Hello,

> Bravo! One of the beautiful things about the old
> Beige Mac hardware is that it lasts forever. If you
>buy a Blue and White, you may have to replace it
> sooner, increasing the cost of maintaining your
> network.

I'll bite: what is this assertion based on?  

AFAIK, B&W Macs don't suffer from any serious
reliability problems, esp. if they've been around for
this long.  I mean, the fact that the beige machines
are older would seem to indicate that you would be
replacing them sooner than a B&W.

If there are B&W shortcomings, please tell me what
they are.  I ask this because I'm looking to a acquire
one in the near future.  

> I am using some of my old Macs at file servers. I
> did have to make the compromise of editing file
names >that I want to keep on them. I know that
> not everyone wants to do this but it seems to be the
> price you have to pay.

That comment segues into the question I've meant to
ask: why is there a need to exceed the 32-character
limit for filenames?


Best,

James Fraser

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