> Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 13:49:41 -0800 > From: Teresa Masters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re Vintages, etc.
> About the Amiga, I did come from the TI99/4A 'ers. Drove from Oceanside > to Lubbock , Tex. in 1998 to "celebrate" the 15th Anniversary of the > 1983 Black Friday announcement by TI discontinuing our Eons ahead of > itself beloved computer. Of all the old Apple equipment, perhaps only the //GS and the Newton retain a devoted following of users that is still building new applications and finding new ways to use their much loved "obsolete" equipment. Several Mac computers seemed to have achieved at least modest collector status. One sometimes meets up with a Mac user still doing all their work on their Mac Plus. But I do not think old Mac computer users have ever become the devotees that one finds using Amigas or Commodore 64s. The Commodore 64 sees far more software and hardware development being done than does the Mac Plus. This could change though. There seems to be a big group that feels disillusioned, disgusted or disenfranchised with OS X and that group may have a large enough pool of talent to continue development. Certainly PCI PowerMacs have sufficient power and capabilities to handle current needs. And if the Commodore 64 can have a graphical web browser, it is hard to even imagine a computing task beyond the reaches of our "old" Macs. bill -- \/\i||i@^^ ()\/e -- 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
