>Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 21:01:33 -0500 >From: Wallace Adrian D'Alessio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Robert Gray quoted me then wrote, > >>> I think of all the children and others in this country >>> who could benefit from even an old computer. >> >>If only it were that simple. Maybe someday...shyeah...right...in Utopia. > >Someone more poetic than I wrote; > > " You may say I'm a dreamer. But ';m not the only one " > >Dreamers are the architects of the future, This isn't a problem of some folks not dreaming. It's a problem of logistics and economics. Most of those boards aren't worth what it would cost to haul them out and test them, much less transport them, and build a computer around them. Not if one counts the time spent as worth anything. Heck, that's just about true of 7200 boards, and those are PCI machines. Maybe if there were an organization for computers analogous to Habitat for Humanity... If Al Gore wants to be seen as high tech and high class, that's a legacy he could leave, following in President Carter's foot steps. Jeff Walther -- 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
