Apple clones

[Gary Shelton]

Hmmm, you might consider going with a used older Mac, or those CoreCrib  
computers. With the CoreCrib, you could dictate exactly what you get  
and thus spend, and you'd be able to boot into OS X...


On Monday, Jun 2, 2003, at 07:45 America/Los_Angeles, N.Thompson wrote:

> 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
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