this? And then, would >>> anyone buy these new logic boards?
I'm in the market. On 2009-12-06, at 10:23 AM, Austin Leeds <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 imag >>> ine—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 g-books > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- 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/
