On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 11:55:46 -0600, you wrote: > >To back up the disagreement: You can replace most hardware in a Mac >desktop that you'd care to replace. I think the only major part you'd >have a hard time replacing is the processor (which IS still possible on >the desktop side, though much more expensive than x86 processors, to be >sure). Macs use IDE harddrives, standard RAM DIMMs and PCI or PCI-X >cards in PowerMacs. Most Macs are really meant to use FireWire or USB >(1 or 2, depending on how new your Mac is) for expansion so you don't >HAVE to replace internal components. Mac laptops have PCMCIA, USB (1 or >2) and FireWire (400 or 800) for expansion. I know nothing about this stuff, so I'm just asking this in all innocence. I'm intending to build a computer in the next six months. Is it possible to build a Mac, or will I need to buy one pre-built? Also, I need to use a 5-button optic scroll wheel mouse due to some physical limitations. I use the two buttons on the sides to back- and forward- page in Explorer. Is this possible in the Mac OS? And is the right click menu functionality available in OS X? These are a couple of the things that I actually like in the x86 world. And, to be honest, there are things about Explorer I actually like over Netscape. Weird, I know, but go figure. Netscape can run on x86, can Explorer be used on Mac? -- laz I am the Dread Pirate Roberts #23546. Ask me about franchise opportunities!