>From my experience it's not what but how you seek the blessing of Mother Co. >If they feel any threat to main core new computer business I believe they'll >be sending out the lawyers from hell. If the board building is approached as >a positive hobbiest type repair piece business for a core special interest >group, Apple might even give us some engineering/theory help right from the >start and that would really be fun for everyone. I wonder what profit point >they'd get angry or seek a cut of the income. I still want at least 2. Jim M.
> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:00:47 -0800 > Subject: Re: Pismo motherboard update > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > By "sit still", do you mean they would take legal action against it, > or do you think they themselves would do something like it? > > On Dec 8, 3:22 pm, Jim Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd love a couple of upgraded units, but I don't think apple is going to > > sit still as it becomes way too viable an option, and I wouldn't care > > about that either if you can find the brave anonyms techs/engineers to > > build them, price and quality though too. Jim M. > > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:25:25 -0800 > > > Subject: Re: Pismo motherboard update > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > I would DEFINITELY be interested in that! > > > > > On Dec 5, 7:12 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/ > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Windows Live Hotmail is faster and more secure than > > ever.http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/hotmail_bl1/hotmail_bl1.... > > -- > 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/ _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail is faster and more secure than ever. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/hotmail_bl1/hotmail_bl1.aspx?ocid=PID23879::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-ww:WM_IMHM_1:092009 -- 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/
