I worked throughout my first two years in college with my trusty PowerBook G3 (the Pismo version). It is still a really nice machine, but unfortunately most software I need to run either runs very slowly or not at all, so I had to replace it with an Asus netbook...
But the Pismo still helps a lot, and I've downgraded it to 10.3.9 in order to make it work faster. It lasts about 6-7 hours on a charge, which is still impressive, and is able to connect to most wireless hotspots. Could you do that with a non-Apple 10-year-old machine? Probably not... ;) However, my iMac is just a little over 4 years old and it is beginning to show its age. My impression is that machines are less supported in time than they were before... when I get to the point I can't upgrade it further, I'll probably ditch OS X here and replace it with a nice Linux distro... MM On Nov 20, 5:11 am, freqazoidiac <[email protected]> wrote: > They are superb machines that could be a standard, such as a Pismo, > but with the > fully user friendly wish list option of upgradeable Video and > Processor. > Since the Processor on a Pismo is a plug in..what gives aye? > But they did integrate the Video to the board so that makes > that a big problem for casual hardware hackers. > > To me though, the biggest thing creating that gap > between older tech and current web standards are what > puts the wedge in making obsolecense..not the tools themselves > as Photoshop can still be useful at version 1.0 > Version 6 does amazing things too, but it's just more doo-dads.. > > So it's Flash and bloated code that are making life > a bit unfair to those people who are practical. > They keep telling you, that these standards upgrades > are for the better, but things are getting worse and buggier. > If you people don't care > you will lose all options for freedom of search of content you wish > for.. > they are trying very hard to shut down information sources.. > and if you disagree, then do 5 minutes of research, you will see > if you just look. -- 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/
