Le 21 avr. 09 à 18:32, Richmond Mathewson a écrit :
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I am bemused by all the commercial hype to endlessly upgrade; most
PCs currently on the market
can do a lot more than the average consumer will ever require.
I run a G4 Mac (Mirror Door 2003, Dual Proc.), a PPC Mac Mini, a G3
iMac, and a "Bits-and-Bobs-flung-together-from-
the-discard-pile" Pentium 4: between them they satisfy all my
computing needs.
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My ability to get old computers working is strictly restricted to
bunging an install disk into the CD drive!
If the computing world would sit back and think a bit, instead of
continually spending money on ever more
spiffy computers, and filling up landfills like nobody's business;
they might see the virtues of hanging on to
older hardware and "milking it" as long as possible: this is,
ultimately far more 'green' than buying
Steve Jobs' "latest thang", which, supposedly, is so 'eco' that it
gives free massages to members of greenpeace :)
A few years ago I went to my favorite Apple reseller to repair my
wife's iBook. The technician told me it was not possible anymore; more
precisely, the older French law forced manufacturers to supply spare
parts for ten years, whereas, in a later application of a E.U.
"regulation", only five years of spare parts supply were required now;
which means that, you actually cannot spare parts after five years.
Which also means that, if a company does not have a brand policy,
everything will be designed to break apart after 5 years.
Recently tested with a washing machine.
Best regards,
François
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