My old Macs constantly amaze people. It is not uncommon for iMacs, iBooks, PowerBooks, and Power Macs that are G3 and above to be working everyday. The return on your investment can be measured well beyond the expiration of most PCs. Since 1998 I have had the pleasure of their company. My best is the 20th Anniversary Mac, still on the internet with OS9 after all these years.
On Sep 3, 2010, at 7:38 AM, Butch Langel wrote: > I crank up my old WallStreet and blue Clamshell at least once a week. They > both run > os 9. I took my grandkids to a Krispy Kreme Donut Shop a few weeks ago. > While munching on a treat, the kids said, "Hey, Grandpa, > look there's your Clamshell computer in the poster on the window." I've > taken the Clamshell to Border's Bookstore and cranked it up > in the coffee shop. Lots of people are amazed how fast it runs and that > basically I can do what the guy at the other table can do on > his $2K machine. > But hey, I still crank up BeOS at least once a week and find myself falling > in love with it everytime I use it. > > > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Simon Royal <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone still use OS9? I am about to triple boot and once up and > running I am going to see about reviving OS9 and using it properly, > not just having it sitting there. > > I tried this a couple of years ago and it was still pretty usable. > There are still a handful of apps still developed for OS9 and even a > Mozilla based browser still in development. > > A lot of the older software - like Office and Photoshop - still work > with todays standards, and blisteringly fast on quite old hardware. > > OS9 on a mid range G4 flies and is exceptionally fast on a G3. It's > not that I dont like OSX, it is an amazing OS, but I love older > hardware as you know. I love pushing beyond what most people would and > getting the most of out of hardware, OS and software. > > -- > 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/ > > > > -- > > I thought of that while riding my bike. > -Albert Einstein, on the theory of relativity > > > -- > 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/ -- 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/
