A Powerbook wasn¡¯t really on my radar, but now it seems to have some appeal.
And for midi librarian work, it needn¡¯t be the latest.? It needn¡¯t even be all that fast.
It would have to fit in a rack drawer.? Were it 1U it would be super cool.
Right now, I¡¯m using a G4 graphite with keyspan card.? But those things go for hundreds of dollars ¨C I need two more.
I¡¯m also using a SSD startup drive, but I don¡¯t know if the kit is backwards compatible to a laptop ¨C or a G3 ¨C gonna hafta check that out.
The SSD makes startup very sweet and convinced me to still allow the Mac in serious contention for the job.
So, a plethora of questions presents:
What¡¯s the last, best Mac laptop with a serial port??
What¡¯s the biggest screen in Mac laptop with a serial port?
What¡¯s the last best tower with a serial port?
Like I said, it¡¯s not about power (I¡¯ve been using a 7300 for some stuff) but about reliability or even serviceability in the long term.
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