So, What you are saying best to keep the Plus, the Yikes!, the IIci, and the 12" Powerbook and junk the rest?
Sherman On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 18:18:21 -0500, Mike T. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd keep the highest mhz non-PPC around just to translate the disks from > 800k to 1.44mb floppy's. Keep the Yikes g4 -- that can be upgraded much > easier and last a hell of a lot longer than the others, especially if > you want Mac OS X at some point and dual boot to OS 9. I'd never give > that up. I have a 7300 g3 300mhz and used to keep an old SE around for > that very reason. The 7300 I picked up for a steal a while back and just > had the extra cash to upgrade it a little. But don't give up the G4 -- > that will be the bread and butter computer here in the future, > especially as older hardware and PCI/AGP cards start falling in price. > At the very least you could just upgrade the Yikes to 9.2.2 to make use > of iTunes, cd burning software, etc., which you can't do with the 7600, > not without hacks and headaches. The amount of money spent upgrading > will go further and be more meaningful with the G4. Of course, it is > always cool to have an older Mac as a "project" computer, but that > depends on how much disposable income you have. If the answer is "not a > lot", I'd hold on to the Yikes for dear life and lose a few of the others. > > ......................................Mike T. > -- 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
