I've already been down the road of finding out what's new for the books. The only news I've been able to find is that the powerbooks are on the list to upgrade, but only months from now, and that the iBooks won't even be talked about until the end of the year, if even then (which coincidentally lines up with the proposed release of Gobi). I'd like to have Panther, but at this point I can just sit around waiting for someone to have the good graces to say something. While I love my iMac, it siomply isn't doing the jobs I need it to do, and while i love my little powerbook 1400, it's too slow, so it needs to go as well. That leaves my hobby 7500- which is only a hobby computer- I don't really do anything but upgrade this $20 wonder, and my PC, and I hate my PC. It's fine for some of the games I have on it, but it's a pain in the ass if I want to do anything more than the most basic computer stuff. Nope, it's time to get a new computer. Let's even say that I bought a second hand powerbook or iBook that won't have the processing power I need to fly Targetware(online flight sim) with my buddy. I'd pay top dollar for a fine computer, but I still woulnd't have the power I needed to handle all of the tasks I needed it to. I know it's just a game, but I have to upgrade sooner or later, and I might as well upgrade to a point where I can handle everything I want to. In anyevent , If I buy an iBook and a new line comes out in a few months, I'll just sell the one I have, and buy a new new one with the money from the sale plus a few dollars. The same goes for Panther. I want it, but I'm a little tired of sitting around waiting for Apple the say something about releases. I hope I didn't come off too strong. That wasn't my intention. I'm also not stuck in my ways with this (yet), just a little tired of waiting around an not hearing a word. If I knew that Panther had some critical features coming, or that a new iBook line was on the way that was far better, I'd wait, but I don't have any of that knowledge. Perhaps I'll be eating my words after I read the panther sneak preview page that was provided on this thread. Ahh yes, tim, Yes, I am running OS 10.1.5, trying to network it to my PC running Windows ME, and not having much luck. I'm thinking by this point I'm not getting the smb address right, but don't know how to fix it, Brian
In a message dated 9/14/2003 2:40:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On 9/13/03 1:16 AM, LuKreme posted: > > >At 17:34 -0400 12-09-2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>When is Panther coming out again? > > > >Yes. > > > >> I ask because I plan on getting a new iBook within a month or two. > > > >Panther might be out in a month or two. It might not. > > Much more helpful answer: Jobs only knows. Panther (Mac OS 10.3) could be > announced any day -- or as late as the end of the year. Maybe even His > Steveness Himself hasn't picked a date yet, in which case nobody knows. > > From reports I've read online and received in private email, Panther is > going to do as much for performance as Jaguar did for Ease of Use. > Concensus seems to be that Panther will finally give us the power of Unix > with the kind of speed we used to experience under Mac OS 8 and 9. > > And lots of other improvements as well. > > At this point I'd suggest avoiding buying a new iBook (or > 15" PowerBook) > as new models should also be "just around the corner." -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
