it's not really much of an issue for me. i figure that when it won't upgrade anymore, and i need to have a newer box, i'll buy a used Mac. all of mine are used and i got them for a steal. 750.00 for a year old 700 iBook, 650.00 for a 450 G4 tower with DVD-RAM, paid over a grand for my Beige DT with 350 upgrade and a DVD player, but that was a long time ago and they were going for alot more back then. paid 450.00 for an 8500/200 around the same time, but it's been sold after years of good service. i think they were going for 750.00 or so then.
the Unsupported Mac i have is a Power Computing Powercenter purchased for 1.00 on ebay(cost 45.00 to ship it though:-)). 304 megs ram, 266 G3, 30 gig ide drive, USB, 16 meg ATI Rage Orion, 32x CDROM. i guess i have a total of 275.00 or so in it total. i know, but it was fun to build and runs great. it's my moms, and she doesn't do alot other than surfing and typing, so the need for an upgrade is a long way away. i even disabled Software Update since she is in Ohio and i'm in NC. it would only confuse her, and if there was a problem it's harder to fix long distance. when it's time, a used iMac CRT model will fill the bill for her nicely. 266s are very cheap. i have enjoyed skirting the upgrade push by using XPostfacto and getting a few extra years out of an otherwise scrap machine. but i think, in a few years at best, putting a lot into upgrading an Unsupported Mac just won't make sense anymore. G3's will be so cheap. Beige models and iMac CRTs are already there really. Original Message: ----------------- From: Robyn J. Lyons [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 21:04:48 -0500 (CDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 10.3 on unsupported machines? Who wants to join the "When will we get left behind" pool? I say we'll be fine until OS11. -Rob -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
