PowerMac is now dead

[irishmike]

They said that the whole line would be Intel based by 2007.  If you buy a PPC based Mac today, it will still be supported until the warranty is ran out and having just bought my MINI (October last year), they still support it as well.

I suppose in another 3 years I will get another machine, but in the meanwhile, I see no problem.

Yes, they are going to stop manufacturing PPC based Macs this year, but the ones they sell will still be supported up to three years from now to fulfill AppleCare Warranty contracts.

My thinking, go ahead and buy the PPC based models and enjoy the savings :-)

Of note, Adobe (Photoshop) has not made a Universal Binary yet to my knowledge :-)

[irishmike]

Yes, I am fanatical about my Mac too.  I am currently lusting after that Mac Pro... very nice.

I am even considering selling most of my Amiga stuff to obtain the over $2K (USD) I need.

Haven't decided on what I will let go of yet.

[irishmike]

@stopthegop

Well, my mac only has one processor and it is doing a lot of things that my Amigas can do.  The difference to me is that I need the Mac for my day to day work, and the Amiga is simply a hobby for me.  I love my miggies, but until the Amiga is actually reborn and available, the Mac is a very cool platform to do video, graphics and even occasionally some internet things on :-)

I applaude those who can use their Amigas day to day and don't need any other computer, but there in also lies the key -- The Amiga does not DO everything I need to do, so I use mine to play classic games on.

Yes, I think it interesting that I can sell my Amiga equipment to help fund the brand new Macintosh, but that is a function of supply and demand :-)


@everyone

I will be keeping my A2000 and possibly still build the A4000 I wanted to build up, but I will be compiling a list of things I wish to sell as I decide this.