It was the original G4...ordered it the day it was available and I remember it costing around $6k. It was maxed out, and that price included the software licenses as well (office products, etc).
Was a 1gh or and 867mh? I had one I sent back to Apple last fall. My grandson trashed it. He's 6.
Apple put a new screen, a new keyboard, video, and a new power supply, for the grand sum of slightly more than $300. They will fix any of the G4's with any problems for one flat fee.
FRiend, you jumped on Apple like you own MS stock! Your KOS quip was funny though. My first signup on FR was shortly after yours. If that determines truth, I have learned something else today...
OH? The original G4 Power Book (2001) retailed for $2599, the highest, fully stuffed version was $3,997. So, you claim you added $2000 of software? Why?
How long did your G4 Power Book last? When did if fail?
I remember having some issues with the early G4s too — including a motherboard failure and hard drive failures, and the USB bus does behave in a funky fashion on my Quicksilver.