[HM] Re: need imac advice ASAP!

[Michael Winter]

On Friday, May 2, 2003, at 01:13  PM, J. Dobson wrote:

> Jane,
> I appreciate where you're coming from. I need to buy something new 
> soon too.
> My dilemma is that of a limited budget, I can barely afford right now 
> to buy
> a new computer (I need a notebook), but I can't afford to ALSO upgrade 
> all
> my software, at the cost of what, an additional $500 - 1000(?)  if I 
> go to
> OSX.
>
> Maybe I'm missing something in this technology upgrade or else lots of
> people have a lot of expendable income.

There are a couple things to keep in mind.

The overwhelming majority of software runs fine in Classic. That means 
you don't need to buy new software until you're ready to upgrade. You 
may not _have_ to upgrade any software. My OS X transition has spanned 
two machines, and though I haven't had to boot OS 9 in months, and I'm 
still running a lot of old software. At home, that includes kid's 
titles that I originally purchased to run on a Mac IIvx when it was new.

Next, if you can afford to do it, keep the old computer around (if you 
have one). That way you have insurance against old software not running 
any more. Plus, they're great to have around if you have kids. If it 
weren't for the old 7100 we still have around, I'd never get to use the 
iMac at home. Come to think of it, I still don't. I usually end up on 
the 7100 for some reason.

-Mike