Post #149,069
3/28/04 4:46:29 AM
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Speaking of which
A friend told me that I could get an older model (G3) that ran OS-X for about $750. Any opinion about whether that's powerful enuf? And is that a good price?
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Post #149,071
3/28/04 4:59:43 AM
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How fast a G3?
Mine's a 500Mhz, and it's OK. I'd strongly recommend >256 MB RAM though.
John. Busy lad.
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Post #149,073
3/28/04 5:40:15 AM
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933MHz G4/256MB here
Seems sprightly enough.
Peter [link|http://www.debian.org|Shill For Hire] [link|http://www.kuro5hin.org|There is no K5 Cabal] [link|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org|Blog]
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Post #149,080
3/28/04 10:29:33 AM
8/21/07 6:22:36 AM
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Little iBook starts at $1099
For the nominal increase you get a lot more computer. I'd value a 500 MHz G3 w/Firewire (w/o Firewire I'd skip it) and Airport card at $500.
It'd be a fine casual user machine. (My wife has one she uses daily)
For development (particularly Java) it'll make you want to slit your wrists.
Java is a joke, only it's not funny.
--Alan Lovejoy
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Post #151,601
4/18/04 2:22:45 PM
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Heh.
For development (particularly Java) it'll make you want to slit your wrists.
Developing in Java alone makes me want to do that.
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Post #149,108
3/28/04 2:05:26 PM
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check Low End Mac
[link|http://www.lowendmac.com/ibook/ig3deals.html|Best iBook G3 Deals: New, Used, and Refurbished] This week's standout deals (marked in bold below):- used 12"/300 CD-ROM, $390, MegaMacs
- used 12"/366 CD-ROM, $480, MegaMacs
- used 12"/600 CD-ROM, $650, PowerBook Guy
- new 12"/800 CD-ROM, $700, Club Mac
there's more than that listed, those are what they show as the best deals. I'm using an older Blue & White PowerMac(minitower) that's got a G3 @ 450MHz w/288MB. Works very well with OS X. I am planning to upgrade the CPU in the near future though as I'd like to use iChat AV for video conferencing. I'm already using it for IM and audio, but the video conferencing needs a 600MHz G3, or any speed G4 or G5.
Darrell Spice, Jr. [link|http://www.spiceware.org/cgi-bin/spa.pl?album=./Artistic%20Overpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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Post #151,539
4/17/04 3:45:57 PM
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Re: Speaking of which
Hi This link will provide you a cheap one.
[link|http://http://www.dvwarehouse.com/index.php/cPath/253_53_120| mac ]
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Post #151,540
4/17/04 7:06:53 PM
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cute but how does target = blank get you to microft?
"You're just like me streak. You never left the free-fire zone.You think aspirins and meetings and cold showers are going to clean out your head. What you want is God's permission to paint the trees with the bad guys. That wont happen big mon." Clete questions, help? [link|mailto:pappas@catholic.org|email pappas at catholic.org]
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Post #151,547
4/17/04 8:24:45 PM
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SPAM! SPAM! SPAM! SPAM! SPAM! SPAM! SPAM! SPAM! SPAM! SPAM!
Burn 'im real gud. 'ow do I know 'es a witch? I's just do.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey
Give a man a match, he'll be warm for a minute. Set him on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
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Post #151,564
4/18/04 3:01:41 AM
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No it won't
Jeez. You don't get the quality of spammers that you used to around here.
Peter [link|http://www.debian.org|Shill For Hire] [link|http://www.kuro5hin.org|There is no K5 Cabal] [link|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org|Blog]
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Post #151,579
4/18/04 9:54:15 AM
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did you click the link?
"You're just like me streak. You never left the free-fire zone.You think aspirins and meetings and cold showers are going to clean out your head. What you want is God's permission to paint the trees with the bad guys. That wont happen big mon." Clete questions, help? [link|mailto:pappas@catholic.org|email pappas at catholic.org]
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Post #151,583
4/18/04 11:02:33 AM
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Yep.
Document contained no data.
Peter [link|http://www.debian.org|Shill For Hire] [link|http://www.kuro5hin.org|There is no K5 Cabal] [link|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org|Blog]
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Post #151,589
4/18/04 11:28:49 AM
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huh, I get redirected to www.microsoft.com
"You're just like me streak. You never left the free-fire zone.You think aspirins and meetings and cold showers are going to clean out your head. What you want is God's permission to paint the trees with the bad guys. That wont happen big mon." Clete questions, help? [link|mailto:pappas@catholic.org|email pappas at catholic.org]
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Post #151,598
4/18/04 2:05:12 PM
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M$ here too - using Firefox 0.8 under OS X
Darrell Spice, Jr. [link|http://www.spiceware.org/cgi-bin/spa.pl?album=./Artistic%20Overpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
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