on 1/4/04 2:37 AM, donald keenan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> No practical advice to offer you in regards to reviving your old friend the
> iMac, but I'll venture an opinion.
> If you're that attached to it, keep it at least for the memories. I recently
> bought a G3 600 mhz, knowing full well that it will have performance limits
> and will become increasingly obsolete with every stride that Apple makes
> from better graphics to Bluetooth innovations, etc. But I will cherish it
> for the design and will most likely keep it after I decide to get a more
> cutting edge mac. I still have a 1920s Underwood typewriter prominently
> placed in my study. Even if you don't manage to immediately repair it to
> working order, it will have value as an antique and down the road you might
> be able to repair it at a more reasonable price or at least, at a time when
> you have the discretionary income to investing in it.
> Having said that, you no doubt want a functional machine. If that screen and
> processor fufilled your computing demands, a G3 600mhz from our sponsor can
> be picked up for $815 as a "remanufactured" unit. You'll have some AppleCare
> and the option of extended AppleCare if that matters to you. Three years
> down the road, the flat panels will most likely be EVEN better in form and
> function and maybe "wireless" ready in ways we don't anticipate today. At
> least that was my reasoning for not opting for the Flat Panel for now.
> It is hard to argue against the fp ergonomics. If that screen and the
> adjustability would help your physical health in any way, it's worth
> considering. I debated fitfully for a while between G3 600 Flower Power and
> G4 FP and went with a compromise between the collector in my head ("Get the
> strangest/phreakiest iMac/objet d'art industriel you can find with
> acceptable functionality/performance for posterity's sake!") and my optimism
> that by the time I've mastered OS X and software skills that will make it
> imperative for me to go Power Mac or fp iMac, the fp imacs will
> "super-iMacs". A similarly well designed, ergonomic beauty with
> improvements. I think the GUI may improve and , being optimistic, three
> years from now, some of the innovations being marketed in China by MicroSoft
> et al concerning voice recognition and the growing interest in humane
> computing will inspire Apple to innovate further. So I'm saying wait if you
> don't need the current innovation in ergonomics or the superdrive.
> Right now, you could also position yourself, although a little
> nervewracking, to bid or "buy now" a Graphite or Snow G3 700 mhz with a 60
> gb hard drive. If you're willing to pay $999 for a G3 600...wait! Check out
> MacZone. I think they still had the 700mhz G3s at 1049. That's well worth
> the extra $50 for a 60 gb harddrive and 700mhz. Plus , they throw in RAM!
> Also, if not already, you'd really be able to throw yourself into the OSX
> environment. It will be better to do that. I have no investment in OS 9
> since i just decided 4 months ago to go Apple. I don't even like having to
> partition to make a place for it on my iMac. I want Jaguar...NOW and wonder
> if this means Classic can be left behind for those who don't use OS 9
> software.
> At any rate, to recap, I think you could well benefit by taking the $500 or
> more dollars and buy yourself another G3 NOW. It's a great time to do so.
> Even some of those on eBay have AppleCare left, so if it comes into your
> hands with "issues" , you've got some warranty to cover the trials of
> working out the kinks.
> If your old Rev is in good cosmetic condition, I'd say keep it as a keepsake
> and revive it at your leisure while you'r breaking in a new G3. On a
> perverse note, the Blue Dalmatians are $815. I'd love to have even a dead
> one to complete my Tokyo MacWorld 2001 design hubris collection. (Anyway out
> there that can't focus anymore when looking at theirs, just let me know if
> you want to unload it!) When my fix for another mac hits, hopefully not
> until 2005 when my AppleCare expires, I'll have even better options to
> ascend to a whole new level of Apple computing. I consciously put myself
> behind the curve, knowing that when I buy to upgrade, Ill be way above the
> curve I'd be at now, had I'd gone with generation 1 flat panel. Now if I
> could find the room next to my Underwood for a Kanga and Cube!
> Keep your friend and get a Apple workhorse. If your Rev A met your needs, a
> G3 new, remanufactured (Smalldog) cold do the same. If you go this route,
> the prices on the G3s might drop further. Mine was listed at $899 and i got
> it at $849. It sold out, but others are now $815 and if inventory stabilizes
> over the next month, maybe another modest price drop will be offered. I was
> lucky to get a $14 discount on extended AppleCare when i bought mine.
> Good luck. I know the bond one can develop with a mac.
> Regards,
> Donald
>
>>> Folks,
>>> I went to turn the power on for my Rev A iMac last night and ...
>
>
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