Caleb Cupples and Rick write (respectively), < I'd do the same with my 190, except for the fact that I still rely on it as my primary writing machine. As soon as I get a little newer PB, my 190 is going to go in the ol' glass cabinet, for sure.>
<My PB 170 complete with original receipt already has it's own special little shelf.... still works fine. Start it up once every several months just for fun.> Even though I actually DID upgrade to a PPC Powerbook (5300c), my 190 will never get retired as an "ol' glass cabinet" museum piece. I keep it in one of my bedside drawers as a "spare" in the event of something happening to the 5300c, plus, I occasionally still use it to charge up batteries: I plug it in and do that sometimes when I go to write outside with the 5300c: the battery I won't be using gets a recharge while I'm out. As to starting it up for "fun," well, that wasn't my original purpose, but earlier this week I wanted to email somebody something I had on it, and it did turn out to be fun to actually use it again for something other than battery charging. While my 190's primary use was writing (same for the 5300c), I HAD set it up for email, chat and browsing and occasionally went online with it. I was smiling all the way through the process of taking my PCMCIA card modem out of the 5300c and putting it back into the 190, sticking the phone wire in the X-jack, doing the email with attachment, and signing online with it. And, as I sat there waiting for the PPP to connect -- with both the 5300c and G3 next to me, the 190 on my lap, I felt like that girl in the movie The Net (whose laptop was also a Mac Powerbook, BTW). Hahahahaha. ~Yersinia. ________ "Never ask a man what sort of computer he drives. If it's a Mac, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him?" -- Tom Clancy -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powerbooks@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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
