Dave Caolog on breaking out his 20″ iMac G4 (my dream machine):
As my MacBook Pro slowly dies, I’ve called my old G4 iMac back into service. Years ago, that machine was wiped clean and given an install of Mac OS X 10.5 before being boxed in the basement. On Friday I will wrap up one week of using it as my primary work machine. In that time I’ve found that it’s slow, beautiful and perfect. Here’s why.
Caolog notes that things run a tad slower on the iMac, but “waiting a half of a second isn’t the end of the world.”
Even better? “This is the most beautiful computer Apple has made,” he says.
Not only do I agree, but after using a 15″ iMac (and at a paltry 800 MHz) for an entire year as my main workstation, it more than served its purpose. Caolog kept his needs simple: TextEdit, Preview, and a few other apps. That’s it.
When your needs are simple, a simple (and gorgeous) Mac is all you need.
[Via Shawn Blanc.]