on 10/5/01 8:30 AM, Dan Knight at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In an effort to help those people get the most out of their PCs, we've > launched Low End PC as a "sister site" to Low End Mac. PC users tell me > there's really nothing like LEM for the Wintel world, so we'll see where > it goes.
I think this is a good idea. Certainly I don't see this as a Windows cheerleading site - and in reality, it will be useful even to us Mac users, because if we find old PCs we will be able to put them to use as well. They can make excellent servers, routers, firewalls, etc. After all, even the Apple AirPort Hub has a tiny 486 PC inside! :) Also, this site will serve as a useful way to show the PC community that Mac users can indeed be impartial. I think it could even be a way to soft-sell some of them on Macs eventually, because it's only natural they would click on a few links and check out other co-owned sites. Something else that occurs to me, is that advertising income is probably more plentiful in the PC world. I am not implying and do not believe that the PC side will be "carrying" the costs of the Mac side - but I do think more diversification is a very good thing for all of us. The economy seems very questionable right now, and it never hurts to have multiple sources of income. Many sites that started as Mac only or PC only now have several sections on one site and/or several sites on their "network" (i.e. TechTracker/MacFixIt, Price.com/MRP, etc.). Truthfully, I think that it's "prime time" for a Low End PC site; if this downturn continues, many individuals and companies are going to want to make the hardware they already have do more - more services, more efficiently, with more uptime. This is already the sort of advice one can find for Macs at LEM. -- Johnathan Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Making money on the Internet just got easier - Click here! http://dealers.aismedia.com/index.htm?JG5405xSIG1 -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
