Ubuntu rocks (including other Linux distros). When Apple has abandoned your old machines, Linux is there. It's amazing to me that I can install a fully functional OS on machines that Apple doesn't care about anymore, with modern tools and browsers. Even better, depending on the disto (like...
Bidding $25K for a Mac SE has nothing to do with balls.
I would suggest that bidding $25K for an SE, regardless of history and a transparent case, is a matter of marbles.
Confusing balls, marbles, and $25K is reason enough for at least 48 hours of psych evaluation in a respectable facility.
Thanks for pointing that out. I had an LS, not a 300. So it was my LS that had a Canon engine, I have no idea what the 300 had.
Mine was around $700 because of an educational discount and being part of a bundle when purchased with a IIsi.
In 1991 I purchased a PLW 300 with my Mac IIsi. I don't recall the exact price, but IIRC it was around $700. It had a Canon print engine.
- Postscript had to be licensed from Adobe. More $$$
- Instead of using the computer CPU to process the print page, Postscript printers had their own...
I also had "good" experiences with 192MB. When using Photoshop and similar memory intensive software, things worked better with 512MB or more. For years, I did a lot of professional work on a G3 with 576MB. That included Photoshop, Illustrator, and even Final Cut...
We moved last December and faced a similar situation... $120/month + tax for digital cable with no HD, or a $220 deposit + $80/month + tax for satellite. I found neither to be acceptable.
We looked into Apple TV but instead bought an Acer Aspire Revo 3610 to use as an HTPC. Dual core Atom...