OK..we all know that Macs can remain in service for decades, but what I mean by "lifespan" was: "How long will apple continue to SELL G4-powered Macs." based on what I've heard and read, I don't know if they want to flush away all PPC macs as soon as they can, or do it gradually. some 'ware won't run on intel-based Macs..and so one might want to snag an extra one before they're dinosaurs On Jan 11, 2006, at 12:37 PM, Mark Des Cotes wrote: > What do you mean by "useful operation" I have an iMac DV (1999), a > PowerBook 1400cs, (1997), a PowerMac 7200 (1995) and an old Centris > 610 (1993) that are all still useful in their own way. I also have > an Macintosh SE that's been converted into a fishbowl and I suspect > the fish find it quite useful. I admit that last one doesn't really > count as far as your statement goes but it just goes to show you > that there's always a use for an old Mac. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x4u/attachments/20060111/5d65dced/attachment.html