I totally agree with Austin. I hardly ever have to do anything with my moms eMac.
Bruce, my mom's PC didn't really need to be replaced, just cleaned up as you said. However, my point was that it turned out WAY better to use a Mac that was 6+ years older than to bother cleaning the PC. Aside from the occasional permissions repair, there is no "cleaning" necessary on a Mac. Yes Windows may run fine if you obsessively maintain it, and make sure that it don't get full of Virus's and stuff, but Mac will run fine WITHOUT doing any of that time consuming stuff. Yes all the random tool bars, and icons on the task bar do make a Windows computer really slow, and I'm sure that was part of the problem, you are missing my point though, Mac doesn't have that problem to begin with! As far as virus protection, having the best virus protection possible on a PC will help with performance, but you don't have to worry about that at all with a Mac! Again you missed my point completely. Yes a G4 will not play Netflix, but other than that it will serve the average computer user. The higher end G4's WILL run Hulu, and Youtube. Actually even some of the lower end G4's, like my Dual 500MHZ run Youtube fine. If someone wants a computer 'that just works', they aren't going to want to mess with virus protection on Windows, and the constant work it would take to keep the system useable. True, a G4 system won't serve every user, but a dead Windows system won't serve any users. -Jonas -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
