[geeks] new toys. (firmware hack)

[sammy ominsky]

On Friday, Nov 14, 2003, at 01:06 Asia/Jerusalem, Dan Duncan wrote:

> nice hardware.  How little can I spend and come away with a system that
> performs usably under OS X?

Depending on your definition of "usably", a Pismo will do the job 
admirably for about $700 or so. But I suspect you meant new.

>  Will the 800MHz 12" iBook do nicely?

It will.

>   How much memory should I throw at it?

As much as you can afford. Isn't that the answer to that question in 
all circumstances?


> etc, so I'd like to buy up front if it keeps me from having a spare 
> simm to
> dump later)

Don't. I just got a 12" PowerBook (second hand) and looking at 
upgrades, Apple wanted $200 for the same SODIMM I got for $100 at 
CompUSA. Subtract what I get when I sell the one that came with it 
(which I haven't yet, but it's in storage 7,000 miles away), and it's 
well worth it to buy third-party.


> Dual heads would certainly be nice, as would bluetooth.

I have no idea if the iBook comes with Bluetooth. The PowerBook 
certainly does.

---sambo