Bruce Johnson wrote... Apple 'branded' parts are only someone else's parts with an Apple ROM (in pre-OSX days), e.g. HDD, CD-Rom, FDD, SCSI cards, etc. Now, the parts are merely off-the-shelf and can be readily used cross-platform. Integrating components into the mob is done by many firms, incl. Apple. "Apple is a technology company, not a consumer co." is true, but that varies over time. In a response to price-gouging by clone makers with attitude, Open Source people readily make available drivers for abandoned HW (yes, not just SW is abandoned) for a Linux-type OS. There are more flavours of Linux (incl. PowerPC) than I can count, and 90% are free. Even governments have or are starting to use Open Source. The days of SW makers (incl. M$) dictating the HW you 'need' are soon over. Merry Christmas, everyone! George
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