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. > > > > > > > > -- > Derek Smithies Ph.D. This PC runs pine on linux for > email > IndraNet Technologies Ltd. If you find a virus apparently > from me, it has > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] forged the e-mail headers on > someone else's machine > ph +64 3 365 6485 Please do not notify me when > (apparently) receiving a > Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/ windows virus from me...... -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
