On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:53:55 +1300 (NZDT)
Derek Smithies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 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.....

come on, who wants a crappy old 14 inch monitor, and you can't say that
a $500 box with a 10 year old monitor and a second hand mouse in any way
equates to a mac.

I just went to magnum mac at lunch time (no i didn't buy a computer) and
those machines, and particularly the displays, are nothing short of
beautiful.


> 
> 
> Derek.
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 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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