On 8/20/02 9:30 PM, iMac List at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I would like to ask the listers here is whether you, as a Mac user, > believe that it is absolutely neccesary to be dragged unwillingly into the > future, and forced to abandon programs and OSes that continue to be perfectly > suited to one's needs, just to satisfy a computer company's efforts to > continually 'improve' things? > > This may seem an odd question, but I have never seen it addressed anywhere on > any of the NGs or lists. > > My opinion is that if it ain't broke don't fix it, yet I am comfortable with > allowing developments and improvements, BUT I do NOT believe that one should > be eventually forced to leave behind one's perfectly workable (and thoroughly > tested) programs and OSes that are in place and functioning!
The notion of computers becoming "obsolete" after a few years is simply false. It's a clever ploy by the computing industry as a whole to keep people buying new hardware - counting on the average, uninformed casual user to take as the gospel truth anything the salesman at Best Buy says. That's why you have retired couples who've never used a computer buying a 1.2GHz Pentium 4 with 512 megs of RAM and an 80 gig hard drive. I see it all the time. Better that they saved their $2000+ and invest less than $50 in a 68k Mac (or even first-generation PPC). Most people use their computers to check their email, surf the web lightly, and do word processing. You certainly don't need the "latest and greatest" for that. Join some of the other LEM lists, like vintage.macs and compact.macs. You'll meet lots of people who use old Macs daily. Many of them still use System 6. In fact, though people may always tout new OSes as being great simply because of their "new-ness", the MacOS has been getting more and more bloated with each revision. That means more demands on hardware, more requirements, and that in turn forces you to spend the big bucks on a fancy new computer. The fact remains, System 6 can fit on a floppy and Microsoft is *still* catching up with some of the stuff Apple was doing with System 6. People may chide me for not accepting OS X with open arms, but I don't like to throw myself into new hardware or software just because it's new. I like to always take a step back and ask, "Okay, this may look cool, but what is the real benefit to me as a user? For my specific needs?" Another example: A professor at my husband's place of work still uses Windows for Workgroups. Others make fun of him, but it works for him, so he sees no reason to change. I whole-heartedly agree: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!!" -- *** Amber Rhea *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tangerinecs.com /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect open standards! -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
