OMG I just pulled out my old iMac Graphite DV to give to my next door neighbor's kids. They're in a financial rut (who isn't) and can't afford a new comp.
Between an old Dell desktop with a missing HD & w/ a huge CRT monitor, I thought the iMac Graphite DV would be a better choice since it's an all-in-one machine.
But really, the only reason I'm giving the Mac over the PC is that I can avoid them knocking on my door in the near future, asking me to clean up the PC of any malware that their kids downloaded. :-P
I gave my old indigo to someone. She just needed email, facebook..stuff like that. It may be sluggish as hell..but it still is a computer...a Mac...and free. So you can't beat that. Love the transparent design.
@jaycanuck: Bump the memory up to max, throw Tiger on it and they work wonderfully as long as you are only using them for internet, mail, and maybe light office work.
We still use them in our schoolsystem due to budget concerns. Its a bitch to keep them running still, but considering how old they are, and they are outlasting new Dells that basically fall apart after 2-3 years.
I'm an iconoclast who marches to the beat of my own drummer. While you bastards are going after shiny transparent garbage like this, I'll be rockin' it with my Motorola BellSouth Mobility 4952.
Moore's Law isn't a law; it's a suggestion. Embiggification is the wave of the future.
05/07/09
Have you ever seen a TV in a prison? (private cell)
Transparent.
What the heck are they going to do when they switch over to Digital?
Jailbirds will allmost all be SOL for TV.
Yaesumofo
05/07/09
05/07/09
Between an old Dell desktop with a missing HD & w/ a huge CRT monitor, I thought the iMac Graphite DV would be a better choice since it's an all-in-one machine.
But really, the only reason I'm giving the Mac over the PC is that I can avoid them knocking on my door in the near future, asking me to clean up the PC of any malware that their kids downloaded. :-P
05/07/09
05/07/09
I gave my old indigo to someone. She just needed email, facebook..stuff like that. It may be sluggish as hell..but it still is a computer...a Mac...and free. So you can't beat that. Love the transparent design.
05/07/09
We still use them in our schoolsystem due to budget concerns. Its a bitch to keep them running still, but considering how old they are, and they are outlasting new Dells that basically fall apart after 2-3 years.
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02/21/09
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I'm an iconoclast who marches to the beat of my own drummer. While you bastards are going after shiny transparent garbage like this, I'll be rockin' it with my Motorola BellSouth Mobility 4952.
Moore's Law isn't a law; it's a suggestion. Embiggification is the wave of the future.
02/21/09
Say hello to BYTE Magazine's Ms. August 1983.
02/21/09