Apple clones

[Natalia Portillo]

You can buy a non-MacOS-compatible powerpc very cheap. ;)

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> En nombre de N.Thompson
> Enviado el: lunes, 02 de junio de 2003 15:46
> Para: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Asunto: Re: Apple clones
> 
> 
> I'm not necessarily looking for cheap stuff, I am just 
> exploring my options.
> One of the reasons I am interested in clones is that I was 
> simply looking
> for a basic system and the G4's (windtunnels) are not basic systems. I
> wanted to try Mac OSX one of these day's and if that didn't 
> work I would
> just install Linux on the box, but either way I would 
> probably have ended up
> dual booting as that is what I alway's end up doing anyway. :-)
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Shelton" <omega996@mac.com>
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 12:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Apple clones
> 
> 
> > 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
> > > http://www.garfield.ucomics.com/garfield/
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