self-quotes

[Charles Martin]

> From: J Patrick Draine <draine at attbi.com>
> Yow! I joined this list yesterday hoping to find discussions focussed
> on the iBook. I take it there's no moderator on this list? <sigh> Oh
> well ....
>
I love it when some of the very same people who repeatedly pick on ME 
for going off-topic (which I occasionally do, but generally get off of 
quickly) can themselves tie up the list for WEEKS with off-topic drivel 
that only reflects their own painful ignorance and prejudice.

> I'm considering the refurb 600 MHz (20 gig HD, 128 meg RAM, CD only)
> iBook, approx $799 at smalldog and sometimes the Apple Store. Any
> thoughts on this model? My only previous laptop was a PowerBook 150, a
> very bare bones model in its day, and long retired with disk drive and
> (probably) dead PRAM battery problems.

Make sure the lid doesn't creak badly when you open it, that could be a 
sign of a pinched video cable. Otherwise, what can I say -- it's 
probably the best G3 machine Apple's ever made. You'll love it.

_Chas_
"We don't want to be like Windows. We want to do everything better. We 
are intent on creating the greatest computers and the best computing 
experience in the world. And we are the only ones who can say that with 
a straight face."
- Greg Joswiak, Apple VP of hardware product marketing