Re: The sad Truth about iMac:

[Don Elton <delton@cbbs.scsn.net>]

Would your mac have been less obsolete had they waited a year or two
before releasing an upgrade? Was it suddenly less capable than when you
bought it or was your purchase more for the feeling of being cutting edge
than to accomplish any particular task? 

On 7 Mar 1999, LJSILICON wrote:

> Jeff wrote...
> 
> >In Apple's case, they accelerate the obsolesence of their machines
> >themselves by releasing so many models of Macs so often.
> 
> Boy, I could not agree with you more. It's almost as if the marketing manager
> came from Baskin-Robbins and is the guy who invented the "Flavor of the Month"
> promo. With the new names for the colors of the iMacs and the G3s; maybe they
> did hire the guy from Baskin-Robbins. 
> 
> As for the statement about upgrades; I also agree. When I bought my first Mac,
> an SE, it was outdated in less than a month. Within a year, I bleieve there
> were at least 6 better models. It was at that time I swore that I would never
> buy a "NEW" Mac. I do have a Performa 6400 but it was purchased as salvage
> after an electrician hooked it into a 220 line and blew the power supply. I
> replaced the power supply and a fuse in the monitor and it has been chugging
> away into obsolescence ever since.
> 
> Apple Computer, supporters of the Mac-of-the-Month club. Boy, am I glad my GS
> still works!
> 

Don Elton
delton@cts.com
Columbia, SC

http://www.midcarolina.org