The growing list of unsupported Macs

I'm guessing all PPC Macs will join the list fairly soon. Next would be non-64bit intel Macs.

So the iBook G4 is "obsolete" now? I only replaced my iBook G3 (sold for a few bucks to a friend) last year. He's still using it, running Tiger... kinda slowly.

Vintage (>5 years old) means it's not supported outside California anymore. In California a special statute commands that products be supported for a minimum of 7 years. Obsolete (>7 years old) means it's not in any way supported anymore with no exceptions.

My 23" Apple Cinema HD Display, using an Apple ADC to DVI converter box, may now be obsolete, but its still going strong. I've got it connected to my main machine (an Early 2009 Mac Mini) and it's still fantastic.

Back in 1985 I remember networking IBM PC's using proprietary IBM network cards with the awful BNC cabling. I think Apple was still using "sneakernet" in 1985.

It's just the way things work. We have a StorageTek tape library that cost us $150000 just 7 years ago and guess what it hasn't been supported now for 2 years and now, it's end of life aka obsolete and we had to purchase a new one at $70K. At least it's half the price/half the size and quad the speed and performance with 4 LTO4 drives. It's just the way technology is, can't hold on to the past gotta keep moving forward or we are not going to get anywhere. I'm not saying throw it away either keep using it until the wheels fall off or, donate to someone that is less fortunate.

Might want to make a distinction between Vintage and Obsolete systems... Vintaged systems are still very much supported, just with some restrictions...