>I remember a debate over 2400c's and Duos being on the same list. The >principal issue raised by the splitters was how different the 2400c was >from the other sub-notebook Duos. Eric decided to not split the list, >partly as I recall because so many 2400c owners also owned or had owned >Duos, keeping that expertise a part of the community. The 12.1" iBook >arrived after there already was an iBook list [P1] and the original >iBook was far from being a sub-notebook. But many 2400c owners bought >12.1" iBooks so it is reasonable that they be considered to be added.
Good points, Bill. I think part of the problem that we're facing is that this is a "connoisseur's list" -- the Duo and 2400 may be different, but they're both unusual, elegant machines which cost as much or more than their larger counterparts that did more out of the box, but which we all bought because we knew they were cooler (and smaller, but that's part of cooler too). The Duo was never as popular as the 1xx, and the 2400 is pretty rare. The fear I have is that the 12" G4 will be a commodity item, like the iBook, and expanding the list to include it will change the feel. Many of us may buy a 12" G4 (or have already bought an iBook, as I have), and would continue to enjoy talking to each other about our new machines, but we don't want to join the iBook lists because we have found them to be unsatisfying in some way (myself included). Personally, I'd love to talk about my new 12" here, but I don't want it to turn into the iBook list. I am not at all xenophobic about new list members. I just want to preserve the nature of the list. To me, it almost seems like less of a reach to expand it to other unusual Macs (PB 100, 20th Anniversary, MacTV, even Cube), because those are all products that stand apart from others, and the people who bought them (or are still using them) deliberately made the same sort of decisions we did when we bought our Duos or 2400's. (I know, we mainly bought our machines for size, but I'm guessing at least some of us wouldn't have bought them if they weren't also elegantly and interestingly designed.) Anyway, I'm not advocating a position here, other than to say that if the list DOES expand to include other products, I hope it can do so in a way that preserves the collector's interest that we have here. Ivan. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
