I would recommend a 540C with OS 8.1. You can upgrade it to ppc later if you wish. It is a good laptop with a nice color screen. Tom
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Butts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 11:45 AM Subject: Need recommendation for niece's 1st Powerbook > Hi everyone, > > I need some advice from all you Mac wizards. My sister, who has never > used a Mac in her life, has commissioned me to buy a used Powerbook > for her eleven-year-old daughter. Her requirements are simple: > > 1) Cost $100 or less > 2) Simple and reliable > 3) Can run some version of PowerPoint > > Internet connectivity is not an issue (my sister allows supervised > Net access only via her PC with cable modem). So what Powerbook would > you recommend? What version of the OS? > > My niece loves to do two things: write, and play with PowerPoint. > I've got every word processor known to man, so I thought I could > install WordPerfect, which is free, and an old copy of Word 5.1 that > I no longer use. These would integrate smoothly with Windows-versions > on my sister's PC, so my niece could copy a file to a PC-formatted > floppy and print via the PC. > > What I don't know about is PowerPoint. I don't know anything about > its version history and compatibility with various versions of the > Mac OS-and I don't know where to get my hands on a vintage version. > > Any advice will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Nancy Butts > > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
