Re: [NTLK] Yet another article about failed technologies

From: Jon Glass <jonglass_at_usa.net>
Date: Wed Jul 23 2008 - 05:13:12 EDT

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 9:57 AM, L.W. Brown <lwb@mac.com> wrote:
> I still have & treasure my 280c & 2300c - heavy, but light for the
> day, and that geek-love "video cassette" loading mechanism for the dock!
> Based on their latest financial analyst conference call, rumor has it
> (yet again) that a new Mac will be out in 3 or 4 months, with guesses
> (yet again) at a small form factor...

I've got a 2300 sitting around somewhere in the US. I had intended to
convert it to a picture frame, but never did. It still runs, but I
don't know where it is! (either my parents took it to FL with them, or
my MIL has it, or my parents threw it out!)

I wish I had some way of connecting an external CD or floppy to my
280. If I did, I could reinstall the system or fix the hard drive--but
I don't. :-( OK, maybe I do, but I would have to tear my house _and_
my old PowerComputing Mac to do it...

Speaking of rumors, the latest is a tablet (ha ha ha!!!) that will be
cheaper and more powerful. Supposedly in Oct. I'll believe it when I
see it.

-- 
 -Jon Glass
Krakow, Poland
<jonglass@usa.net>
"I don't believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals." --Jack Nicklaus
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