On Saturday, Feb 8, 2003, at 02:27 Europe/London, Scott Holder wrote: > At 12:54 AM 2/8/2003 +0100, you wrote: >> We need to get the fun back into this list. ... >> So tell us, why do you like flat pack macs so much? Do you have >> experience with other kinds of Macs? >> >> Marten > > I love them because they're reasonably capable machines, but are so > tiny > and tuck away in the corner even when in use.
I have 8 475s in a pile in my room waiting for attention, along with other lesser LCs. I love em because they are dirt cheap and the 475s go on and on and on and on. I have never had a 475 die outright on me. I now have 3 full 040 LC machines, my 805 hack, a Performa 475 that is in great condition under all the cruft, and a 475 that has been tricked out with 64MB RAM and a 500MB hard disk. > I have two web servers on > LC475s (Well, one is a Quadra 605... same thing) and I used to love the > bug-eyed look people would give them when I'd lift it up with one hand > and > say "And this is my web server". I am seriously thinking of putting up a mirror of FPM on a Flat Pack Mac. I am moving the main site onto my new hosting package some time in the coming months (I have a .com at last!!) and I will keep the fpm.gotdns.com name and point it to my network mirror. > Not only that, but I quite literally found it on the side of the road. I got 14 LCs, a IIcx, a 660av and a 7100 LoBo (now in the IIcx) all for GBP40 (which was mostly for the 660av) + GBP13.50 carriage. > To slightly mangle an old adage, "Never trust a server you can't lift" > ;) 's no good. I cant help myself, I still love that quote and how it applies so well to the Mac: "Did I ever tell you about the time I met an IBM mainframe? Never trust a computer you can't lift!" Brilliant :) -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.gotdns.com> Visit my Homepage: <http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson> Vintage Macs List Nanny "Never send a human to do a machine's job." -The Matrix -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
