I've also occasionally seen refurbished Minis on Apple.com for pretty cheap.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
Got a question about technology? Ask it here. Discussion of hardware, software, TiVos, multi-region DVDs, Windows, Macs, LINUX, hand-helds, iPods, anything tech related. Better than any helpdesk!
special $90 cable to hook up our existing monitor
What sort of cable costs $90?!
I have no idea. That is a mr. flea item. The monitor is wicked old, I gather, and the modern hookups won't go. Or something.
ETA: I suspect it is this. [link] I think we have the old 24 inch cinema display.
ETA: I suspect it is this. [link]
That thing is like five cables in one. There's single function cables that will probably do what you want over in the left column for around $29.
30 Old PC Ads That Will Blow Your Processor
10 MB HD for $3398!
Here is a 16K RAM Memory Card, $ 495.00... turns your computer into a working giant!
Lots o' Commodores, TRASH-80s, Ataris....
I can't get to Handbrake's site from work, for whatever reason, but the program you linked to is converting for me, LeN. Thanks for the help, guys.
10 MB HD for $3398!
I just paid $100 for a 1.5TB hard drive.
So that's 150,000 times the storage capacity for 2.94% of the price of the old one. So you're getting over 5 million times the capacity per dollar.
I wish those ads were dated. I'm curious to see how well Moore's law held up.