[Duo2400] Re: We can close this list now! ;-)

[Patrick Selliers]

Isn't it just possible that the new books will provide the Classic OS 9 enviro ontop
of OS X.2 - in spite of them needing the X as legal boot volume? Could the new
FireWire be the only real culprit? Anyone with Jaguar experience out there?

Patrick



Larry Friedman wrote:

> Fair enough, if the 2400 is strictly your productivity machine the new
> PB makes perfect sense (if you have 1800 lying around). However I got
> the 2400 because it was an inexpensive way to run a bunch of old
> software. The new PB still will not do that, hell the new PB will not
> boot into 9 either so you have to run X. Apple did one of the things I
> wanted, but I honestly thought they were going to do an iBook with the
> Ti chassis. Not a G4 which is more expensive. So if you need t run a 9
> environment as well as an X environment the iBooks are still your best
> option.
>
> ~ Larry
>
> On Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at 03:44  PM, Mark Semon wrote:
>
> >> As found on MacCentral's live MWSF keynote coverage (paragraphs are
> >> posted
> >> in REVERSE time order...):
> >>
> >>>  12 inch PowerBook G4 will sell for $1799. "Most affordable
> >>> PowerBook ever, and
> >>>  we will be shipping them in about two weeks." Can be built to order
> >>> with a
> >>>  SuperDrive for $1999. (15 inch PowerBook remains in the matrix, by
> >>> the way.)
> >>>
> >>>  "There is one more small thing:" A new 12 inch PowerBook. 1.2
> >>> inches thick.
> >>>  4.6 pounds -- smaller than Duos. Full sized keyboard. Smaller than
> >>> the iBook
> >>>  in every dimension. 1024 x 768 display. 867MHz G4 processor. Nvidia
> >>> GeForce4
> >>>  420 Go, 40GB. Slot Load Combo drive. Wireless and bluetooth.
> >>> Airport Extreme
> >>>  ready (module costs $99). 5 hours of battery life -- "same as iBook
> >>> even
> >>>  though it has a G4." Also bundled with QuickBooks.
> >>
> >> OK, there's our new Duo.  We can all go home now.
> >>
> >> - Eric.
> >
> >
> > With boxes available like this, I cannot think of a logical reason to
> > dump one more dime into maintaining or upgrading a 2400. IMO
> >
> > Mark
> >
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>   CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>
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