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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away
Date: 22 Mar 2014 01:35:45 GMT
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On 2014-03-22, Davoud <star@sky.net> wrote:
> Warren Oates:
>> Yeah -- anything less than Core 2 Duo isn't good for much...
>
> I'm not going to spend a lot of time defending a machine that I'm
> trying to give away free, but this machine is /still/ a fireball with
> Final Cut Studio, Photoshop, and other heavy-lifting software. One who
> possessed the necessary skills could use it to make a Hollywood movie
> or a prime-time TV show or a National Geographic photo spread. That
> ought to be good for something, no?

That's kinda the point. It's certainly going to be worth more to someone
other than you than yourself. In fact, I just looked at some recent completed
listings on eBay and found prices between $100 and $395 for similar
model:

eBay Link: <http://preview.tinyurl.com/o3gjkjn>

Personally, I'd probably auction it on eBay with a starting price of
$150 and see where it goes from there.

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