> I can just see the laboratory technicians and music studio staff, the > world over everywhere, making out their dearests christmas shopping > lists now... > "That's what I'll get my beloved for christmas---a 7 card expansion > chassis for the shop! I just know they'll be thrilled at the office > party when I gift wrap it and set it on the desk... it'll be so festive. > so romantic, such a gesture of our deepest appreciation. really says it > all. at these insane prices, why, how can i afford not to?" LLLOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL > excuse my disdain, but does it really seem to you--or me--or the > reasonable person--that a mass produced metal box with a 300 watt power > supply in it, and 4 or 7 or 13 PCI slots [also mass produced, in > sweatshops in third world countries by underage children paid pennies a > day, using simple electronic 'breadboards'] > [engineering slang for printed circuit boards] ought to be slapped with > a price tag of 1200 or 1500 or 2000 dollars? That's why i prefer to find a used one on ebay, preferably without case.
> heh heh heh heh. > what were they ON, when they decided that? Ecsatsy, cannabis ? > I guess the sheer absurdity of their prices left me no choice but > hysteria. how could I take this any other way? Another choice may be that : The TAM has a PCI Riser, the 6500 has a PCI riser, so may be it can be very easy and chip to make right angled riser to provide more slot on the first level PCI bus. I am investigating that way. Chris -- 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> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
