From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Feb 05 2004 - 13:20:32 PST
exactly! for under a thousand bucks I can create a
kick-a$$ machine that can handle everything I can
throw at it...including applications that I wrote back
on my IBM PC Junior...in DOS!!!...GWBASIC even!
And that's only if I go with current hardware. If I go
one generation back (Pentium P4s, instead of the 64bit
ones) I can get the machine built for under $500!
Heck, I got my sister a Dell (2.4mhz P4), 512mb ram,
80gb HD, 17" LCD monitor, HP color inkjet, web-cam,
DVD -+R -+RW, plus a seperate CDROM RW for under $600!
(of course, I used my corporate discount, but that
only gave back $100...) I had a coupon for free
shipping too, so $589 was the total...unbelievable
bargain!
Plus, it came with XP home.
At that price, you can buy three...never have to worry
about obsolete hardware!
Ed
web/gadget guru
--- Victor Rehorst <victor_at_newtontalk.net> wrote:
> Robert Benschop wrote:
<snip>
> I like PC hardware
> because it's fun to hack around with, and cheap.
> And I don't have the cash
> to put down for any Mac hardware.
>
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> Will the last person to leave the platform please
> turn off the backlight?
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