on 12/28/05 5:38 AM, Pablo Roufogalis L. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'll try to convince her to keep her iMac for her fresh/man/woman/person > semester.
Good Man! Spoken like a _true member_ of a Low End Mac list. [grins, gives "thumbs up" sign] [bursts into chanting] "Use it up; wear it out. Make do, or do without... it's the LEM way!" Sorry... >I believe a dual-boot iBook is the way to go, as in the future > she may require Wintel software. By "dual-boot," do you mean the new iBooks are supposed to have the ability to boot in both OS X and Windows? Or is this wishful thinking on your part? I just wanted to clarify. [wrings hands] Admittedly, I'm not following the Intel iBook as closely as I should. I'm afraid I've developed a penchant for letting other people deal with any sort of "bleeding edge" mess ^dub^dub^dub uh...I mean: "I have only the greatest respect for early adopters!" > I doubt she'll use more than the basic built-in functionality of OSX, plus > Office (academic edition). No big deal. Actually, that's what I was going to ask before I saw your latest post: what is she doing with the machine that her current 500MHz setup isn't fast enough? For most basic student-type tasks, (email, browsing, word processing) I would think that 500MHz would be adequate. I know that the new "$100 laptop" prototype unveiled at the WSIS is rated at that speed: http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=95959&ran=67964 I'm sure that if it were *too* slow, Nicholas Negroponte (the designer) would be charged with child abuse. ¬_¬ Of course, someone also said that 640K of memory "ought to be enough for anybody," too. Best, James Fraser (and, yes, I *do* know that the "640K" story is an urban myth, but it's just too good a story to start dragging the facts into it) -- 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:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
