On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 21:26 +1300, Ken.McAllister wrote:
> Edwin F wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:38:04 +1300, Steve Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >>You could prise my matt aluminium PowerBook from my cold, dead fingers.
> >>
> >
> >
> > For free? :P
> >
>
> Ancillary costs - a doll
Edwin F wrote:
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:38:04 +1300, Steve Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You could prise my matt aluminium PowerBook from my cold, dead fingers.
For free? :P
Ancillary costs - a dollar for the rifle cartridge, running costs for
the getaway car, usual honorarium for the Clug duty
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:00:57 +1300, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> Mac:
> * When it leaves the shop, or more to the point, when it reaches
> $PARENTS, it's all preconfigured and ready.
> * It won't run the various games and educational cdroms on the
> market.
> * $
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:38:04 +1300, Steve Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You could prise my matt aluminium PowerBook from my cold, dead fingers.
>
For free? :P
Yeah, just make a shiny case. Gets them. Every time. Never mind the
other stuff inside...
Volker
ROTFLMAO.
You could prise my matt aluminium PowerBook from my cold, dead fingers.
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:01:56 +1300
Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I just went to magnum mac at lunch time (no i didn't buy a computer) and
> > those machines, and particularly the displays, are nothing short of
> > beautiful.
>
> Yeah, just make a shiny case. Gets them. Every tim
> I just went to magnum mac at lunch time (no i didn't buy a computer) and
> those machines, and particularly the displays, are nothing short of
> beautiful.
Yeah, just make a shiny case. Gets them. Every time. Never mind the
other stuff inside...
Volker
--
Volker Kuhlmann is po
; > Exactly right Nick.
> > >
> > > Give me 2/3 of the dollars you would pay for a new Mac and will build a
> > > rock solid and very useable Linux box too.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Robert
> > >
> > > -Or
d pay for a new Mac and will build a
> > rock solid and very useable Linux box too.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, 29 Novemb
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> Sent: Monday, 29 November 2004 2:37 p.m.
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: What do I give my "parents" [OT.. Macs]
>
> apple of course take that out of the equation with a very tight
> proprietary hardware spec.
>
>
>
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Derek S
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Subject:Re: What do I give my "parents" [OT.. Macs]
apple of course take that out of the equation with a very tight
proprietary hardware spec.
well it seems to me that on well behaved hardware, including an easy to
get working modem, linux will vbe set up quite nicely thank you on many
distros.
Its the video hardware like "motivated"'s and the winmodems and the
bizarre chipset problems that lead "my parents" to have problems.
apple of c
Derek,
On 29/11/2004, at 1:22 PM, Derek Smithies wrote:
However, (in my defense) I note a certain sadness.
We read often of comments, "linux is ready for the desktop" and the
like.
Yet, if people on the linux list are advocating that "my parents"
get a mac, then clearly
those comments on the re
> my question:
> > > What are you doing on the clug group?
> was a bit tough.
Not really, it was taken with a ";)" and caused a chuckle...
> We read often of comments, "linux is ready for the desktop" and the like.
>
> Yet, if people on the linux list are advocating that "my parents"
> get a ma
m: Derek Smithies [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 29 November 2004 1:23 p.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: What do I give my "parents" [OT.. Macs]
I have to agree with you Hugo.
Linux is not ready for "my parents" to use
Hugo,
my question:
> > What are you doing on the clug group?
was a bit tough.
I am sorry for that comment, and will endeavour to think three times
before writing.
However, (in my defense) I note a certain sadness.
We read often of comments, "linux is ready for the desktop" and the like.
Yet, if
Derek,
Hmm, well i don't want to start another Mac-Vs-Linux flamewar...
I use both Mac and Linux daily (and in my opinion, Mac is better :) but
that is irrelevant, the point is that a Mac is undoubtedly easier to
use for beginners, and you did say that:
a) they are in Invercargill
b) cannot b
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