I've posted regarding this before if this sounds at all familiar... Here's what I have: a 1.2 GHZ Compaq with WIN ME, a graphite iMac DVSE with OS X 10.1.5 at 400 mHz, a Powermac 7500 (tinkered with and upgraded to DP 200 mHz 604e) that I use solely for upgrading and playing around with, and finally a Powerbook 1400c/166 that's maxed out with ram, which I use to stay mobile (for the most part). Here's the deal: I have been waiting for a rather substantial check (over $8000) to come, which it hasn't yet. I was planning on using some of that money to buy a brand spanking new iBook, since my little powerbook doesn't do everything I need it to. What might that be? Well, I need USB so I can sync my Palm 125 more regularly, better battery life, since I've gotten to a point where I need battery power for over 2 hours at a time now, would love to watch DVDs on the go, run on OS X on the go (although I do love OS 8.6), etc, etc. Here's the "problem": I'm sure that I'd be able to get at least a couple hundred for the PB and all that I have for it (extra drives, original system CD, blah blah), as long as I can bring myself to part with it. As time goes on I become more and more attached to that little book, thus creating a problem while I wait for my check to arrive. Then there's the iMac. What do I do with it? I've posted a couple times on here about its issues, namely it's inability to get on the internet since it refuses to recognize it's internal modem. Yes, I know that I can use the internet via the ethernet connection on broadband, but that is not an option right now, and I don't know when it will become one. I assume that since I've tried more than one internal modem, that this is a logic board issue, and can only be fixed by replacing the board, am I wrong? So let's just assume, for a moment, that I don't want to buy an entirely new board to install just so I can sell it for a better price. What do I do with this little puppy? it seems to work fine, except if you count windows ME playing it's stupid "I'd rather be completely alone than recognize a Mac" thing. I doubt that anyone is going to pay me as much for a computer with known problems, nor should they, but while I do plan on using the big check to pay for my new 'book, I want to use as little as possible of that money, so I can put more into savings. That make sense? I hope so, cuz I'd hate to have to admit that I'm stark raving stupid(or mad). I suppose there are other things I could do with it, but would it really be worth just keeping around? Any suggestions/advice? Brian
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