Apple clones

[Gary Shelton]

No doubt someone else can provide better details, but I don't think  
there have been any legitimate clones produced since the introduction  
of the G3 (PPC 750) processor. The guy who's working on the iBox design  
isn't making clones - they're Apple replacement parts in new  
enclosures. If you're looking for a clone in North America or Europe,  
I'd think you'd have the best luck looking for a Power Computing, Umax,  
or Motorola clone. I'm reasonably certain that all of these machines  
shipped with either 601, 603, or 604 processors. That's the same as  
buying an old Apple 7x00, 8x00, or 9x00. They're good machines to run  
Linux on (my own mail server runs on a Motorola StarMax 4000, and I  
have a 9600 that I use as a very nice workstation), but upgrading them  
get a bit pricey if you're starting from scratch. Of course, you can  
build the systems piecemeal, which makes it more affordable. But in  
truth, unless you're buying a broken machine, no Apple is going to be  
cheap. If you're wanting cheap hardware, stick with the ia32 commodity  
stuff.

On Sunday, Jun 1, 2003, at 18:24 America/Los_Angeles, N.Thompson wrote:

> I have had an interest in apple computers for a while but I have  
> noticed that
> they don't seem to have any stores in Canada and their prices are also  
> high
> (in my opinion) because there have previously been few or no clones  
> that I
> have know of until the iBox, does anyone know of other apple clones of
> interest.
> --  
> Its amazing what one can accomplish when one doesn't know what one  
> can't do.
> Garfield
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