It's was the same when people asked, "Why don't you just throw away that IIsi?" The IIsi can still run MS Word 4, boots up quicker than any PPC and Intel Mac I know of and if you can still find a use for the thing then it ain't dead. Surfing the web with it is tricky, but it was my main computer up until 1999 when I bought a B&W. I use it with my special needs students running old edu software that is simple and way better (IMO) than what's currently out there for the newer systems. Also with 64MB, playing Marathon is still a hoot.
As for the G's, as stated above and others have mentioned they are not dead until people can't find any use for them. With all these newer versions of the same apps, what other bells and whistles do you need to write a letter or a novel or make a card? E-mail is still text based and never needed any fancy graphics (although Jobs would like you to think otherwise). JPEG's and Gif's and PNGs can still be viewed by older PPC's. I can still view most web sites (unless they're frickin' IE specific! DAMN Winbloze IT at work!!!!) and "surfing the internet will become more dangerous"? For PPC Macs? Since when? Anyway if you want your B&W to run faster simply upgrade the processor (o/c it if you want to 600 max.) and max out the RAM. Mine runs Tiger quite efficiently and it's used more for entertainment and storage. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
