---------- >From: "A.Tuazon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: vintage quality >Date: Tue, Aug 19, 2003, 6:17 AM > > >The majority of people (PCer's especially) get caught up in the hype about >clock speed and "better improved" CPU's. All in all their computer needs >still haven't changed but for some reason they NEED to have the latest >computer. My friend's son just plunked down $2000 on parts (w/o the >monitor!) so he could build a P4 computer. He has a perfectly good P3 >running at 800MHz. People need to stand back and ask themselves do I really >need to "upgrade"? >
On another board, someone was considering the purchase of a Powerbook 540c and asked, "What can I do with it?", to which a lister replied "Anything you could do with it when it was brand new." When you quiz processer speed-freaks about the need for MHz', it usually comes down to internet stuff like flash animation and thieving Beck songs off KaZaa. The beauty of old school Macs is two fold; they still work just fine and now are dirt cheap (I found a Mac IIfx on eBay for $30.00). I'm typing this out on my Powerbook 5300c which has never given me a bit of trouble. Even a rather nice machine like the PowerMac 6500/300 can be had for about $50.00 complete and has enough muscle to hook up to a cable modem. Add to that the fact that older versions of software are still quite usable (trust me, Photoshop 4 works JUST FINE for just about anything you likely be doing with Photoshop 7) and just as cheap as vintage tech, then the case for bigger, better, faster is pretty flimsey. -- 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> --> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
