on 11/26/02 7:31 PM, Kennedy Brandt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Greg wrote: > >> My S900 came out of the box with an ATI 3D card. I >think< it was one of the >> last production models, as the person that sold it to me had stockpiled >> several of the machines after the Umax license ran out. > > You think right. It would have been a very late model unit. Officially, it > never happened, but there were a few people who did quite a few things > towards the end to keep units rolling off the assembly line until > 11:59:59pm.
And I'm so glad you/they did. I hadn't even heard of Umax until I questioned a Mac savvy friend on moving from the Atari world into the Mac. He suggested checking out the Umax line as he had a J700 himself - this would have been early '99? I found the ad for my S900 in the local Buy & Sell. The seller had purchased several machines with the intent to make a profit, but Apple had recently released the beige G3 and, of course, had put all the clone makers out of business. So I got it for a very good price (brand new factory sealed) - my friend with the J700 was quite envious to say the least! It's coming up to four years now since I bought that machine and must say that I still consider consider it one of the best purchases I've made. I've spent as much on upgrades as I did on the original machine, but now I've got a maxed-out Umax with G4 processor, firewire/USB, ATI 128 VR (wTV I/O), internal Jaz/Syquest drives, 45 GB of SCSI drives, etc. I use it to do everything from office work, internet/email, digital audio and video, to games (well, my son does that ...;) What you can't put a price tag on is the satisfaction and knowledge gained by building up a customized computer - and this expandability was the beauty of the S900's architecture. It only stands to reason that these machines attract a certain kind of person, which probably explains why this is such a great list ... full of courteous, helpful, and knowledgeable people. I've learned an immense amount about the S900, the Mac OS, hardware and software issues, and computer stuff in general from this group. So to Dan Knight (list mom), Kennedy Brandt (our own SM "insider"), and all the other SuperMac "gurus", a toast!!! -- Gregg -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
