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Old 11-29-2004, 04:04 PM   #3
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That's just f***in' stupid
 
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Vlad - I think he sold the majority of it... IIRC.

Rausch - what Metrolike said: they sealed the units with batteries that have a short lifespan. They could not be replaced other than shipping back to Apple for an overpriced replacement by 'Apple techs'. Reminds me of the old 980 systems.... charging $150 for a gawddamn 3.5" floppy drive!!!!

Or, even farther back, when they put fuses on the mobo. Simple fuse that cost 20 cents at Radio Shack, they'd charge $200 to replace. Bastards.

Last time I dealt with Apple 'technical support' (I was a tech support guy back in the day) was in regards to Appletalk and TCP/IP.... I needed to know which protocol encapsulated the other for communications over an integrated network. I got bumped all the way up to their 'premeire technical engineering group'... they had no idea what protocol encapsulation meant.

Needless to say, I've been soured on Apple.

However I wouldn't turn down one of their new 64-bit multi-processor systems. I do CGI work.... Apples are great for graphics work. (of course, that would mean I'd have to get the Apple copies of all my software.... )
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