On Oct 30, 2010, at 1:44 PM, Ashgrove wrote: > My oldest Mac is a PDQ Wallstreet. It's over 12 years old, yet it can > run Tiger (I mostly run OS 9 on it, though). And it's amazingly, > completely usable. You can surf the Web (kudos to Cameron's Classilla > here), send emails, work, watch movies, listen to music... And it's > perfectly ergonomic for writing, in a way that no newer computer is: > the height, the curvy topcase, the peerless keyboard...
I recently got a PDQ (although for me it is the newest in my old mac collection) and I was amazed at how useful it is. All of my old Mac laptops are usable for certain things, and my PowerBook 3400c almost approaches being useful as an everyday laptop if it weren't for the low resolution screen and slow processor. The PDQ, on the other hand, can handle many things, like basic web browsing, iTunes, QuickTime videos, and even competent multimedia editing when using old versions of photoshop or iMovie. I've been using it to take notes in college, since the lack of wireless capability reduces potential distractions and most of the time I don't need my PowerBook G4 in class. I'm a big believer in the usefulness of old computers. My PowerBook 145b has one of the most comfortable laptop keyboards I have ever used, and my Apple //c has taught me more about programming than any modern tutorials, though Basic is certainly not as useful as some of the more modern languages. Steven -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
