> From: "Lorraine Kerwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: G-Books <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 07:14:17 -0800 > To: G-Books <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: legacy hardware and Jaguar/Panther > > It is a lot of work to find people to match the machine, but it feels good > to empower others and keep legacy Macs working. But, doing the research to > keep older hardware working is beyond the average computer user. So-the G5s > will keep getting bought because folks don't have the time to learn how to > get their older machine to work with the new OS. > raino
I applause at what you're doing. I think that one of the impact you didn't mention is the environment. We are so used here to throw away that we don't think about it, but just imagine all those perfectly working computers pilling up in landfills... -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
