Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]IMAX is a film format. I know many people here use them, but IMO the iMac is a laptop on steroids with a big screen ;-) john > -----Original Message----- > > Yet the Imax lets you pack a real computer with you and is still portable. > Maybe its the way to go. The entire computer is packed into the rather > large > monitor. And you have a separate keyboard. And mouse.. > I may have been far far better of doing that. I'd be a frigging > millionaire by > now. But I consider myself to have done that in an alternate universe. > > http://www.apple.com/imac/ > > A laptop you can do stuff in a Starbucks or a staricase but an iMac you > seem > to need a motel room to set up in. or at home. which is kind of ok with > me. > > > On 6/9/13 1:33 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > > > So is mine! I understand a new Mac Pro is due this summer, which I may > > buy if only to reduce power useage and memory price but maybe not. > > I wait with interest. > > If I am unimpressed by that I am not sure what to do long term, > > probably just stick to what I have. Apple seems to mainly be a phone > > company nowadays but I haven't switched on my PC since I retired just > > over 3 years ago and didn't need it for some of my work. > > I hope Apple doesn't abandon the tower computer, but they must be > > tempted if only in it for the money, given the production volumes > > involved. > > FD > > > > > >> > >> > >> They have not done one of those for many years, my 4 year old one is > >> a dual 4-core and still going strong ;-) > >> > >> john > >>