We had a first gen Mac, way back in 1984.
Mal: Which one you figure tracked us? Zoe: The ugly one, sir. Mal: Could you be more specific?
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Sean K - Jan 21, 2010 11:14:31 pm PST #12491 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Sean K - Jan 21, 2010 11:15:27 pm PST #12492 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
And, like Drew, we were using Apple IIs before that.
NoiseDesign - Jan 21, 2010 11:21:43 pm PST #12493 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
t high fives Sean
javachik - Jan 22, 2010 12:53:50 am PST #12494 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Know, I know you guys go way back. But I hear MacSnob every day from people who didn't discover them until iPods and iPhones.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jan 22, 2010 1:00:06 am PST #12495 of 25501
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I'm not a MacSnob. I did use Macs a lot during my undergrad studies, though (mostly from about 1999, really). I would love a Mac, but the prices are ridiculous. So we keep using PCs.
brenda m - Jan 22, 2010 2:51:26 am PST #12496 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
We had a first gen Mac, way back in 1984.
Yup. With the OS loaded on a floppy. Good times.
Steph L. - Jan 22, 2010 4:56:14 am PST #12497 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I am a Mac snob. I try not to be, but all the trouble I've had in the past with PCs (I don't even like to think about Windows ME) is akin to my utter loathing for Ford cars and subsequent undying loyalty to Toyota.
Plus, I've used Apples since the late 80s, so I'm thoroughly inculcated.
That said, I've heard a lot of good stuff about Windows 7, which is cool.
Gudanov - Jan 22, 2010 5:01:10 am PST #12498 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I'm more of an upgrader and maker of spare-part computers so Macs are pretty much a no-go. I do have a Mac now, but being a G5 iMac it's been left behind.
DCJensen - Jan 22, 2010 5:09:39 am PST #12499 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Since the Intel-based mac era, you can make a Mac out of spare parts a lot easier, ala the OSX86 project.
Steph L. - Jan 22, 2010 5:12:37 am PST #12500 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
being a G5 iMac it's been left behind.
I can't help laughing at that, because my work computer is a G4 with a 466 mHz processor. And because we're in such financial rough waters, ain't no way I'm getting a new one any time soon.
And oh my god, I cannot even tell you how slow it is.
When I took my laptop in to the Apple store a couple of weeks ago, the Genius Bar guy all but pointed and laughed at it (iBook G4, late 2004 model). It still runs great for all my needs, although I'm seriously considering getting a Macbook and then taking this laptop to work permanently, because while it's old, it's WAY "newer" than the tower at work, and light-years faster (1.33 GHz processor, which is slow compared to the new ones, but more than 3 times as fast as my work computer).