on 19/02/04 16:07, Andrew at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all. > > After six years on the dark side, I went out yesterday and bought myself a > new PowerBook. I was a long-time PowerBook user before, having started on a > 145B back in 1993, replaced by a 5300c in 1995, before I defected to Windows > in 1998. My defection was not related to the software, but rather to > Apple's then unwillingness to sell me a new laptop with an active matrix > screen for $2000 or less. At that time, they had the cacheless, passive > matrix Wallstreet at $1999, and the cheapest active matrix model at $2799. > > Six years later and I've replaced my IBM ThinkPad X21 with a 1GHz 12" > PowerBook. Not sure yet about how Panther compares to XP, as I'm still > learning my way around, but so far I'm impressed. The interface is > attractive and the hardware is simply gorgeous. > > Anyway, I'll post more once I'm up to speed.
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