>
>800 MHz PIII, 64 MB RAM, 10 GB HD, 15 in. monitor: 1,200 USD.
>400 MHz Ruby G3, 64 MB RAM, 10 GB HD, built in monitor: 900 USD.
>
>Those were the list prices our distributors (HP and Apple) gave us
>(remember, in Mexico). I know, I know. There are cheaper PCs. But we cannot
>switch brands or use clones, at least until next year (sigh).
Well the wierd thing here is that you must have been buying these G3s when
they were rather old because there has never been a G3 with a list price of
less than $1000 US from Apple, this price would have had to have been from a
retailer with a good mark down sale.
With this is mind, I'm left wondering how old the Mac was at the time,
compared to the PC.
Basicly right now a top of the line G4 will run you about $3000 (no
monitor). It's hard to spend that much on a PC if you tried, without getting
RAID arrays and high-end server cases with multiple power supplies, quad
proccessors etc.
Chad Gombosi
Member SCP www.scponline.net
Chad's Game Music Page www.chadsgamemusic.com
MP3.com page: www.mp3.com/signofzeta
"Let me explain a couple of things. Time is short. That's the
first thing. For the weasel, Time is a weasel. For the hero,
Time is heroic. For the whore, Time is just another trick.
If you're gentle, your Time is gentle. If you're in a hurry,
Time flies. Time is a servant, if you are its master. Time
is your god, if you are its dog. We are the creators of Time,
the victims of Time, and the killers of Time. Time is timeless.
That's the second thing. You are the clock, Cassiel."
Emit - Far Away So Close
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