I have ordered or bought all the extras I need for the new iMac. Front facing 4-port USB 3 hub, empty 3.5-in USB 3 HD case, 3TB ext HD & Thunderbolt 3 to T/bolt 2 adaptor.
Crossposted with Yawp. Then I came here for other stuff. Suddenly a notification that @gtwilson had replied twice appeared. But I couldn't find the replies on 10C.
Because he'd replied on Pnut.io.
Office supply store offers two different 3TB Toshiba USB 3.0 ext HDs. One is $30 more and includes automatic backup software for PCs but is Mac compatible. The cheaper one lacks the backup crapware that a Mac users doesn't need.
@kdfrawg We may maintain a degree of nostalgia for the old steam trains but imagine if they were still mainstream: the smoke those to locos put out was quite thick and smelly. The air would be too thick to breathe.
// @joanna
@kdfrawg There's a narrow gauge (2ft 6in) tourist-oriented volunteer-operated line in the hills to the north. They have qualified trainers (sic) and if you are going to operate any steam loco in this state, they are the only organisation set up & recognised to do the required training. See http://puffingbilly.com.au/en/ The Men's Shed group had a day out two years ago on the luncheon train.
// @joanna
Received an email from Apple in the wee small hours of today (Saturday). My iMac has been configured to my requirements & has shipped from China. I have also been billed for the device. It's on its way!
@joanna The best answer is to visit this website. http://www.steamrail.com.au/
I love old machinery, especially steam stuff. There are at least three volunteer groups in or around this city dedicated to maintaining & rebuilding old trains, etc.
There are narrow gauge railways and broad gauge ones, all operating on former government-run lines that have been closed due to alleged inefficiency.
One of those two locos seen on the Snow Train was last used as little as 15 years ago by a company that was contracted to supply passenger services to a big regional city in the west of the state. They leased two of those locos & re-converted them to run on oil (in the 1950s they were original converted for that fuel). They were able to maintain the same schedule as the diesel service they had replaced.
Declining patronage closed the line again & SteamRail reclaimed their lococs & reconfigured them once again for coal.