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Mike Stanley wrote:
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> Christopher L. Weeks <c576653@cclabs.missouri.edu> wrote:
> > > For $2800 I can put together a P3 system that will perform as well, if
> > > not better, than anything you can do on that G3.
> >
> > What's your hourly rate of pay? Add the time it takes you to research
> > current prices, order parts from different vendors, assemble the box,
> > tweak the OS, etc. and then where does the price fall?
>
> Well, that's a good point. I could buy a prebuilt machine that
> matches that G3's specs for $1626. Basically the same machine I just
Wait. I missed something. So you can spend $2800 piecing together a
machine comparable to a $3000 Mac, or you can spend $1626 buying it
prebuilt? The numbers aren't making sense to me.
> ordered for myself at work minus the 21" monitor. And I won't have to
> buy a real keyboard and mouse in addition to the piece of junk toy
> ones they ship with the G3. :) (And don't say they're usable - I
> know several mega-Mac dudes who wouldn't touch either with a ten foot
> pole)
No, I wouldn't claim that. I hate those things. I can deal with it on
a plane using a laptop, but not at my desk.
> Well, if your main administering experience is only with Macs I can
> see why it might be hard finding a job. Mainly because with the
> exception of tiny niche pockets like graphics and such, the only place
> in the world you find a network of Macs is at schools.
Yeah :( And schools is what I want out of. So I'm looking at graphics
houses, but they want graphic designers.
> Dunno what to say to that. Windows "feels" just fine to me. It works
> most of the time, as does the MacOS work most of the time.
I know...I guess there are just some of us who click with the MacOS
better than windows.
> > As I point out above, those limits have pros and cons. It's quick and
> > easy to upgrade your hardware because there are so few producers to
> > choose from.
>
> Well, that's one way of looking at it. It's also much more expensive
> to do so since there are so few producers to choose from.
Right. I stated that there were pros _and_ cons.
> > > Going from 95 -> 98 is a bit more than patching the OS. And I'm not
> >
> > Why? It included AFAIK less system alterations than moving from system
> > 7.5 to 8.0 which was just a little system upgrade.
>
> With 7.5.1, 7.5.3, 7.5.5, 7.6, etc along the way, I suppose?
No, I went from 7.5.1 to 8.0. And the point was that the system changed
more than it seemed to when migrating from '95 ot '98.
Anyway, I use whatever they put in front of me, I just like Macs better.
(And I don't even think Bill Gates is evil, like many seem to.)
--
Sincerely,
Christopher L. Weeks
central Missouri, USA
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