Hello All, Richard from Canada but I've spent 12 years in Germany before moving to Bristol area last year. (makes for an interesting mix of software!)
My current pride and joy is a 700 iBook CD-RW/DVD combo drive with airport card and 640 MB RAM. I have an LC475 with 8/80 packed away in storage. (Still hoping to use it as a mail server sometime but need an ethernet card and PPC upgrade beforehand) used to have an iMac 400 DV (sold to afford the iBook as I do a lot of travelling) also use the following: -Airport base station (snow) -Soundsticks/iSub -iPod -agfa snapscan scanner -graphics tablet -webcam -digicam I have been hooked since seeing my first Mac back in 84 but never had the cash for one until 93. Unfortunately the wife and work are believers in the 'doze propaganda and therefore when I buy new items I try to get as much compatibility as possible between the two worlds. -- John wrote: > I feel a small user with the listings that have so far been > displayed. How some of you are able to afford so may baffles me. Nah, I would imagine that most of those people with the big lists are using them professionally (and can therefore write them off mostly to the business)...besides, how many Macs can one realistically use in a non business environment at a time? > As A low earner I have to choose wisely if and when I upgrade. It > has to be expandable so an iMac looks out of the question as it is > almost not expandable. So a G3/G4 is my next aim if I am able to > fight of the why's and wherefores of relatives and friends. Depends on the needs...you can swap most items on the iMacs with the notable exceptions of the processor and the graphics card...but you will certainly get longer life and use out of a G3/G4... > Then the Linux user has an open source > software and most of it is free ? a good argument for me on a low > income. Even a secondhand Mac is dearer than a new PC. But the > quality of a Mac is much better. You are aware that the beauty of X as an OS is that it is based on the BSD un*x world? The argument that Linux is better is therefore void...anything that he is using in Linux is available now on the Mac or will be ported over sometime soon and has a better future than the 'doze prospects...Many un*x and Linux fanatics are switching over to the Mac as they want the power of open source with the solid quality and looks of the Mac... Keep the faith John! Cheers, Richard -- -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
