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Tim McNamara
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In article <[email protected]>,
Jasper Janssen <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 00:47:23 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
> >Mother Earth News costs $10 per year:
> >
> >http://www.motherearthnews.com
> >
> >The cost of a computer, a telephone/dsl/cable connection to the
> >internet, and the electric bill for running it all is an order of
> >magnitude greater.
>
> Two orders of magnitude, really, to not be working with decrepit old
> machines failing at random times.
Oh, I dunno. I've got a Rev B iMac that is 8 years old and works very
reliably, having served for years as a Web server and as a print server
on my home LAN. It could easily be my only computer if I didn't need a
laptop for work.
Jasper Janssen <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 00:47:23 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
> >Mother Earth News costs $10 per year:
> >
> >http://www.motherearthnews.com
> >
> >The cost of a computer, a telephone/dsl/cable connection to the
> >internet, and the electric bill for running it all is an order of
> >magnitude greater.
>
> Two orders of magnitude, really, to not be working with decrepit old
> machines failing at random times.
Oh, I dunno. I've got a Rev B iMac that is 8 years old and works very
reliably, having served for years as a Web server and as a print server
on my home LAN. It could easily be my only computer if I didn't need a
laptop for work.