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On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Bill Geschwind wrote:
> If he had actually paid for it then yes, he would be dumb for it. However 
> he got it as a gift, so he didn't spend $3000 on that case. Would I mod 
> something I got for free into something I could use? Hell yes! He also said 
> that he did not want to return the $3000  box in order to not piss off his 
> parents, once again since it was a gift. 

Still doesn't make it "not" dumb. 

> ...... Original Message .......
> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:47:32 -0500 David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com> 
> wrote:
> >Bill, you miss the point. He is not dumb for wanting to run Windows, he is
> >dumb for gutting a $3,000 computer, to turn it into a $200 hack in a fancy
> >case. If he was determined to put a PC in a G5 case, he could have returned
> >the $3,000, top-of-the-line G5, and gotten the bottom-of-the-line G5 and
> >gotten $1,300 cash back for the parts for the project. That would only make
> >him dumb, dumb.
> >
> >But, he didn't. That's why he is dumb, dumb, dumb.
> >
> >Would you pay $3,000 for a computer case?
> >
> >David
> >
> >On 1/29/04 8:46 AM, "geschwin AT email.unc.edu" <geschwin AT email.unc.edu> 
> wrote:
> >
> >> <Devil's Advocate> I know it might be hard for some of you out there
> >> to fathom this, but there actually **are** people out there who PREFER
> >> a Wintel machine over a closed hardware platform. Also, there are
> >> people who prefer to have a machine that has an operating system and
> >> software that they are already familiar with rather than have to learn
> >> a whole new system. So he simply modified that machine to get
> >> something that he wants. Besides, this was certainly not the first
> >> time that a Mac has been modded into a Wintel machine. Calling
> >> somebody dumb for modifying what he got into something that he wants
> >> is being a bit harsh there...</Devil's Advocate>
> >> 
> >> - Bill
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Quoting "David R.Matusiak" <dave AT matusiak.org>:
> >> 
> >>> On Wednesday, January 28, 2004, at 09:57  PM, David Minton wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>> I think this site has made lists around the world, and is getting
> >>>> hammered.
> >>>> It is up though--I just looked at it again.
> >>>> 
> >>>> But talk about dumb, he says he mainly uses the computer for
> >>> ripping
> >>>> music/DVDs--and to do this he traded a pair of 2GHz G5 processors
> >>> for a
> >>>> single 2200 Athlon. My guess it would have been able to rip 2-3
> >>> times 
> >>>> faster
> >>>> in its original configuration.
> >>> 
> >>> he didn't want to "wait for the software."
> >>> 
> >>> ??    
> >>> 
> >>> this person is capable of completely rebuilding a computer, but they
> >>> 
> >>> cannot fathom that the machine came with software installed?
> >>> 
> >>> <thinks nasty words to self>
> >>> 
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