I completely agree with a lot of that. Especially with the 5500 series, being as it's such a "wide" machine in terms of what it will take - One of the more easy going Macs.
Only problem is I'd just get too annoyed with it - The presence of SCSI in a modern IDE World is (to me) annoying - I can't upgrade the CD-Rom drive without shelling a substantial amount, when I could simply go down to my local PC reseller and buy a 52x24x52 ATAPI for less than �15 (US $25-$30). Another annoyance with the 5500 series is the Screen - Most examples have screen issues and the 5500 Motherboard can only display 1024x768 in Thousands of colors (For which you need binoculars) - At the time, sure it was great but I'm used to a 17" Widescreen G4 iMac (which will be highly criticized in years to come, I'm sure). In truth no one can keep up with the way technology changes. The 5500 was once a Top-spec machine, as was my iMac when I bought it a Year ago, but my 5500 is still a highly valued machine to me. I don't think I could use it as a primary machine though unless I was really strapped for Cash. Phil -- Visit http://www.macintoshcouncil.tk ! -iMac G4 17" 1Ghz, 512MB, 80GB, 10.3.2 -iMac G3 DV 400Mhz, 256MB, 10GB, 9.2.2 -PowerMac 5500/275 AIO, 96MB, 7GB, 8.6 -PowerMac 6500/275 DT, 64MB, 2GB, 9.0 -Workgroup Server 8550/180, 128MB, 2GB+4.5GB, 9.1 -LC III+ 33Mhz, 20MB, 160MB, 7.6.1 -PowerBook 140, 4MB, 40MB, 7.5.5 --- Intel Pentium III 1GHz, 384MB, 80GB, XP AMD Athlon XP 1800+ 1.53GHz, 256MB, 60GB, XP --- -- 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
