on 9/27/02 5:06 PM, jwhite at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The following is a (cross)post that I recently put on the compact mac > list. It involves both lists, and I don't really know which list it would > be more relevant to, though I'm thinking it's this one? > > A buddy of mine seems to have conned me into taking over his post with a > volunteer organization named "Christmas in September". This organization > fixes up houses for people who can't afford to, and can't do it > themselves (mostly elderly people, and the disabled). > > His job was to evaluate houses for the types of electrical problems that > they have. He also had to determine what materials were needed, obtain > said materials, and find other electricians to help put it all together. > Usually the organization does 10 to 15 houses a year, which is one > Saturday in September. It's actually supposed to be an eight hour day, > but being one of the other electricians for the past 6 years, I know it's > never been less than 10 hours and was once more than 14. > > I would like to get a Powerbook to help me with this project. I'd like to > get one as close to an SE/30 as possible since that's what I'll be using > at home for this. With my wife's busy school schedule, I can't rely on > using our G4, as alot of her schoolwork can't be done on an SE/30. > > I know some of the things I need to find out such as processor, speed, > RAM, Hard Drive space, etc, can be found on Apple's website. The things > they won't have on their site are the little things that are impoertant > too. Things like how long does a battery last, are batteries still > available, can they be rebuilt if they aren't (replacing NiCad cells in > used cases), can a cigar lighter adapter be found for it, so battery > power isn't an issue, as it won't be leaving my truck anyhow. Also, can > it support SCSI disk mode, or localtalk, or both. I'd like one that has > the same screen resolution as a compact (512x384 ?) if possible, so > spreadsheets, etc., come up as smoothly as possible. A 1.4 floppy would > be nice as well. Another thing I need to know is how accessible and the > going cost of a machine is. (that's not to be taken as an offer to buy; > I've got about 9 months to ponder this) > > Constructive responses would be appreciated, > > J White
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