I agree with steven. I also believe in older computers, and sometimes I bring in my PB 5300cs for reminders, notes, phone numbers, and song names.
On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Steven <macintosh.awes...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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<imaclist%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > -- Sent from my iMac G4 1.25Ghz "It's anyway, anyhow, anywhere you choose it." -Me -- 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
