I'm going to have to agree with Osgeld on this matter. I can understand why some of you think that 68k and old PPC Macs are still useful today. Yes they still boot and run their software well, and it seems like a working computer should still fit someone's needs just fine. However, giving someone a 68k or old PPC Mac is not the same as giving someone an old car or TV that still works. The tasks that we use computers for today have changed far too much to make something from say 1994 worthwhile. Lets be honest here guys, classic Macs are literally useless these days. Before you jump on me with things like, "But you can still use Word, Excel, and Netscape 4 on them!!!" really think about it. The internet has become the single most important "application" for almost every computer user today. How long do you really spend on your computer that isn't in some way online? If you're anything like me, without an internet connection, I don't really have much use for my Mac. Right now people need computers that are fully internet capable (and when I say that, I mean running a modern browser on a modern OS). Thats why I think if you are giving/selling somebody a Mac for them to really use, it should be at least 800MHz and running Tiger. Its 2010 now, and G3 iMacs & early G4 towers cost the same as 25MHz 040 systems to most everyone. 68k systems are fun hobbies, but don't confuse functioning with usefulness.
Post #17 by Hrududu
| Source Forum | 68kMLA |
|---|---|
| Category | Hardware |
| Post Date | Tue, 25 May 2010 - 17:31 |
| Original URL | https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/best-preservation-methods-for-macs.20633/ |
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