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On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 19:34:28 -0400

"Ivica Bukvic"  wrote:
> Although if I ended up running Linux on it I would be paying a lot more

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> for (at best) comparable hardware shrink-wrapped in the pretty box. If

> that is all, then I guess I feel rehabilitated :-).

I have a 500Mhz G3 iBook. The build quality on this machine is better than

anything else I've seen in the price range. 
The price on the Aple laptops has also been dropping lately and it seems to

have all but obliterated the price differential between PPC and x86 based

laptops.
> I am really thinking here whether OS X is worth the stab, or will I feel

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> caged once I abandon the freedom of Linux. It seems you've partially

> answered my question, and I thank you for that!

If you are interested in pre-packaged shink-wrapped software than OSX might

be for you. If you want to explore the cutting edge you want Linux.
Erik

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