Was going to set up a SE in my kitchen for a recipe center but when I was pulling the power cord off the logic board (you know, that impossible-to-get- your-fingers-into white plug) I had my hand leaning on the monitor yoke and CRASH I busted the yoke clean off.
Plan 2: Had a powerbook 160 with a dud hard drive and my (generous) brother gave me his powerbook 170 with a busted hinge (but 20 megs of ram!!). Assembled 1 good one out of the 2 and now have my kitchen computer. Been spending time filling a little shareware app with my recipes. Wonderful to have them all there, in alphabetical order with a search function, instead of digging thru my stacks of cookbooks. Can add my notes and make adjustments on the fly. Inspired me to cook up a storm this weekend, the kids and husband enjoyed that! Thought I was nothing short of brilliant with the idea of using a powerbook in the kitchen. Flipped thru a Martha Stewart mag and there was a powerbook sitting on the counter in one of the pics. Drat! Someone beat me to it : ) To keep mine a little safer from my wild cooking habits, I fixed up a little shelf to hold it up above the counter area. Moves it up closer to eye level also. Know someone on the compact list has an SE or SE/30 or something in their kitchen. (That's where I got my idea!) Figure you vintage mac'ers have an unused machine you'd like to put to good use. If you got a cook in the house, set him/her up with one, what fun I'm having powering mine up from sleep at dinner time. See the powerbooks going for $30 or so, sometimes even cheaper...Mother's Day is coming! Those of you who beat me to this idea, would be interested in what software or shareware you use. Laura -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
