Zoltan wrote, "Guess I'm heading down to have my Pismo fitted for a tombstone. I knew this was going to happen, just wish Jobs would slow down...I believe I've reached the end of computing altogether. Once my Pismo is 'officially unofficial' and is forced into retirement, so will I. It's been fun!"
I just don't understand this way of thinking. I, too, am a devoted Pismo user and my 9500 is sitting beside me (though I'm writing this on my HP WinXP machine) running like clockwork with a G3-500/750 and 1 GB RAM under MacOS 9.1 -- it has not been rebooted in so long I don't even remember when I last rebooted it. Sure, it was an expensive machine when it was new, but that cost has been amortized over several years and has been no more than the cumulative expense of several PeeCees that have rotated into/out of this place in the interim. My Pismo still goes with me on travels and I even enjoy responding to the occasional query, "Why is the Apple upside down?" (I just reach up, start to close the lid and say, "Looks the right way to me!") But, in the time I've had the 9500 and (later) the Pismo, I've bought at least three cars--but I ain't stopped driving, yet. Everything comes and goes. That's life. My wife wanted a "desklamp" iMac, then the new iteration, and now, she has decided she wants a MacBook Pro (I can't win--I use the old stuff, she gets the new stuff...but that's OK, 'cause when I take care of her, she takes care of me, ;-). Zoltan...suck it up, dude. Sell the Pismo for a few hundred $$ and use the money to offset the cost of a new MacBook Pro--and if the Intels make you yawn, then get the G4 Powerbook (for the same price) -- you'll still be using it in 2012 running OS X.94.x Pussycat (and my friend, THAT is cheap computing. Try that with a Dell or even an HP running under XP-Vista New Generation or whatever stupid name it will go by!). I can't wait to buy my next car (or my wife's next Mac!)...and I'm not a rich man. That's just the cost of doing business. rb ============== San Bernardino PS Zoltan, your don't need to have your Pismo fitted for a tombstone; our Pismos ARE tombstones. Matter of fact, I think I just figured out how to save on the cost of a memorial stone to be able to afford my wife's new MacBook Pro. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
