<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV>OK..we all know that Macs can remain in service for decades, but what I mean by "lifespan" was:</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>"How long will apple continue to SELL G4-powered Macs."</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>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.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>some 'ware won't run on intel-based Macs..and so one might want to snag an extra one before they're dinosaurs</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jan 11, 2006, at 12:37 PM, Mark Des Cotes wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Gill Sans" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Gill Sans">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.</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>