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Possibly, but they don't really meet my low power and noise requirements, not to mention the fantastical prices they charge.

That would be quite fun, but I want something a bit chunkier. I hear there are going to be Cell-based workstations, which will be worth considering.

Nowadays, it seems rather difficult to find a *good quality* computer system. IBM-compatible PCs are made as cheaply as possible; you get a lot of power for your money, but not quality or long-term reliability. Apple is a step up, but still not at the high end, which for myself is just not affordable.

As an example, I very much liked the circa 1992 HP Apollo workstations, which were built like tanks, and had fantastic keyboards. Of course, they are slow and overly large nowadays, but superb in their day. Sun hardware is generally good, but the last Ultra systems I saw had flimsy plastic keyboards that felt like £2 el-cheapo PC stuff. Not what you want with a workstation that costs several grand.

I'm quite happy with the Apple USB keyboard (apart from the placement of '#' -- unmarked Right-Alt-3, nice and user-friendly!), but it's still not up to the HP stuff.

Regards, Roger

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