Fellow Duolisters, Hacking hardware in and of itself can be really, really enjoyable. I love looking at the japanese pages showing the hacks that have been done to the 2400. They kick butt! I want one. I laud the folks that are actually going to try dropping a 300mhz cpu in a duo. (Its the classic tinkerer tradition, like putting a porsche engine in a beetle!) Go for it folks: take pictures, document the process for posterity. There is a great website with some mac-hacks, Apple ][ hacks, lego-macs, Apple prototypes, historic clones (][, & Mac) etc at <http://www.applefritter.com> take a look. (Full Disclosure: I host the site on one of my servers, an orphaned apple prototype machine.) My favorite is the Mac in a vintage 1940's wooden Zenith radio case. Don't miss it. If you know of any similar Hackintoshes, Frankintoshes, etc let the site owner, Tom Owad know so it may be included. Jeremy Wood's original rant was just that: a rant. Like any good conversation, no mailing list could exist without the occasional rant. When I read it I did so with the assumption that his tongue was planted firmly in his cheek (a good stance to take with email anyway.) At the core though was a valid question: Why hack "obsolete" hardware to make it more "modern" when it is probably not justifiable costwise since it would be easier, less risky, etc to just buy a new machine? They'll never be a satisfactory answer to that one other than: To some such an attempt seems silly, to others it sounds like fun. It boils down to a basic difference in outlook. As for some interpreting his post as rude, offensive, whatever ON LIST... leave that to the list mom (yeah, he's on vacation, but that doesn't give us all the license to act on his behalf!) I manage a big list myself (mac-mgrs, many of you are on it too) and nothing chaps my hide more than folks publicly trying to do my job for me. Nothing kills a list faster than off-topic noise and nettiqutte squabbles. This is Eric's list, let Eric do the mothering. -chuck goolsbee seattle, wa ___________________________________________________________________ chuck goolsbee Mac-Mgrs List Mom [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************* http://www.mac-mgrs.org ********************* Are you a Macintosh network manager? Join ANMA. http://www.anma.org ---------- 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> Dr. Bott LLC | Get a LapBottom with new �GRIPPIER� gripper pads! | http://www.drbott.com/prod/lapbot.html $23.00 Midwest Mac Parts <http://www.midwestmac.com> | After-market parts for Macs. Fix your ticking dock for $59 w/ trade-in of PS. 888-356-1104 PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
