> As for the $10 > drive you mention, well ... there IS a surplus store around here
I don't really know what a "surplus store" is - you're talking American to me, I'm afraid - but yeah, that's the kind of thing. But that IS what you should do. [1] You're trusting an ancient 1GB SCSI drive now, aren't you? [2] Who said anything about data? This is just for the OS. You already said you had a big disk in a PIII shared - put your data there. [3] If the data are important, then you take backups, right? So what's to worry about? If you don't take backups, then it's not important, is it? [4] Needs must when the devil calls the tune, or whatver the old proverb thing is. If you want to play, but can't afford new kit, then use old kit and stop bitching about it, or stop playing. Personally, I spent �350 or so upgrading an old free Mac to learn OS X. It's been such fun that it was worth it, but the machine's still not good for much; it's money down the drain. But if I get a couple of jobs because of my new OS X skills, it's paid for itself. But that's WAY more than I've spent on my PCs in years - they're all either gifts or cobbled together from old cheap or free bits. You have to decide if it's worth the money or not. But the "I don't trust old kit" or "my data are too important" arguments do not hold water. -- Liam Proven � http://welcome.to/liamsweb -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
