>Hi Paul, > >There are two kinds of computer users. The first is like my friend >John. He is always looking for new hardware or software to use. This >search is always leading him to add to or upgrade his computing >equipment. Mind you he has never had a "new" computer but he is >constantly upgrading and trading to get more space or speed or >compatibility. He is looking for things his computer won't do or run so >he can upgrade. His current setup does everything we all want computers >for but that is beside the point. > >I belong to the second group. My love for technical stuff is no less >than John but I spend my time looking for software that will run on what >I have. (iMac Rev A 96M, Quadra 840AV 48M) I have found reasons to >upgrade but they don't really apply to me or my situation. I suppose if >the keepers of the Internet decide to radically change HTML and obsolete >every thing from version 4 back then every browser company decides to >stop supporting anything that can run on a PPC chip then that would >cause me to have to buy whatever new machine could access the Internet. >But in reality in ten years I will still be using my Quadra 840 for >email, word processing and file and print sharing, and I will be using >my 233 Mz 96M iMac to surf the web and manage my digital photos. > >You need to decide which group you are in because that will determine >who you will listen to. People like me that will never find a task that >can't be done with their old hardware or people like John that won't >rest until they do. > >Mark,
Right on mark. After all are we here to serve the Internet or is it to serve us. Wasn't it Oliver Cromwell who said "you don't have to walk behind the horse's arse you can sit on top of it"??? Uncle George -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple iMac CDROMs from $79.99, iMac DVD CDROMs from $99.99 3 port USB Hub $14.99, 40GB Hard Drive Upgrades $119 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
