Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?Winblowz connection

2010-01-23 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
Every Winter we see one or more topics like this make 100 or more posts. Luckily this one is on topic and there is no Nanny whiplash or shutdown needed. Best of all everyone is in a comfort zone. Way ta go Listers ! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group

Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?Winblowz connection

2010-01-22 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Paul Kemner zkem...@gmail.com wrote: On the subject of security, how likely do you think it is that someone will bother to take the time to write malware to attack G3's and G4's running Tiger? It's hard to believe that someone would pay the big bucks for a

Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?Winblowz connection

2010-01-22 Thread kimtoufectis
I share many of the views expressed in this thread about using a computer that is a great value and does what we need it to do. In most cases the need is expressed in software terms, since software is generally what we are referring to when we say we use a computer. I'd like to add that my

Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?Winblowz connection

2010-01-22 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 4:40 PM, kimtoufectis kimtoufec...@gmail.comwrote: I share many of the views expressed in this thread about using a computer that is a great value and does what we need it to do. In most cases the need is expressed in software terms, since software is generally what

Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?Winblowz connection

2010-01-22 Thread Kasey Smith
On Jan 22, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: But you may notice my spinoff thread was about speculations as to why people run Microsoft Winblowz on Macs and ignore the far superior OS X. That can be very mysterious. I have a few devices that need windows,

Re: Why are you (still) using PowerPC-based Macs?Winblowz connection

2010-01-22 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Kasey Smith kasm...@gmail.com wrote: On Jan 22, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: But you may notice my spinoff thread was about speculations as to why people run Microsoft Winblowz on Macs and ignore the far superior OS X. That can be