> I bought a PM 7500 a couple of years ago to take over duties of my main > computing duties from my trusty Quadra 650. I bought a G4 "gigabit" tower > last spring. I waited until the newer model G4's were announced at the time > and bought my G4 as a 'second line' model for about $1200 as the stores were > trying to clear out their inventory to make room for the new machines. Even > though I have this G4, I don't see retiring the 7500 anytime soon. I put an > XLR8 Zif Carrier in it along with a G3 266 processor. I decided not to go > nuts upgrading the machine by throwing a lot of money into it. That upgrade > cost about $130 at the time and was very reasonable considering the > performance boost it provided. I find myself still using the 7500 quite a > bit. Right now, I use it for all my scanning and printing needs. I have a > LaserWriter Pro 600 attached to it. I also use it for all my Office 98 > production needs. (Have to use that for school compatability.) I had a > beige G3 266 at one time, and to tell the truth, I liked the 7500 better. I > sold off the beige G3. I also decided I wasn't going to go nuts "upgrading" > the G4 to make it "backwards compatible" with the stuff I already owned. No > messing with adapters, buying floppy drives, etc. for this machine because > the 7500 handles all my older equipment fine. Maybe I'll find a reason to > retire the old Duo 280 someday and get an iBook, but for now the Duo rules > the roost for my portable needs. :)
I have multiple Macs, most of which are ancient (I have a 6400/200, a 7600/200, an SE, and an LC II). Although none of them are my main system (that is a Pentium III/550 running Linux), I use the 6400 as my main Mac right now, running OS 9.1 and doing things like downloading software for the older Macs, and I'm trying to learn how to program the thing using MPW. I use the 7600 to play around with Unix-like OSes on PowerPC hardware. But, now I'm kind of bored with that and am thinking about selling both and buying a beige G3 to play with OS X. I left the Mac SE at my mother's house with a whole bunch of old System 6 games on it for when I'm visiting her and she's busy. The LC II pretty much fulfils the same purpose, but at my place. It gets used when I'm putting off homework :) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
