[G4] Help on upgrading my G4

[Roger Harris]

Always good to have RAM; But Mac times are really very certain.

For most users there will be no effect in the change to Intel. PPC  
Macs may even have an added value when people see that the Intel dual  
core chips have a extreme copy right restriction and spyware built  
into the chip hardware. You will not be able to strip DMA from  
anything. Copy right will be law applied by companies and law makers  
turn law over to corporation whim. The old hardware will retain a  
small measure of freedom for a short while. Applications will use  
this DMA on the chip to make applications work on only the hardware  
they chose.

This why the big software companies have so readily jumped on the  
wagon so quickly. These guys see a future that will tie your computer  
to them in ways we can't imagine. The information they gather will be  
used and sold daily to "make your computing experience more  
convenient." You are actually going to ask them to do this. Why would  
you do this? Monopolies own the software you use and will make it  
very expensive over the next 7 years. They will lease much cheaper  
than sell; And leasing with you signing off on the "Convenience Plan"  
will get to a price you are paying now.

Your old hardware will run good DMA free applications for awhile.  
Eventually the work done in older applications will not work in the  
workspace of the new DMA workspace; then world subjugation is  
complete. You will own nothing and pay for everything; You will do so  
by your own hand. The difference between Apple and Microsoft = Apple  
will provide us wonderful tools and design for building or own  
prison, and MS will provide shitty tools and steal the design.

Roger

On Jun 6, 2005, at 8:26 PM, Jim Davis wrote:

> These are uncertain times in Macland- prices are about to take a  
> tumble.  While that means your machine is about to depreciate  
> dramatically, the machine you would now invest in would certainly  
> see a more profound effect.
> Personally, I would just max out the ram.