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I am writing this on a handed down 2003 PowerBook G4 12" — it's my battered lightweight notebook computer and still my main device except for when I am being pa
by mmphosis 9y ago
I am writing this on a handed down 2003 PowerBook G4 12" — it's my battered lightweight notebook computer and still my main device except for when I am being paid. I am not sure what my next laptop will be. I am looking at overpowered fan-less mini PCs, but have decided to wait for breakthrough CPUs, maybe massively parallel open cores — I could be waiting a while.
I use the PowerBook mostly to type, code, and debug. The code most often runs on other hardware, although from time to time I have compiled the latest modern versions of software I use for the PowerBook.
I keep it plugged in as much as I can and have yet to replace the battery. I am also unimpressed by newer Mac products as the iPhone appears to be their focus.
Apple never really had me as a customer after decades of my using their hardware. I sometimes use an old Android phone without data and consider Google to be the new Microsoft at this point in history.
- m_mueller 9y agoWhat are you running on your PowerBook? Linux? MacOS with Firefox? If it's the latter, do you still get browser updates? Do you never have the urge to watch web videos at native resolution, or do you use it precisely because those kinda distractions are not available? I'm asking because I still got a 2005 G4 12'' somewhere, and I'm wondering whether I should do anything with it.
- olivermarks 9y agoI'm on a gigabit connection which helps my old Air chug along, but I can't watch 1080 video without herky jerky interruptions and fan huffing and puffing. That's a drawback... I have managed to cut MSFT out of my life for the most part but in many ways I agree that Google are now their equivalent...