In my previous post I talked about the iMac as a toy. Well the new models are nice toys- just a ‘bit’ overpriced. I still have my 2002 indigo iMac and it’s still a fine little Mac. But is also has a limited upgrade path, and today’s iMac should have a better one than mine. I mean of course that with landfills full of old computers, having more options to upgrade helps thwart the dumping. My older Macs had PDS & processor slots to allow at least some way to keep running more current Mac OS and applications. Even the Mac SE/30 had a way to do this. I loved mine! I loved my PowerMac 7300 too, it had PCI slots as well, I still use it on occasion. But why not fix that on the iMac today?
My G4 tower is upgradeable today, but as I mentioned in a previous post it’s just too pricey to do so right now and probably will always be so.
Now Apple is very good about nicely formatted documentation, even when electronic. I love the computer, iPod and application manuals that Apple puts out. Keep up the good work Apple!
I use OSX Tiger (I can’t run Leopard) and it is a beautiful operating system. It beats the other UNIX like systems I’ve used, like Linux, Solaris, SCO, in desktop ease of use and looks. That’s why I use it for my creative stuff. I have used my PC for some of the same work, especially when that was the only platform my community college had. Errrrg! Not quite as nice as OSX…
Erika
Tags: Apple, Mac, Technology
