Thanks David for your voice. Some will choose your directions. Others won't.
We are the 2300/300+ crusade. (The plus will be disclosed in time)
Yours,
Enrique Montiel
Creative minds create solutions!
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>To: Multiple recipients of DuoList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [Duo] Re: 2300/300 Crusade-why?
>Date: Thu, Jul 29, 1999, 2:12 AM
>
> I must admit that even I a loyal Duo-ist have a hard time getting on the Duo
> modification band wagon. Regardless of the tone of Jeremy's original post,
> several points are well taken which is that this is an expensive undertaking
no
> matter how you slice it. I am more likely to try to figure out how to modify a
> 2400, or G3 Powebook for that matter, to accept the Duo's trackmarble assembly
> than to monkey about with the insides of the 2300. I think it would be far
> easier & cheaper. Besides, the 2300's battery life is dismal and who wouldn't
> want a bigger screen. I know I would!
>
> Anyway, I would have dumped my Duo in an instant had the iBook been what many
> of us thought it would be. When I say dumped, I would have kept the 2300,
> because I have so much invested in the Nubus technology that it will be useful
> for many years to come (even at 100MHz), unless I get really busy and really
> need a screaming processor that justifies an otherwise substantial investment
> to replace all my old stuff. I'm afraid the 2300 is more for me know what my
> Mac 128K is, a novelty, which also happens to be quite useful still. But those
> days are numbered. I grow quite tired of surfing at 14.4 or the alternative of
> getting out the external modem and plugging everything in. That for me really
> makes the Duo obsolete, not the processor speed.
>
> However, I think Apple has something up their sleeves. Take a look at Steve
> Jobs' product grid. Doesn't the G3 PowerBook seem a little out of place with
> the rest of the fruity products (the specs don't jibe either)? Something else
> is coming ... soon. And it's not just the PDA either. The current "pro" G3
> PowerBook is transitional. Now that all of the blanks are filled in on the
> grid, you can start to look for the product families: Consumer Desktop A & B
> (let's face it, the all-in-one concept is not going to hold for every
> consumer), Consumer PowerBook A & B (the real "student" model and the regular
> "housewife" model), Pro Desktop A & B (high end with lots of expandability &
> low end dedicated task) and finally: Pro PowerBook A & B (Full Blown & Ultra-
> Slim).
>
> So, I'm waiting until at least January Mac World to see what new equipment
> Apple unveils to take advantage of the October release of OS 9, before I
> replace my 2300. Until then, it continues to make me very happy just the way
it
> is.
>
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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
