At 18:11 -0400 on 08/09/01, Richard Brauer wrote:
>I suspect (and forgive me here if I'm speaking out of turn, pickle), that
>his comments on insanity were ruefully directed to the price of the PPC
>upgrade card vs. the actual worth of said card.
Exactly.
>Last time I checked, the cheapest retail version I saw of any of the 601
>cards was $199 IIRC. Even on eBay, they routinely go for more than $100. At
Also very much correct.
>certainly comparable to a Power Mac 5400, both of which offer very
...which is far cheaper than a PowerPC upgrade card for a 47x/57x series
Mac. You can buy a 6500 or 5500 mobo for about $50 or so these days.
>Basically, he's saying, if you want to spend the money to do that for a
>lark, go ahead; it's your money. But you're a nut. In a lovable, Macaddict,
>kind of way :)
Right :)
p
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