Hi, 
  Less.

  $500 at a firm like tastech or PC practice will give you a brand new PC 
(OS less) for one to install linux on.

$15 for an optical mouse.

grab the old windows monitor, all done.....


Derek.
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) wrote:

> Exactly right Nick.
> 
> Give me 2/3 of the dollars you would pay for a new Mac and  will build a
> rock solid and very useable Linux box too.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Monday, 29 November 2004 2:37 p.m.
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:      Re: What do I give my "parents" [OT.. Macs]
> 
> apple of course take that out of the equation with a very tight
> proprietary hardware spec. 
> 
> 
> 

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