I've read a number of articles dealing with the worst Macs (most recently "The 10 Worst Macs Ever Built" (http://www.insanely-great.com/features/010806.html)), but wondered, as I try to piece together a 1400, what the best might be. Here, specifically, I'm wondering about horribly cheap Powerbooks, which probably means 68k models.
I had a 150 through college that I enjoyed, even if it is a Road Apple at lowendmac.com. And as I ran through the specs for all the 68k Powerbooks, though it doesn't have an ADB port (and, therefore, any chance at Ethernet), its high RAM ceiling (*much* higher than anything short of a 190) and cheap price today make it seem like a decent choice. Now that there's even an ADB port hack (http://www.applefritter.com/thefritter/18/adb.html), seems like it might be an even better box. The only other 68k Powerbook I think I could even consider as a good email/word processing box is the 190. With a PC card slot, it would appear this one could even do wireless. ?? Also has a 40 meg RAM ceiling, like the 150, which is decent. Three for sale on eBay right now, currently at $23 with shipping (though with flakey trackpads, apparently). Having a trackpad instead of a trackball is nice, and the Linux support would be better than a 150, I'd have to imagine, though I probably wouldn't bother. So just for the heck of discussion, if you didn't want to go "all the way up" to a 1400, what would you recommend, and why? Thanks, Ruffin Bailey -- 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
