Do you think the FireWire iBooks (Clamshell and iceBooks) would ever be candidates for G4 upgrades like the 400mhz Pismo? I have two G3s, a 500mhz Pismo and a 466mhz Clamshell. Does anyone think that there'll be an economic incentive for this? I might be sorry, but i intend to install Jaguar on both of these G3s and will hope for the best. I'd sort of like to stick it out and wait for the next generation of chip when I upgrade. Maybe in two years when my warranties are gone there will be a new IBM chip or a G4 or something developed as a consortial effort by both Motorola and IBM. Donald On Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at 07:42 PM, Jeff Szuhay wrote:
>> I'm running OS X, and want to pick up 10.2 when it lands next month. >> this >> isn't a question of money - it's strictly a matter of how efficiently >> this >> PowerBook will continue to operate as newer and newer OS's become >> available... > > I have this concern as well, but I'm going to upgrade my Pismo and > Lombard > to 500 MHz G4s. > > Still... > > ... I was at MacWorld and I overheard one of those guys at the Apple > booth with > Jaguar polo shirts saying how Macs typically last twice as long at PCs, > usually > 7 years. > > Hello?!! > > OS X only runs on G3s at a very minimum. This leaves out a lot of 603, > 603e, 604 > and 604e machines over just over 6 years ago. > > I'm writing this on a 2 year old Pismo that I'm feeling is getting left > in the > dust with OS X, especially w.r.t. to graphics. I don't know but I think > Steve's > reality distortion field is a bit out of tune. > > OTOH, OS X 10.2, expect for Aqua Extreme, may be surprising responsive > on > older > machines. So I guess we'll just have to see. > > Jeff Sz. > > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
