Chris writes, <I'd guess that this time next year, when the PPC macs are all off the line, and Intel are the only ones available... anything with a G3 will be next to worthless.
The G4's on the otherhand *might* see a rise in price and people that need the ability to run Classic snatch up the used ones that are worth grabbing (anything under a G4 won't be worth it because OS X itself doesn't run as nicely on the G3s). So yeah, all those CRT based iMacs will start showing up curbside. This is good news for people like me that find those units have lots of life left in them and will be happy to grab them for pennies on the dollar!> Or less than that. My boyfriend works for a salvage fellow taking apart things people trash for the purpose of salvaging/recycling and selling useful components and metals. They get lots of computers, and my boyfriend has been seeing, and dissecting plenty of Macs (thus far, G3 Beige DTs, MTs, B&Ws and iMacs mostly). I've already been a beneficiary of this, since his boss says that within reason, he can take what he wants. In any case, not all G3s have problems on OS X. There are plenty of people on LEM's G-list with B&W G3s who say they're running OS X very well and love it. Me personally, I admit to living in the past (I totally love 9.2.2 and am desperate to stay with Classic for as long as I can, since all my files are in Classic apps). I have no desire at all, at this point in time, to even try OS X, much less one of those Macintels...and I have to say I feel more than a little resentful of the fact that these new Macs won't run Classic at all. This really puts me off to the point where -- should it happen somehow that I lose my potential supply of free/cheap Macs that WILL run 9.2.2 (what I might get from my boyfriend, or buy used and cheap from LEM's Swap List should I have to replace my Beige G3 DT) -- I'm thinking that if I'm ever going to HAVE TO make major changes in my computer usage (specifically, giving up the Classic OS and having to learn OS X), I might just go with Linux instead. Yes, I really AM that angry about the Macintel thing. At least when Apple moved from 68Ks to PPCs, I could still run most or all of my 68K stuff on a PPC, even if not PPC stuff on 68Ks. In the meantime, though, I'm sticking to what's comfortable for me, both as a computer user, and as someone who doesn't have a couple thousand bucks to blow on a new computer, new peripherals, and so on. And, on that subject, Chris, as someone who lost her original CE 2.0v3 install disks to an ex-husband who took them when he moved out, thank you for posting that download for the installer yesterday. :-) It really bothered me that while I had backups of all my other apps and their installers (and/or the originals on CDs), I didn't have one for CE. Now, I do. Thank you so much. :-) ~Yersinia. ________ "Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change." ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
