Thanks to all who responded: Rick, Russ, Anne, Jerry, Cathy, Brian, perhaps others. I'm taking a hard look at the Dual Core Intel 17" iMac, suggested by Russ (and, laterally, Rick). MacMall does seem to have good price and some "free" goodies. (No free lunch, etc.)
Russ asks what my present Mac isn't doing for me that I need. Actually, nothing. But I keep encountering new apps and stuff I can't use because my OS (10.2.8) is so old. Also my iPhoto and iMovie apps are old versions. I've never installed any upgrades because, frankly, the thought of trying to do it scares the you-know-what out of me -- and the experiences of many in the Group bear out my misgivings. Also, never seem to have time for it. Mebbe I need a tutorial on this from the Group :>) But I view my Mac as I do my car -- I just want my car to get me from one place to another, and I don't want to spend time looking under the hood. And my past experience with computers indicates that it's a good idea to buy a new one (when I can afford it) every three or four years, if only to keep up with the technology. Even at that, I'm still way behind -- present Mac has bells and whistles I still don't know how to use. Cathy says AW 6.2.9 runs on her OS 10.3.9 (is that Panther? I can't keep up with these cats; I think my OS is a Tabby). Well, AW 6.2.9 came with my Mac, but it required reformating a lot of old files and presented other problems. I soon discarded it and went back to AW 6.0.4 -- it has macros and feels familiar. Newer ain't always better. Final Q: is Pages available by itself, or only in iWork? Thanks again for your help, everyone. MacGroup rules. Nolan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20060216/94940487/attachment.html
