[X4U] Re: X4U Digest, Vol 36, Issue 14

[Swanson, Andrew C.]

I'm typing this on a Dual 800 MHz PowerPC G4. (Yes, G4) Don't even remember how old it is. Think I bought it in 2000 (or was it 2001). I've just learned this week that it is now obsolete.  (The new version of iMovie requires a G5, if I read the specs right.) I'll probably replace it soon, though not for that reason.... It has started shutting off randomly about once a week now. At first I wasn't sure, because sometimes I would come back and it would be off instead of asleep. But then one day I was actually typing along and "click" - gone! As long as it's happening only about once a week, I can live with it - eventually....

   Andy


On 8/6/07 10:07 PM, "Ed Graf" <edgraf at earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> Alas, these days, if you get 3-4 years of good performance from a
> computer, that's good.
>
> Jeff

Jeff,

My wife made me get rid of my 9.5 year old 8500 upgraded with G3 chip
running 10.3 (with help from the programming god, Ryan) last year.  I
replaced it with a MacMini.  I have a Pismo, bought new, that I
travel with some six times a month to Europe, so you know it gets
handled quite a bit, yet, knock on wood, it performs better than new
(the video sometimes get overwhelmed).  Looking at the 15 inch Mac
Pro.  If they allow Java on the iPhone, I'm in.

If you have little experience with Macs, be prepared for a long
relationship.  It just works, and works, and works.  It is surprising
how well the architecture handles improvements, year after year.

Ed Graf
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