Nick,
they had a "crappy old 14 inch monitor" before and were happy.
let them be.
If you insist, a couple of hundred dollars will upgrade the monitor to a
17" display, capable of doing 1024x768, 85hz.
The optical mouse is $15 brand new from PC practice.
the mouse is not secondhand. It works nicely - the wheel is great.
But, my arguement illustrates the point.
For $500, they can have a new machine, which compares "ok" with a second
hand mac.
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My lunchtime was spent wondering what I had started with this thread......
and answering emails on it.....And if I would be lynched if I showed up at
the next clug meeting.
Derek.
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Nick Rout wrote:
>
> 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......
>
>
--
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......
