--- "David M. Ensteness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would disagree with Apple forcing people to > upgrade based on the fact > that Apple has a better legacy support history and > better backwards > compatibility than anyone else [namely PC makers and > MS]. <<<<<< Oh? There are firmware updates for peecee compatible CDRWs based on which flavour of windoze (Mitsumi and others I have seen).
> Right now I is easy to argue to the contrary because > our minds are ever > in the present and we are in a great transition > time. However, compare > now to the move to PowerPC and you will see some > great parallels [not > in every aspect of course]. Also note that a huge > number of Mac users > have experienced increased backwards compatibility > with hardware with > each Mac OS X update [see www.xlr8yourmac.com for > numerous examples of > CD-RWs, DVDs, video support, and other items, such > as scanners which > have been a big one too]. <<<< xlr8 has a fascinating database - but it is no guarantee of compatibility. Linux drivers are widely available (and this is something OSX could be in a position to exploit?) for umpteen devices. > David > > On Monday, November 18, 2002, at 03:59 PM, George > Mogiljansky wrote: > > > It's no surprise that xlr8 (or similar) went > > under, or their predecessor in Georgia (who first > made > > a multi-processor chip and compatible > accelerators). > > So now you see what "Think Different" implies. > > Accelerator manufactures have a price problem not an > Apple problem. Who > buys a dual 1GHz upgrade when a new dual system is > within $600 and > includes larger drives, more drives, more options, > and a faster > subsystem? Selling any G4 can bring in $600 or more > so it only makes > sense to sell and buy new instead up buying a > highend upgrade. <<<< System specific OS install discs, alas, are still with us. And SW is a critical 'transition' point. On a recent deal-Mac thread, many graphics users are not switching to OSX but staying with 9 simply because the transition is not yet cost-efficient. Thanks, David, for your input. George > David ===== /'\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect for open standards Love your neighbour as yourself. (from Luke 10:27) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
