That was my thought. They've been looking for a portable DVD player for some time, and the Pismo fits the bill for that. Maxed out with RAM, it should run great with Office 2008 (the system requirements state a G4 @ 500MHz is the minimum, but apparently the 500MHz is the real minimum). Plus, this would be a nice machine to take on the go to check emails and check weather (something we always have to worry about here in IA). We don't have many hotspots around that exceed Wireless-B speeds (only one, possibly, in a public library 20 miles away from home), so the AirPort card in the Pismo is still quite relevant. Maybe I will get my iPad after all.
FFF Sent from my Pismo On Feb 7, 9:19 pm, Stewie de Young <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, repair it and give it to your parents. > If you have an airport card or similar, they will be able to get on the net. > On a Pismo , they will be able to send emails, upload photos and do word > processing. > It is not a video production machine but for basic stuff more than capable. > > Stewie > > > Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:45:37 -0800 > > Subject: Re: Dying Pismo > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > The Pismo had a limited useful life remaining for me anyway. It > > would have gone to my parents (their first laptop ever), as my sister > > has both my old iBook Clamshell with 10.1 and a PB Duo running System > > 7. I'm looking at a new MacBook White. > > By the way, would this 120 GB 5400 RPM Hitachi HD work with a > > desktop computer (PC) circa 2001? > > I'm going to take it apart the rest of the way and look around. > > Compared to my old iBook, this thing seems pretty easy to get apart. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Search for properties that match your lifestyle! Start searching > NOW!http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157631292/direct/01/ -- 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/
