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Poppinjay · 11-12-2008, 05:21 AM

I've been reading aout Apple clamshells and how they're becoming collector's items. So far, from what I understand a beefy drive and airport card are needed to do any modern day multimedia or net stuff. They go on Ebay for about $80. The ones on Ebay seem to mostly come from schools.

Do you have one? Did you have one? Is it worth it?

passthru · 11-12-2008, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Poppinjay

I've been reading aout Apple clamshells and how they're becoming collector's items.

Collector's items in the computer world are just that. If you want it for a collection or just think it would be neat, it's totally worth it. If you want to use it, it's about 1/5 as costly as something new. But it's also about 1/20 as powerful.

Willravel · 11-12-2008, 09:13 AM

A G3 with a 300–466MHz processor is going to be basically useless. You can probably use 10 year old applications, but they're getting harder and harder to find. Let me know if you want a copy of WriteNow. I still have it on a zip disk.

If you're going to get an iBook, get the G4 model and I wouldn't suggest anything under a 1GHz processor and 1GB of RAM.

Poppinjay · 11-12-2008, 09:16 AM

I'm thinking mostly I'll just use it to write. Simple stuff. And use whatever other software is on there. We have a pretty beefy Dell that can do most of my multi-media stuff.

It would be nice if e-mail or the internet can be used because the stuff I'll be writing I plan to upload to the innertube.

The problem with using the Dell to write, is that I share it with my SO, and it's in our living room which is kind of odd placement.

biznatch · 11-15-2008, 03:02 PM

The only thing with old computers, is you truly are limited.
Whenever you'd like to upload something, print, browse the web.. It's gonna take much longer. As a text editor, OK. But then you still have to get that data off of it, email it, or print it. It'll be slow, clunky, and me you long for something a tiny but more fresh.

I'm just trying to say, that it's not got the same resources, most often you can't throw stuff on a USB key (which, ironically, might have more storage than the old PC), because of the old OS and hardware.
If there's a problem with it, you'll have to tangle quite a bit more with it than you would a modern-day computer, where for 90% of small problems a google search will solve it.

For about 100 bucks, you'll be better off finding a used P4 desktop, or even P3, have it running Ubuntu, or something, and things will run much smoother for you. That's just my opinion, but a decent desktop from 6 years ago can run ultra smooth on Ubuntu. And you certainly won't be limited in terms of mulitmedia, internet browsing, office applications, etc.

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Poppinjay You had me at hello Location: DC/Coastal VA	Can an Apple clamshell do anything? I've been reading aout Apple clamshells and how they're becoming collector's items. So far, from what I understand a beefy drive and airport card are needed to do any modern day multimedia or net stuff. They go on Ebay for about $80. The ones on Ebay seem to mostly come from schools. Do you have one? Did you have one? Is it worth it? __________________ I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet

11-12-2008, 09:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Poppinjay You had me at hello Location: DC/Coastal VA	I'm thinking mostly I'll just use it to write. Simple stuff. And use whatever other software is on there. We have a pretty beefy Dell that can do most of my multi-media stuff. It would be nice if e-mail or the internet can be used because the stuff I'll be writing I plan to upload to the innertube. The problem with using the Dell to write, is that I share it with my SO, and it's in our living room which is kind of odd placement. __________________ I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet

11-15-2008, 03:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
biznatch Junkie Location: France	The only thing with old computers, is you truly are limited. Whenever you'd like to upload something, print, browse the web.. It's gonna take much longer. As a text editor, OK. But then you still have to get that data off of it, email it, or print it. It'll be slow, clunky, and me you long for something a tiny but more fresh. I'm just trying to say, that it's not got the same resources, most often you can't throw stuff on a USB key (which, ironically, might have more storage than the old PC), because of the old OS and hardware. If there's a problem with it, you'll have to tangle quite a bit more with it than you would a modern-day computer, where for 90% of small problems a google search will solve it. For about 100 bucks, you'll be better off finding a used P4 desktop, or even P3, have it running Ubuntu, or something, and things will run much smoother for you. That's just my opinion, but a decent desktop from 6 years ago can run ultra smooth on Ubuntu. And you certainly won't be limited in terms of mulitmedia, internet browsing, office applications, etc. __________________ Check it out: The Open Source/Freeware/Gratis Software Thread Last edited by biznatch; 11-15-2008 at 03:07 PM..

11-12-2008, 09:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	A G3 with a 300–466MHz processor is going to be basically useless. You can probably use 10 year old applications, but they're getting harder and harder to find. Let me know if you want a copy of WriteNow. I still have it on a zip disk. If you're going to get an iBook, get the G4 model and I wouldn't suggest anything under a 1GHz processor and 1GB of RAM.