Hello. :) in All things Macintosh http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r3210113 en Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:57:14 EDT Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:57:14 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14390680 jwsmiths4 : Hey I've been around this forum too for I guess going on two years now. I started using Macs w/ the original Mac back in 1984, my father bought one several months before I was born and I started using it before I actually have vivid memories of being alive. The computer lasted until around 1990 (broken when moving to our new apartment) and my parents never bothered to have it fixed - in fact they threw it away :-\. We got our next computer in 1995, a Performa 6115CD w/ a 15 Apple MutliSync display and an Apple LaserWriter printer. I think that computer was 66Mhz (or was it 60?) and came with like 8MB of RAM and had a NuBus expansion slot. It lasted for 11 years and a LOT of abuse. The only part that ever broke in it was the 2X CD-Rom which AppleCare replaced for us in home with a newer 4X speed CD-Rom. In 1997 my father bought me a Performa 6400/200 to reward me for doing so well in school and I used that until 1999. I then built a Windows PC with a friend to play games on and sadly used that computer until I went off to college. My father offered to buy me an iMac G4 but I said "no" - too proud to take his money or more honestly just too stupid not to... I wound up getting a Comcrap PC laptop from Best Buy (I wanted to have a laptop for college) but it broke so quickly and fiercely that I was without it for most of the first year of owning it. So I used my girlfriend's Dell laptop although it had its fair shares of hardware problems too. I then finally traded in my Comcrap for a Toshiba laptop which was honestly not a bad computer - though very very heavy and not very pleasant to look at. I somehow wound up buying 3 PC desktops during that time period. I had lost touch with my Mac roots I then bought an iBookG4 - telling my girlfriend it was for her... but she never actually got to use it :-D. I traded that up for a 15" PowerBook and sold my Toshiba on eBay. I converted the rest of my PC desktops to Linux and FreeBSD and bought a mini as soon as they came out. My fiancé, since just before I traded up to my PowerBook, then got jealous so I bought her a slightly revised iBookG4 which she is more than happy with and has used to help spread our cause. After putting my mini in the living room hooked up to my Smell 20" widescreen LCD my roommates got jealous and both picked up Mac laptops. I have probably converted anywhere from 5-10 people to Mac in the last two years by letting them use mine and showing them how powerful Apple's computers really are. My next purchase will likely be to upgrade my line-up when Apple releases the Intel mac desktops. I'm probably going to be selling two more of my Intel Linux boxes to start saving that money towards the Intel Macs. BTW I am 21, I am a college student who has paid my own way through college w/ a part time job at Best Buy's Geek Squad (where I am working on converting my co-workers to the right side) and I hope to start Med school next fall.
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My computer experience goes back to 1975 and I'm a long time PC user. I also have had several macs for quite a number of years. I can even remember looking at the first Mac when it first debuted. I am employed in the PC business.

My Mac list: Apple IIe, LC II, LC III, Quadra 650, Two 4400/200s, and my recent mini (top model with superdrive.) It's hard to resist buying yet another mini...

I'm currently developing programs with REALbasic. I'm wrapping up a 'math drill' program that I'm hoping my nephew will like.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14389693 Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:53:36 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14389344 tmpchaos : I've tried to make the transition a little easier with a 'new user' link in the header.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14389344 Sun, 18 Sep 2005 09:35:22 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14389308 T_Wrecks :
said by TDOG See Profile :

Well, I have been a BBReports member since 2000....I have several
Winboxes....BUT I just took delivery of a cute little MAC MINI. I'm just
learning how to use it so please be gentle because I'll probably be
asking some dumb questions. Anyway , I usually hang out in the
Bellsouth and Wireless networking forums but I'll be spending more
time here now that I'm an official Mac user....Hey I kinda like the sound
of that.

Thanks in advance for all the help
that I'm sure I'll be needing.

TDOG
Welcome and enjoy your Mac!
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Winboxes....BUT I just took delivery of a cute little MAC MINI. I'm just
learning how to use it so please be gentle because I'll probably be
asking some dumb questions. Anyway , I usually hang out in the
Bellsouth and Wireless networking forums but I'll be spending more
time here now that I'm an official Mac user....Hey I kinda like the sound
of that.

Thanks in advance for all the help
that I'm sure I'll be needing.

TDOG]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14389098 Sun, 18 Sep 2005 07:56:43 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13888283 hyperjoe :
said by hyperjoe See Profile:

Joe
33 Male
Social Worker
Video/Design/Web

Imac 800 Flat P
2 PeeCees...yuck!

gota get to work!! Ciao
-hyper
Funny. Im 36 now and still a male.
Dual Gig Mirror PM
iBook 800 G3
iMac 800 LCD
NO PEEECEEEs!

All work excellent. Slight problem with iBook no problems with others.
Gearing up for an intell mac.
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Years of using other friend's machines. The Apple Machines always stood out....then, the dark ages. Didn't run across a mac for a loooong time. Used a roommates pc for a bit, used the pcs in the library, played pc games with some folks. Got reintroduced to mac in graphic design class. Had a teacher who didn't teach us anything about the mac itself, just gave us assignments to carry out. We all did fine, though it wasn't easy. Been using a mac ever since. Currently have a AGP G4 (originally 500 Mhz), upgraded to a 1.7Ghz, radeon 8600, extra 120GB HD, 2Gigs Ram, Pioneer 108 DVD-RW, + a 1.67 17inch Powerbook AL with 1 Gig Ram. Tiger on both. Airport extreme network with Airport Express, mainly for the iTunes bit, and secondarily for extending range, though not really needed,,,,sometimes it's fun to take the laptop into the middle of the street. Currently use both machines to build websites, create various graphic design projects, assist in my main love, painting, watching movies on the road, and to reply to posts on forums in the middle of the night, when I should really be in bed. later.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13887787 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 04:20:33 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13881717 bobrk : Well, jeez, if we're going to visit the way-back machine...

said by bobrk See Profile:

Hi, I'm Bob!

I'll be 45 on the 1st of July.
You can figure this out...

said by bobrk See Profile:

I bought a Mac 128k in 1985,
an SE/30 in 1990,
a Centris 610 in 1993,
a 7500/100 in 1996 (which now has a G3/400 daughtercard)
and a Cube in 1999.

I still have all of those, as well as
a Plus,
an LC,
a PowerBook 145B,
a 6400/200,
and an iBook that my wife lets me use occasionally.
Heh. The list is much longer now, topped with a Dual 1.8GHz G5. Other notables are a Duo 210, a Plus, an 8500, a PowerComputing PowerCenter 132, a IIci, an iMac and a Sun Ultra 1. We also have a new iBook and a PowerBook in the house.

said by bobrk See Profile:

I also have a Newton, that I still use daily.
...but the battery is flakey. I'm thinking about replacing it with a Treo.
said by bobrk See Profile:

At work I play with Auspex file servers, using NT, linux, IRIX, Solaris and whatever else we need to test with, so I know how the dark side lives.
Auspex went out of business, and now I'm at a small web security startup where they let me bring in my old Cube for "testing." ;)
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said by cipater See Profile:

Why I haven't responded yet, I don't know. Just a lurker, I s'pose. :-)

I've been using Macs regularly since, oh, 1989 or so. I came from an Apple II background (though my first box was a TRS-80 Model I! At least I had a disk drive), and somehow resisted the temptation to get a //gs instead. There were plenty of Macs for me to use in college (I ran a large Mac lab on campus by 1990 - I was a quick study!), but didn't get my own until 1993 when I very wisely chose a closeout IIci over the then-brand new IIvx.

After upgrading the IIci to death (Daystar Turbo040 and the whole nine yards), I moved up to an 8500/120 in 1996. After upgrading that to death (up to a G3/400), I gave it to my sister and bought a G4/400 (Gigabit ethernet) in 2000.

I also had an eMate 300 for a couple of years, and now that's also in my sister's possession. My iBook/500 is serving my portable needs quite well, thanks.

Oh, and I picked up a Laserwriter 16/600PS for about $140 on eBay a few months ago, completing the Apple picture.

I plan on upgrading my current G4 some more, most likely adding a Sonnet 800MHz or 1GHz. I've already got a gig of RAM, a WD 80JB (an amazingly fast drive), and a Radeon AGP. I don't plan on buying a new tower until 2003 sometime, when it becomes more clear what direction Apple will go in for CPUs.
Always interesting to revisit the past every now and again... So, what happened to me since July of 2002?

I did end up buying a Sonnet 800MHz G4 upgrade for my Gigabit G4 a few months later, and it's been running perfectly ever since.

Bought a refurbed Dual 2.0GHz PowerMac G5, June 2004.

The iBook gave up the ghost a few weeks ago (reed switch problem I should be able to fix in one of my few spare moments), so I replaced it with a refurbed 12" Powerbook G4/1.33GHz.
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said by T_Wrecks See Profile:

Wow. I've been hanging around here for almost 2 years and I've never contributed to this thread.

At this point, it seems silly for me to introduce myself. Everyone must know me by now from all of my questions :)

Uh, anyway, I have a Mac. I like it.
I've been reading everyone's posts, then I went back and read mine, and it sort of sucked. I didn't tell anyone anything.

Anyway, I have an eMac. I got it in 2003. It came with a 40GB hard drive and 128MB of RAM. But I've swapped them for a 120GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM. Other little extras include an external DVD burner, and external 120GB hard drive, and JBL Creature Speakers. I'm very happy with my current set up.

Also, rumor has it, that I'll be getting a PowerBook at work soon. Then, I will be PC-free.

It's also worth noting that all of my meager knowledge about Macs and their associated products, I've learned from this site. It's an incredible resource. Thanks everyone...

There. That was a more complete response.
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I just got a Powerbook 17" and a 30" Apple display for work and am verry happy with it so far.

I have been a staunch Linux user for several years - and still am. However I have gotten sick of Dells and thought that since the Mac OSX was based on BSD and the powerbooks look really cool I should get one.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13864408 Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:42:50 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13677168 ifarrell : Hi all,
My name is Ian.
I got my first Mac this past weekend (after years of suffering through a gazillion (slight exaggeration :D ) Windows incarnations).
I have an IMac G5 20" 250GB.
Already love it. Lots to learn but am learning quickly.
Add a 4th Gen 20GB iPod to boot.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13677168 Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:25:51 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13674079 normljoe : Ok, I'll step up to the plate.

Name is Greg and I'm pretty much a victim of the Apple halo effect and most pleased to be one.

On my many shopping binges at Fry's I'd always swing the "Apple isle". With the release of the Mini and Tiger, and all the good press, I figured I'd give it a go and I've never been so impressed by an OS and computer.

Currently:
Mac Mini 1.4, 1G, 80G HD
G5 2.0 Dual, 512M, 300G
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I started in high school with a Royal Typewriter and moved to Key Punch in the 60's - which was long after graduation - because my chess partner was learning to program the first main frame at Caterpillar Tractor Company. I hated KP, he went on to teach the computer how to play chess, and I never looked at a computer until the early 90s.

I started out with a DOS box with 2 mb RAM and within 6 months had progressed through three computers and into Windows 3.0 with a PS2 loaded with 24 MB RAM. It cost me $6 that year to learn I didn't have enough memory to use AOL. Awhile after that I got a dial up account using my fancy new 28. 8 modem.

I started reading about Mac in 1994 or earlier, but it wasn't until ten years later that my cousin sent me her PTP 1996 model Mac clone in January. I bought my first real Mac, a 1.25 G4 MDD with Combo Drive that August. I've since added a second hard drive, a Super Drive, a 160 GB External Fire Wire drive, hub, NAT firewall, DSL and I added 1024 RAM. It is the best computer I ever owned. I also have an empty B&W case I plan to fill soon, and I wouldn't mind owning a Ruby, too.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13669556 Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:39:46 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13668828 File Quit : Might as well update my Mac status:
1ghz PowerBook (property of the schools, family laptop)
1ghz iBook G4 (my first Mac I bought myself)
1.67ghz PowerBook w/SuperDrive (my brand new baby :D )
2 300mhz B&W G3s (300mhz/1gb RAM/80gb HD)

Hopefully an iMac G5 or PowerMac when I stop spending money on notebooks ;).
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I purchased the following computers brand new when first released:

Apple //e
Macintosh LC
Performa 5215 (Not Apple's best) ;)
Power Macintosh G3 (Platinum) Rev C

and my current Mac is a PowerBook G4 12" Rev C. Running Tiger of course!

Although I have always worked supporting them, I had never personally owned a PC till about 3 years ago. I bought one for games only as I feel that's all they are really good for, but to each their own. :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13667035 Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:43:41 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13666852 hkellogg : just added an imac g5 to the clan last sunday but I am a previous ibook owner ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13666852 Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:21:04 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13666314 NOCMan : My name is Corey and I'm the proud owner of a full his and hers mini set.. 2x Mac Mini and Ipod Mini's for me and the wife.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13666314 Wed, 15 Jun 2005 18:01:57 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13665238 T_Wrecks :
said by brk3b2 See Profile:

My name is Brian today was my last day of high school :)
Congrats!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13665238 Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:04:53 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13665179 brk3b2 : My name is Brian today was my last day of high school :)(James Madison High School In Brooklyn if anyone cared) I live in Brooklyn and am going to Hunter college for music this fall. I have a 15 inch 1.5ghz PowerBook which become exactly one month old today. I also convinced my almost computer illiterate mom to get a iBook or mac mini in a month or so.
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The first computer that I ever used was my brother's Commodore 64 back in '82 when I was only 5 years old. I really didn't know how to do much, other than one line of code that would make a sentence tile and scroll down. Also played a couple of games on it that loaded from a cassette tape!! Next up was the Commodore Amiga, which was mainly a gaming machine. This thing put out bad-ass graphics for its time (64 bit I believe?) and all my friends would come over and play games on it.

Then there was a HUGE gap between the Amiga and my next computer, which would be an Apple PowerPC 7200/200. That thing was a tank! I kept that for a few years, and now I own a 450 Sawtooth pumped up to 1ghz and 1.67 Powerbook.
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I started with Apple back in the day when my father bought an Apple II. I also remember playing games like Choplifter and Wizardry (back before you needed a number on the end!). I even enjoyed a fine product from subLOGIC called Flight Simulator before MS bought it.

I drifted away from the Apple family after the Apple IIe got long in the tooth and never had a Mac until this past November. It started like so many others these days with the purchase of a 3G iPod. I was so impressed with the style, function, and ease of use I decided to take a look at the new iMacs that were just coming out.

Now I own a 17" iMac, converted my brother to a 12" iBook G4. Converted my brother-in-law to a 17" iMac G5. I love what I produce with my Mac (photo albums, dvds, etc.)

I still use a pc as well (I work with all pcs) and I find myself less and less inclined to boot that old dog up anymore for anything but gaming.
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At this point, it seems silly for me to introduce myself. Everyone must know me by now from all of my questions :)

Uh, anyway, I have a Mac. I like it.
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I learned fast how to keep my head up 'cause I know there is this side of me that wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just fly the whole mess into the sea.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13663999 Wed, 15 Jun 2005 13:43:36 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13662140 chriskay : Hey, I just remembered this topic, too!

I've been lurking in this forum for a few months now, but I only acquired my first Mac a few days ago. I've been thinking about replacing my Dell notebook with a Powerbook sometime this fall, but the opportunity came up the other day for a $65 G4 (AGP) 450Mhz w/640MB RAM. How could I say no?!

I think I'm becoming a convert, which is scary and exciting at the same time. :huh:

-Chris
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I'm Steve. I started with Apple on my friend's IIc and we got a IIe shortly after. Unfortunately, Apple has outgrown my wallet, so my latest machine is a lowly eMac G4 1.42Ghz instead of the dual processor G5 I'd have liked to buy. I converted my wife to Apple as soon we were hitched. I think it might have been in our wedding vows, but I could be wrong. ;)

Steve
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I started out with a Classic in 1990. I still have it, and I think it still works. In 1995 I got a job where they only had PCs. Pretty soon I had gotten a PC as well. I've upgraded a ton of times, including fairly recently, to an Athlon64. It's super unstable, and every other day something new seems to go wrong with it. Now that I'm doing things like spyware removal at work, I just don't want to deal with that crap at home. Plus I do some video work in my spare time, and I'm not real happy with Premiere (especially after having used Final Cut a little bit).

I'm will be keeping a journal of sorts about my experience switching...it's at »www.jdeare.com

My PowerMac arrives tomorrow, so that's when the fun starts... :)
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Anyway, I'm Brian, a high school student living in New Jersey. When I first came to my high school this year, I was introduced to Macs. Before I always had the 'ewww.... Macs' thought about them. I also had other silly misconceptions about them, such as 'you can't get software for them!' and other crap.

I soon grew a liking to the Macs, especially the G5 Dual 2.0's we have in one lab. Come November, I knew I wanted a Mac. First I was going to get an old PM G4, then an old eMac, then a refurb eMac, then a new eMac, then my mom thought portability would be good, so a new iBook. I decided to wait until after MWSF in January to see what it would hold. A week or so later, I ordered my Mac mini (1.42/512).

I'm happy with my Mac. I plan on making the rest of my computing purchases Mac - except for maybe a pc fileserver here and there, since I still keep up support for a large network of PCs in my home. Soon, I don't know how soon, but before September 2006, I will be buying a 15" Powerbook. As of now I have a Dell laptop, but while it does the job OK when it works, I'd be much happier with the Powerbook. I won't be taking any more CAD classes until college after Sept 2006, so I won't be bringing my PC laptop any more after that point. Cisco is happily cross-platform.

I probably will stay with Apple portables. Instead of buying a seperate iMac or PM G5, I'd probably buy a nice monitor for my PB and continue upgrading it. Come time for college in the Fall of 2008 (or a couple of years later if I wait to get the pb now), I probably would leave my Powerbook with my family and purchase a new one for college. I don't think a desktop would be the best idea, since I'll be going to school for engineering. Maybe I'd want a PC-based desktop for some of the engineering apps, but probably nothing fancy. Once I get out of college, I may end up just upgrading my Powerbook, as I very well may end up in a career with a large amount of permanent travel.

Anyway, no iPods here. I don't listen to enough music to warrant it. I continue encouraging mac use, and helped a friend choose a G4 iBook.

That's about it.
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My name is Steve and I'm 22. I have a 15" 1.5GHz PowerBook and a 3G 15GB iPod. Since getting my Mac in November of 2004, I have convinced 2 people to buy iPod mini's and one of them to buy a G4 iBook. (Aren't I special!?)

My next Mac purchase will most likely come within the next few months and be a G5 iMac.

Yeah, that's all! :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13362761 Sun, 08 May 2005 22:28:13 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13362738 splix : Hello, my name is Dave and I am a new switcher.

I just ordered a brand new 15" 1.67Ghz PowerBook to go along with my 2nd generation 10gig iPod that I already have. My PowerBook should be arriving sometime next week!

I love the beauty of OSX. Constantly trying to get people to understand Macs and do away with Windows. Not working. :(

I look forward to visiting this forum often on my new PB!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13362738 Sun, 08 May 2005 22:23:35 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13362595 orinoco : Name's Jaden. I have/had an old Macintosh and a Macintosh Classic II, both of which no longer work. I used Macs in school up until high school, which was mostly Windows. Current Mac is a Beige G3 running 10.3, 9.2, and 8.6. I picked up an iPod Photo a few weeks back too. I plan to purchase a new Mac this summer.
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I just started using macs again, and my current one is a G3 B/E, 300 MHz, 64 MB Ram, 8x CD-RW (added in), 6 Gig HDD, Mac OS 8.6, Zip 100 drive (disabled)....it's used, but it's the AV (Education) model.

I also have an LC II....took it out, works, do not know specs.

I love the Mac, and am buying a PowerBook or iBook soon.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13362068 Sun, 08 May 2005 20:39:24 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13362048 Crypto : My name is Chris, and I'm a professional sysadmin.

I have a 12" 1.5GHz powerbook, an ipod for me, and one for the wife.

I've had a mac for a while, but until a few years ago it ran linux.

OS X changed my view of macs from irrelevant plaything to brilliant workstation.
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Seriously, I am a die-hard PC user, but I getting so much flak from the Mac users & consultant and work [we put out a magazine] that I might even be tempted in to getting one! If they weren't so darn expensive!!

What's the minimum you need to run OSX - I've got *nix in my blood.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13361052 Sun, 08 May 2005 17:59:57 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13059412 JacksGhost : This thread looks/sounds like my old rehab ' group therapy ' meetings.

I have a couple macs now as I've recently come into recording again as well as being a prior agent for a broadband provider.. having days full of telling folks how to fix BSOD's , Spyware, Virilli, Malware and a slew of other rubbish.

Just wanted away from it all and couldn't;t be happier now.

Someone pass the bottle this way, will ya?
jAX,]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13059412 Fri, 01 Apr 2005 01:56:14 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13057595 surfcitymom : Hi! I have been using Macs since about 1988, before that it was Apple computers, starting around 1980 -- don't you dare ask how old I am! Just purchased my new eMac about 6 weeks ago and love it!

Deb]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13057595 Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:36:27 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13011713 Subaru : I just got my PowerBook G4 15" 1.67Ghz 2 days ago I love it!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13011713 Sat, 26 Mar 2005 16:03:29 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12795402 netwire : Hello, my name is Jamie and I am a new Mac convert. My 12” iBook which I have had just under a month has been nothing but nice to me - very pleasing!
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I've been a Mac Man since the 512's,now I have A Powermac G4 w/ 800Mhz,832 MB Ram.

The Olde Mac Man]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12795327 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:10:26 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12781320 SandyLP : I was a Windows user for about 10 years. I bought a 2.5 G5 in July of 2004 along with the 20" Aluminum Monitor and Isight. I also got Adobe's Creative Suite, Apple Works and Office for Mac. The G5 been a joy to use. I gave everything related to the PC (and the PC) to my daughter. I'm excited to be a MAC convert! ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12781320 Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:33:09 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12755495 USAOwnz : Hello, my name is Enrique and I am currently a PC user(mostly because of gaming), but I am hoping to get a Mac by the end of this year.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12755495 Thu, 24 Feb 2005 03:45:16 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12755259 David :
said by DrewCapu See Profile:

Hey, beach boy!

Welcome!

I don't think I ever filled out one of these.

Thanks for the welcome..

When I had my first Apple IIe experience I was in 5th grade, in 1985. My parents bought one with a spinnaker game called "storymaker" or something like that. I also had a game called "Wings of fury" that I adored. I even hid it because I loved to play it so much.

I was sad when that game would not load any more... :(

I "since then" have found better games and such but nothing like flying that little plane and bombing islands.
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Welcome!

I don't think I ever filled out one of these.

Feels kinda weird doing it now since I seem to already be a frequent poster :D

Well, I've used both PCs and Apples/Macs (and Tandys and Commodores and...) ever since about 1985 or whatever year that was when I was in 1st grade, heh. I didn't buy my first Mac though until a couple years ago when I finally got a PB. What did it for me was seeing how OS X was unix based. And I really needed it for a side project that basically ended up paying for my purchase :)

Since I'm doing that project every year now, it seems, lets see what other SJ products I can add to my collection :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12753502 Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:14:54 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12753477 ninjaturtle : Hi!

A lot of you hate me too. Not because I am Canadian (they are ok, but can't be trusted) but because I have a Mac mini and sport an MS flag as me icon. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12753477 Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:12:19 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12753397 Ryan 21 : Hey I'm Ryan...

Some of you hate me because I'm canadian.

Don't judge my country by my actions... I have an eMac and 1st Gen iPod Mini.... I feel so outdated... :huh:

-Ryan

:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12753397 Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:02:04 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12753292 David : Hi, I am David... I used lev See Profile's mac in chicago and broke it about 2 years ago :D .

I am hoping to have a MAC one day, if my sister does not want one first. I had an Apple IIe till my dad retired it to the local trash heap :( (Picture beach very sad here)

Otherwise I am just a regular Windows user, and lurker.
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Our first new Mac was a Performa 630CD, the second was a Bondi rev.A iMac, with lots of used/borrowed/salvaged ones in between. Usually about 5 Macs running in the house at any given time.

I work in tech support for a small K-8 school district and am responsible for about 500 Macs, mostly old Centris/Quadra/Performa models. It is amazing how they just keep running. All are networked on our 10/100 LAN, and the students use them daily to access reading and math applications.

I also take care of our PowerSchool, Helpdesk, and Read Naturally servers, which are all Macs. As the only tech in the district, I have lots of other reponsibilities as well.
IP Cameras, WAPS, pulling cable, adding drops, etc., etc.

I am glad I found this forum, as OS X is still pretty new here. It's nice to be able to get a quick answer from somone that actually knows what they are talking about....;)

Thanks!
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My 1st PC was an 8088, I ran a BBS on an XT with a 300 baud modem. The 1st program I ever wrote was in Cobol followed quickly by one in Fortran.

Always been a PC user, mostly running linux (since slackware was pretty much the only distro, and loaded off floppies).

Have coveted a mac since the g4 imac's came out, but they were out of my price range. Then along came the mini, drove 4 hours the day they were released to the apple store in Orlando to pick mine up.

I called the store at 8:57AM that morning & bought mine over the phone, and drove there that night to pick it up.

I'm a network engineer well versed in cisco, foundry, and various other assorted pieces of network gear.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12534803 Sun, 30 Jan 2005 19:42:50 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12534678 Coma :
said by Kiva See Profile:

Hi. I'm Kiva. I am an avid hardcore PC user and have never used a mac, I am getting one in mid 2005 though! Can't wait to join you guys here.

Welcome to the other side.

You will love the experience.

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12534678 Sun, 30 Jan 2005 19:28:15 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12534197 Kiva : Hi. I'm Kiva. I am an avid hardcore PC user and have never used a mac, I am getting one in mid 2005 though! Can't wait to join you guys here.
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I grew up a Commodore kid. I started with a VIC20, had several 64's (including an SX-64 "portable"), and 128's. I then switched to Amigas, starting with a 500 and ending with a 2500 running a 50mhz Rocket Launcher and 7MB of memory. This was 1993 or so, so that was a VERY fast machine at the time. By comparison, I bought a Pentium 60 to replace it over a year later.

I've been using Wintel machines (although most of my newer ones are AMD-powered) but decided a Mac would make a great addition to the stable since i do web design. Might as well make sure my designs look good on all the platforms I can. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12198424 Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:04:20 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12130319 GoodyearMark : ......]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12130319 Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:19:52 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12121155 GoodyearMark : Hey, my name's Mark and I started out using the Bell and Howell Apple ][ around '79, you know the cool black one? Played alot of Castle Wolfenstein and Autobahn. I went to the dark side for a number of years and have come back home. It helped that my fiancee's dad is an Apple engineer and she had so much Mac stuff when I met her.

We are surrounded by Apple gear in the house. Got an SE/30 running BSD and a Performa that runs great and a G4 PowerPC and a 20" iMac G4 and a newer 15" Powerbook and 14" iBook.

I just love this stuff! I'm glad I live by San Francisco and have 10 Apple stores to choose from to blow all my money in.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12121155 Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:12:43 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11447752 Merlin2960 : Started with a blank slate in 1985 when I walked into the computer store to buy one for a Non-Profit agency. I said, "Show me your best computer." We went to an IBM model and they couldn't figure out how to turn it on. Really. I walked over to a Mac II and hit the power key on and it started right up. I started playing around with it while they got some guy out from the back to power up the IBM...by the time they finished arguing whether they needed to enter //* or *// I made up my mind and said, "I'll take this one" pointing to the Mac. They tried to talk me out of it but I just laughed. It maxed out with 5MB of RAM and an 80 MB drive!

Later I bought a II cx for home and gradually maxed out the RAM at 16MB and the hard drive grew to 500MB! My mother uses this one now.

In the 90's I bought a PPC 7100 for the office and an 8600 for home. I augmented the 8600 to 1GB of RAM and added a 60GB ATA drive and a Radeon video card.

Last year I bought a G5 2GHz dualie with a 250GB SATA drive, Bluetooth and the Radeon 9800 video card. I networked the G5 and the 8600 using a Motorla SPG-1000 gateway cable modem/e-net hub/wireless router and printer server.

I have connected my Tivo to my G5 where I edit and burn archive dvds of my favorite shows and movies. I'm waiting for Tivo-to-go to be released so I can transfer the material over e-net rather than by analog-digital transfer in real time.

My usual nick is Merlin Macuser but this forum didn't give me enough digits...:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11447752 Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:13:30 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11413882 djeddiej : Thank you JJ for clarifying my Point. Actually, I was really thrilled to have it up and running on my PC because OS X is really nice. Microsoft probably has learned a lot from working with Apple and hence I see a lot of similarities between Mac OS X and XP (IMHO). In fact, I am testing it out right now, entering this message using Camino within the Mac OS within my XP Pro. I actually want to get it optimized so that I can do some of the things that I have seen on PearPC.net --like ---

-having Windows, launching
-Linux, Launching
-PearPC with MacOS X, Launching
-VirtualPC, running PC Anywhere and
-connecting to my original Windows OS.

crazy eh? maybe too much time... but probably time for this to move to a new thread.

cheers]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11413882 Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:59:18 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11413848 djeddiej : Hey Bobby Boy, I am running PearPC, which does allow you to get MacOS X on Windows (or Linux even, which I do have on another partition on the PC).

BTW I do have an LC3..its in my computer museum, next to a TI99-4A and my Atari 800. My wife has a Mac Quadra from our in-laws. I never said I hated macs, but its nice to know that the Mac is not so proprietary...

enjoy your Mac, I will enjoy mine on my PC.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11413848 Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:52:44 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11411588 JJ :
said by Bobby Boy See Profile:
said by djeddiej See Profile:
I just thought I would throw in a jarring message here. I am running Mac OS X...on my PC! Yup that's right


In your dreams my friend, in your dreams.


He runs PearPC:
»All things Macintosh »Is there a version of OS X, including Aqua, that will run on my x86 computer?

If you think it's bogus do a forum search and if you still think he's dreaming start a different thread on the topic.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11411588 Thu, 23 Sep 2004 20:33:48 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11411526 Bobby Boy : While I'm here, I will introduce myself. My name is Bob and I live in Northern Virginia, not far from Washington, DC.

I have been a diehard Mac user since I bought my first Mac, an LC475, from MacMall many moons ago. Since then I have been through a few Macs. I presently use a G3 333 with OS9.1. I also have a 15 inch flat panel iMac running OS 10.3.5. I used a PC for a short time and really didn't like it in any way. It's Apple all the way for me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11411526 Thu, 23 Sep 2004 20:27:18 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11409897 djeddiej : Hello everyone -

I just thought I would throw in a jarring message here. I am running Mac OS X...on my PC! Yup that's right, I don't need to pay 5 grand plus or whatever for an IBook, Itanium, G5, G4, whatever.. I have it running on top of Win XP Pro, as well as running it on top of a Debian Linux Partition, on the same PC (I flip back and forth)...so I am not really a convert per se, but just absorbing the Mac into the PC world, just like the Borg (and perhaps like Micro$oft too...lol)

And to all you naysayers, it is running just fine. You need a pentium 4 2.00 gHz for it to run comfortably, and set aside at least 256 Megs of RAM for it to run. I use it to test web apps I create and check it under Mac IE, Camino, Netscape and Safari. And I can run MSN Messenger and (heh) MS Office. But pretty much everything else (vid editing, working etc.) I do on my PC. So why go PC or Mac when you can have both (and if you have money, I suppose you can get both a PC and a Mac while you are at it)?

BTW it does not break the Mac OS EULA if your PC has an Apple label or logo (it really says "onto an Apple-labelled or Apple-licenced computer.") so I put an Apple sticker on the bottom of my PC. However, I do suggest that you use your own copy of Mac OS X if you wish to do so. It is after all, a nice OS. And so is Windows (when used right). And so is Linux (when used right)...

And along with the topic, my name is Eddie, and I my first experience with Apples was programming on the Apple 1 and 2 in elementary school. That should really set an age for me....

cheers]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11409897 Thu, 23 Sep 2004 17:07:27 EDT Homecoming (but not in the way you think) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10965482 jiggles : My 12" Powerbook G4 came in this morning. Believe it or not, it's my first mac.

My first apple was an Apple //e back around '79 or '80. I kinda leapfrogged the whole Mac thing and ended up buying a NeXTstation in '90/'91. I ended up being a NeXTstep developer for the next 6 years or so, even running NS on Intel hardware. When NeXTstep died, painful as it was, I moved on. Been using Windows and Linux and programming Java since.

I'm glad that NS was resurrected and lives on in OS X. I am probably going to go back to developing on it again.

So, this is sort of a sheep coming back into the fold, not because of the Mac but because of OS X/NS. I'm relearning all those things I've missed for so long. Should have done this much sooner.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10965482 Wed, 04 Aug 2004 22:16:29 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10902925 Johnny :
said by Ohenri See Profile:
Newest Kid on the block here. Found this after doing a few speed tests, and noticing that I'm now getting slower rates


Hey there and welcome to BBR's ATM.

You can post a thread about the speed and see if anyone has any tips.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10902925 Wed, 28 Jul 2004 21:54:16 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10902328 Ohenri : Newest Kid on the block here. Found this after doing a few speed tests, and noticing that I'm now getting slower rates (???) Oh well, I'm going to look into this. But noticed the forums a few clicks later...

Regardless, glad to have found another site to read and contribute - as long as I can. ATM?? all good...

oops. running:

12" 1Ghz PB w/ 768M + 80G 5400 HD | APEx Card | Panther.3
Pismo w/ 1G + 20G 5400 HD | Jag.8 | AirP card | BT [retired now]
iMac DV 400 - stock as hell. Classic.
iPod 20G.

H!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10902328 Wed, 28 Jul 2004 20:53:04 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10768022 gnomedex : i am new to ATM (ive been here for about 2 weeks) i was surfing the web one night and found this forum... i am glad i joined, and ironically i joined 3 days before i bought my new 12" powerbook (superdrive).... i also have a lombard powerbook.... and unfortunatly a few windows machines (although i am looking to get rid of them-- not like anyone would want them)
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Hi.

Relatively new to these forums and this site, but not to Mac - been using Apple computers dating back to the first Apple ][ as a junior in high school (my best friend had an Apple ][g with the cool monitor raised up over the CPU and we played lots and lots of Taipan). Loved to play with the POKE & PEEK commands, too. Then came college and my school was one of the first to put Mac 512Ks in the computer lab, right next to the honkin' mainframe monitor where we had to do FORTRAN homework. Nothing was sweeter than sending a finished paper to the laser printer 100 feet away in the housing office, or creating a graphic in MacPaint with the pixel tool that ended up on a t-shirt in living color. Been using Macs ever since (still have an SE 30 that works flawlessly, even without the internal fan, has the fireworks screensaver and can play Strategic Conquest from time to time). Then went from a Centris 610 to a Beige G3 DT (gave it to my sister all tricked out with USB and firewire and extra large HDs and RAM running Jaguar perfectly) and now I've got a 14" Dual USB iBook 800/640 with Panther connected to the internet via a Graphite Base Station and DSL. Can't wait to upgrade to Airport Express later this year and finally get my printer into the remote mix.

And I'm glad I found this forum - been lurking for a while, mostly seeing what's what, and I think I'll stick around for a while longer. Maybe some others who are newer will chime in, too.
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That was preposterous! Utter Nonsense! Totally unsupportable drivel! You can't be serious!....Um, what did you say?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10640746 Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:11:34 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10062428 Evolution : After a year of stealing my brothers 800MHz G3 iBook, I finally went out and had a reason to buy a laptop for school, so I bought a 15" Powerbook G4. Its bone stock for right now, and the ram NEEDS a bumping up because 256MB is NOT enough. I will be attending Drexel University in the fall and will major in Information Systems, and will have my MBA in 5 years with their 5 year Co-Op program. I plan on purchasing a Dual G5 by the time school gets closer. I still use my PC but am completely Windows free as I run Gentoo Linux.
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My business is animation art sales and Charlry Sports Auctions for fund raising.
Have a great weekend to all and thanks to all for all the help over the year on this great site,]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10062271 Sat, 24 Apr 2004 18:42:54 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10062143 tbgteclipse : Hello All,

My name is Dustin Guyse from Arkansas. I have been using Macs since the first 17" came out. I am a newb compared to all of you, but I have seen the light and will never go back to Winders again.

My first Mac was a 17" PowerBook G4 1GHz, and now I am using a Dual 2GHz PowerMac G5 and fixing to use a new 15" PowerBook G4 with 1.5 GHz with 128MB of memory. I can't wait until it gets here.

Thank you for your time, and everyone have a great weekend.
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My name is Brian. Been registered here for awhile but never introduced myself. I'm the Director of Bands at the largest high school in New Jersey:

»www.ehsbands.org

I'm also a professional music arranger, arranging and orchestrating since the ripe young age of 14. Mostly Marching Bands... (those half-time shows that you see at football games).

I purchased my first ever computer, a Macintosh Performa 6116CD in May of 1996. Never used a windows computer, don't even know how to.

At school, my Board of Education provides me with Macs to work on, as well as a laptop for working at home. I have another Mac desktop at home.

I TRULY couldn't do what I'm doing without the help of the Mac making my life easier. I'm also someone that believes in .Mac big time!!! My entire Band Website is hosted within its 100MB, and I can write my Marching Band music in Sibelius, and upload it right to my Band Website so my students (who are split up in FIVE different buildings several blocks apart... I told you it was the largest high school in New Jersey...) can download the parts and the associated MIDI files right to their own computers.

Nice to meet all of you!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10061511 Sat, 24 Apr 2004 16:42:39 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10061342 MikeL : Hello everybody. I'm new to the Mac world. I got my first Mac, a 12" iBook G4 at 800mhz/640MB RAM/60GB HDD/AE, in mid March 2004. So far, it's been nothing short of amazing. I've been using PCs since 1988, when I was 4 years old... so I've seen lots of horrendous stuff with PCs that thankfully are completely absent in the Mac world. I love my iBook... it's stable, fast, good looking and essentially, the perfect portable.

If things go well, I hope to make my primary desktop computer a Mac too (maybe a G5 :):)).
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Although I've already made a few posts in the forum, I thought I'd say hello again. I bought my very first Mac (G4 PowerBook 12 inch) 2 months ago and I LOVE IT!!!!! Macs are the not so secret best kept secret of the computer world. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10059121 Sat, 24 Apr 2004 10:31:58 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10058790 Debsguy : My name is Brian, and I manage a small IT team for two internal callcenters on the East Coast. I've been running Macs in my home office for the past 10 years while running Win XP and 2K boxen in the office. I've found this forum to be a good resource for information. As someone mentioned above, I love OSX but dislike the 'tribal' attitude of users who diss the Mac (or XP for that matter), but don't have any hands-on knowledge to make informed comparisons. Right now, I run Win 2k through VPC 6.1 on Panther to access my XP box using MS Remote Desktop Connection....very cool solution, even through emulation..just like being there!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10058790 Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:23:48 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10058573 kcazzie : I'm new to Apple too...Just bought my first Mac - iBook (End of March '04)... Have to admit there is something I'm finding good here... Now how long 'til I get rid of my two PC's on my network and start adding G5's...?...;)...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10058573 Sat, 24 Apr 2004 08:24:41 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10032172 BuckyBoy : Hi Gang,

I've already posted in the main forum, but thought I'd present my bonfides here.

- Long-time Windows user

- Bought iMac w/20-inch panel last month

- Will probably need lots of support. Wondering how much is not too much to ask here.

Thanks!
Bucky
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Mainly High end gamming and servers.
I Do not know much about mac's but want to learn about them
i am an avid gamer and wanted to know if i could play any FPS games on a mac? and if so What mac should i look into?
Prefertably one i can upgrade as time goes on.
Thanks for any help.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9311344 Fri, 06 Feb 2004 21:16:22 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9310460 bobrk :
said by He ron See Profile:
Hi all u Mac Head's. Been a Mac Head for five years.
Welcome! I've been a Mac Head for 19 years!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9310460 Fri, 06 Feb 2004 19:52:27 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9310409 He ron : Hi all u Mac Head's. Been a Mac Head for five years.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9310409 Fri, 06 Feb 2004 19:49:12 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9309723 cybergoober : Thanks all.

Macs have been quite prevalent at LaRC (Langley Research Center) for awhile now. Funny thing is, I'm one of 5 Mac techs supporting those approx. 1000 Mac systems while there are about 13 or so PC techs supporting a few hundred more Windows boxes. Quite telling IMO…

Oh yeah. What's this RC5 I keep seeing people post about? (perhaps I should get up off my laurels and do a search, eh ;) )

About the name: don't remember where I picked it up. Saw it somewhere and it stuck. Thought it was fitting, given my profession. hehe

edit: OMG I should be shot!! Scroll to the top o' the page, goob. Scroll to the top o' the page, goob. (RE: RC5)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9309723 Fri, 06 Feb 2004 18:46:28 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9306421 blueeyesm : Hi,

I'm Paul, back in 1998 I was hired as a Computer Repair Technician. The store on a university campus also sold Macs and it was one of my job responsibilities to to repair them.

Through self-training, talking to Mac gurus in various tech support departments on campus and "trials by fire" I quickly learned the system, the quirks and tricks necessary to get around them.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9306421 Fri, 06 Feb 2004 13:24:49 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9304870 tmpchaos : A good name you have there...
Welcome to our little hidey-hole!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9304870 Fri, 06 Feb 2004 10:29:42 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9304853 bobrk :
said by cybergoober See Profile:
Currently I am a Mac System Administrator/Contractor at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. I am heading up the team for the migration of Macs signed up with our contract to Mac OS X (about 1000).
Yeah! I'm glad to see that NASA has finally seen the light--again! They made the news back in the middle 90's when they started getting rid of Macs. Welcome aboard!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9304853 Fri, 06 Feb 2004 10:28:32 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9304412 Coma :
(thinking 1000 x Mac +RC5 . . . . Hmmmm . . . . visions of Virgina Tech)

Oh, Hi Steve, welcome to our little corner oof the net.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9304412 Fri, 06 Feb 2004 09:31:09 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9304366 cybergoober : My name is Steve. I am 30 years old. Been using Apple/Macintosh as long as I can remember. I usually frequent other Mac BBs, but recently registered here after finally getting Cox HSI at home.

Currently I am a Mac System Administrator/Contractor at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. I am heading up the team for the migration of Macs signed up with our contract to Mac OS X (about 1000).

Nice to find another safe haven for us Maccies…]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9304366 Fri, 06 Feb 2004 09:24:41 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9294159 lunarPlexus : Welcome Kristin!
This is definitely the place to maybe get answers. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9294159 Thu, 05 Feb 2004 09:58:51 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9293822 kribit : Hi I'm Kristin, and I'm currently working in a public school, which has all Macs. Problems pop up occasionally so I wanted to join this forum to maybe get answers.:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9293822 Thu, 05 Feb 2004 09:15:39 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9143449 Daniel : My name is Daniel. I am coming to Mac because of OS X's GUI and Unix underpinnings. To be honest, the employees in Mac stores scare me; they seem like Mormons, Borg, and Branch Dividians all rolled up into one, only with way more conviction -- and many of the Mac followers users seem to have the same religious feelings associated with their use of the platform.

I am trying to deal not only with the fact that I am using the Mac, but more importantly, deal with the fact that I love everything I see about it. Nothing is more freaky than being in the middle of a conversation about OS X, and realizing that I am trying to convince some PC user that it has a lot to offer. I sort of expect to see my limbs becoming cybernetic at some point when that happens. The other day I was actually thinking about putting one of those white Apple stickers on my Jetta. I quickly SSH'd to a Gentoo box and moved around the file system a bit to purge myself of the evil.

In short, I love OS X (despite the fact that I haven't even got my first Mac yet), and I am still grappling with the fact that many Mac enthusiasts (Brett Larson from TechTV, for example) frighten me in a very profound way.

So yeah, that's where I am at with the whole thing right now...
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My name is Ryan and I've been using a Mac since I was born 20 years ago. My Dad introduced me to the old Apple II (which I think is still downstairs) and then we moved up to a Bondi Blue iMac and now I have a G3 iBook.

I'm so glad I was raised with a Mac!

Just saying hi :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9142848 Wed, 21 Jan 2004 00:32:06 EDT Re: Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9132341 djm61 : Welcome, Ugly, and congratulations on being the 200th post in this old thread!

This is the place for all questions hard or soft , if you get my drift!

Dave]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9132341 Tue, 20 Jan 2004 00:30:18 EDT Please Sign In http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9131299 Ugly : [waves wing to nice folks]
Hello. I am a friendly bird, who loves fish, adores hotties, and, of course frustrated with Microcrap and have just discovered this forum.

So much to learn and so much to play with, try, etc., I am getting excited.

•Is there a forum for the software that runs on the Mac's ??
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said by Tom R:
How do you specify the automatic software update program to update the airport software?
There's still a problem because whenever I download anything, it will mount but nothing after that.

Go to System Preferences: Software Update, hit Update Now, and download the updates you select.
For the downloads thing:
Do you have Toast installed? If so, you need to tell the computer to open .zip files in Stuffit Expander.
Is Stuffit Expander on the computer?
Is Disk Copy on the computer?
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said by Tom R:
Hi - Tom here...I have a Imac G4 OS X 10.1.5 - my daughter loves it...I also have windows XP and 2000 systems. I'm having difficulties with getting software I download to execute on the Imac - it will download, and it will mount, but nothing happens after that - anyone have any ideas?
Sometimes I'll get a message stating Mac OS X cannot read (I forget the exact message) but it asks me if I'd like to continue or mount it anyway and I've tried both ways but no good - I am logged in as root and I'm trying to install the latest Netscape and also the latest Airport card software.
Ideas?
After you mount a file you download the mounted "drive" will contain files that state specifically that you need to dbl click to install...sometimes you simply drag the application in the mount and put it in your Application directory...it can be that simple.

Sounds like you need a basic book...like Missing OSX manual..or OSX for Dummies.

Ben]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8578794 Sat, 22 Nov 2003 20:36:38 EDT Re: greetings http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8576504 anon : How do you specify the automatic software update program to update the airport software?
There's still a problem because whenever I download anything, it will mount but nothing after that. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8576504 Sat, 22 Nov 2003 15:19:06 EDT greetings http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8574585 Tex Longhorn : Hi I'm Tex...

1. Did you try downloading the airport software from software update in the sys prefs?

2. Why even download Netscape? There are much better options.
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Sometimes I'll get a message stating Mac OS X cannot read (I forget the exact message) but it asks me if I'd like to continue or mount it anyway and I've tried both ways but no good - I am logged in as root and I'm trying to install the latest Netscape and also the latest Airport card software.
Ideas?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8570523 Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:41:57 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8559379 he love me : I just got a refurbished G3 ibook 900mhz for apple on Monday. Longtime windows user. The wife and I are still learning the new way. Everything is running nice, especially when I added the 256ram today and the airport card yesterday. The only problem that i'm having is how to do broadband tweaks correctly. I have earthlink cable 3000/384, but my internet speed seems to run a tad slower. But, overall, everything else is super.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8559379 Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:35:55 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8557425 rjackal : Hi, I'm Jason. My wife works with Macs at Oakland University (all of the science departments use Macs) and recently got a grant to purchase "research equipment". She's been wanting a Powerbook G4 for the longest time, and took advantage of the grant to buy a 15" loaded to the gills (1.25 GHz proc, 1GB RAM, SuperDrive, 60GB HD)
She brings it home every night and it's her primary computer, but she lets me play with it. :)

Even though I've been a PC guy since age 12 (14 years ago), I quickly grew to love that sleek AlBook and its interface (still runnning Jag) I use it more than my hulking, fan-happy Alienware tower, just because the Mac's so convenient to sit anywhere in the house and surf the web, Macstumble around the neighborhood ;) play a game, whatever. I love being able to sleep it, and wake it up right away with no lag in the Airport connection. I like the way it automatically unzip..er..unstuffs downloads and puts them where you can find them without dialog boxes and running another utility manually. While I'm still getting used to the iLife apps, I appreciate their simplicity and am looking forward to editing my first DV movie with iMovie and burning with iDVD.

I've manged to get a couple kernel panics, but it was probably my own fault. Still bugs me, though..

I've been to the Apple store in Novi a few times, it's tough to leave that store without one of those 23" HD displays or an iPod... (sigh). I saw a guy there demo-ing Expose in Panther and it made a lot of sense. Fast user switching is fast, yet cool at the same time..

It sounds so cliche, but I used to think Macs were for tree huggers and people who couldn't be bothered to learn 'real' computers, but I've changed my thinking. :) You can have power, simplicity and stability, but you'll pay a bit more for it. I also used to think there wasn't any software or games for the Mac. But now there's Office, sweet web browsers, Quicken, Unreal Tourney.. What else do I need? Yeah, why not buy that G5??
/me zombie-walks towards Apple store..

Thanks for listening. This forum is a hoot to read.
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edit: grammar & clarity ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8557425 Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:11:03 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8530159 Karl Bode :
quote:
The name of the old BBS was called the " PIRATES SHIP".


You know, I think I remember that BBS from my Apple 2gs days! Man, apple users were in the minority, with our blue and white colored ASCII text, playing trade wars 2000 in monochrome while those sassy IBM kids got vivid color.

Pirates ship was one of the only larger apple boards on the east coast at the time, yes?

I clearly recall "d00dspeak". :)

Anyway, I'm joining the ranks; my G4 Powerbook is somewhere in customs between the Korea and the US. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8530159 Mon, 17 Nov 2003 18:29:19 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8345187 rsschaut : OK, so I'm supposed to introd00ce myself b'cuz I'm a n00b. Well, I'm not really a n00b either to this forum or to dslreports, but I had let my membership lapse due to a fairly hefty work schedule. In any event, I didn't introd00ce myself then, so I might as well now.

13 years ago I was finishing up my course work in computer science and sent out my resume to prospective employers. On that resume, I said that I was interested in developing PC software for Unix, Windows and/or OS/2. Well, a software company hired me, and plunked me down in front of a Mac. Except for a short stint in the mid 90's working on the Windows version of our product, I've been working on Macs ever since.

I currently own two Macs (well, my daughter thinks that one of them is hers): a 400 MHz G4 TiBook and a 1.25 GHz G4 "You can call me Al"-Book. Both run OS X (10.2.8 and 10.3 respectively).

Aside from Macs, I'm interested in network security and computer forensics. Aside from computers, I'm interested in sailing and music.

Rick]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8345187 Mon, 27 Oct 2003 22:09:35 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8272292 northutica :
said by Coma See Profile:
said by northutica See Profile:
Sorry they are all currently being used:
son
daughter
daughter
wife
me

Then it's a simple problem . . . . . . . . .

Buy a new Dell Super Duper, divorce the wife, throw the kids out of the house and give "The Wiz" all of your old Mac's. :)



If I buy a super duper Dell, The wife would divorce me, take the kids, but a Judge would give her the house so on that note I stay at "can't do it"!
Sorry Wiz!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8272292 Sun, 19 Oct 2003 17:37:30 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8271705 Coma :
said by northutica See Profile:
Sorry they are all currently being used:
son
daughter
daughter
wife
me

Then it's a simple problem . . . . . . . . .

Buy a new Dell Super Duper, divorce the wife, throw the kids out of the house and give "The Wiz" all of your old Mac's. :)

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8271705 Sun, 19 Oct 2003 15:59:57 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8270456 northutica :
said by Wiz See Profile:
said by northutica See Profile:
iMac 266 OS 9
iMac 350 OS 9
iMac 400 OS 9
iMac 450 OS 9 & X
Powermac 450 dual OS 9 & X

Saving for a G5 dual.............................it's a slow process


Wanna donate any of those? I'm always willing to accept any Macs ;)
Sorry they are all currently being used:
son
daughter
daughter
wife
me]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8270456 Sun, 19 Oct 2003 12:47:45 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8270376 Wiz :
said by northutica See Profile:
iMac 266 OS 9
iMac 350 OS 9
iMac 400 OS 9
iMac 450 OS 9 & X
Powermac 450 dual OS 9 & X

Saving for a G5 dual.............................it's a slow process


Wanna donate any of those? I'm always willing to accept any Macs ;)
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My name is Jerry,
It all started for me in 1987 while teaching at a local Community College. I remember using some form of IBM computer that saved data on a 5 1/2 floppy disc. It must have been DOS because I remember typing all commands to it and seeing it crash many times.
Then nothing until 1994 at which time I purchased my first Mac TV!
Surfin' the net with AOL 2.0 at 14.4 kbps.
It took soooooooooo long just to obtain an email that my internet day's ended until August of 1998 at which time I purchased an iMac 233Mhz. which by the way is still running strong!
I have been through every Mac OS since 7.0
My AOL day's are over and now I have 5 Mac's networked together and this is all just a hobby to me.

iMac 266 OS 9
iMac 350 OS 9
iMac 400 OS 9
iMac 450 OS 9 & X
Powermac 450 dual OS 9 & X

Saving for a G5 dual.............................it's a slow process]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8270066 Sun, 19 Oct 2003 11:45:51 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8269649 stevennb : jcallari -

I used to live in Oakland Nj , as did the Pirates Ship BBS. :) The Cider 10 mb drive I had connected to the ][e was jammed packed w/ all the latest games at the time . One of my favs was " Sea Dragon " !]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8269649 Sun, 19 Oct 2003 10:40:41 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8269565 Devious : Hi all

I'm Jesse, and I am a Windows & Mac user, I just got my first mac (Power Mac 7600/132) to play around with, to get the feel.. I wont be hanging out to much around here, but will come by sometime.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8269565 Sun, 19 Oct 2003 10:27:36 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8238931 rondillon : Hola, all, I'm Ron! I've been a Mac user for dog's years and have been in the datacom/telcom biz for 4, so this seems like a natural place for me to wind up, huh?

Anyhow, Hi!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8238931 Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:32:32 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8005533 MrNegativity2 : Hey all! I'm Mike.
I've been a Mac fan for about 3yrs now (seems like forever). My Aunt gave Me a Performa 630cd. I hated that thing @ first! I didn't even have a web-browser or "dialer" for it. OS 7.5 didn't come with that stuff! I had a hell of a time to get that 33mhz Mac online! I did though, and after learning the ins and outs of that 33mhz Mac and OS 7.5 , I was a true-blue Mac Maniac! I just loved the community of Mac users, I found all over the web.
Now I've returned the favor. I gave My 6500/250 to her (My Aunt), thus reducing My current Mac collection to 3. The Performa 630 cd that isn't and never will be for sale! A Mac SE I call "Angel Dust" (It's sweet as an Angel, and old as dust!) I got that thing online too! What a blast! It can talk too! 8mhz miracle! And the current workhorse, a Beige G3 MT 266, overclocked to 333mhz, running X.2.4 (Jag) as of today! OS X is a whole new world to learn, and it's a thing of beauty!
Thanks,
Mike
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I've got my old A1200 hard drive images on my hard disk, and the OS X emulators out there either refuse to run them, or just plain crash.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8004840 Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:21:47 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8004768 jcallari :
said by stevennb See Profile:
dennismurphy -

The name of the old BBS was called the " PIRATES SHIP".
I remember a program called " NIBBLES AWAY " that was used to , ummm , archieve apple applications. Hehe. I remember my friend getting a Franklin Apple clone and the commodore and atari kids getting into debates on what system is better. :) Man , those were the days.


Holy crap... I used to be a member of your BBS. :)

Where the hell were you located then? I don't remember it being in Wayne.

John
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American by birth, Union by choice. IBEW Local 164.

"Have a nice day. I won't be interrupting your train wreck of thought again." -- Bluebaron2]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8004768 Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:17:09 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8004203 tmpchaos : Another Boinger! I got hooked on the mac from using the Emplant card, so managed to bypass the PC trap...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8004203 Thu, 18 Sep 2003 20:25:04 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8003917 acadiel : I've been posting here, but I figured I'd introduce myself...

I'm an Amiga user that took a 6 year hiatus into the PC world. I finally saw the light and am now using a PowerMac G4 1.25Ghz with 80GB HD and 512MB RAM. I bought the entire thing in July. (Of course, I still have my 9-month-old Toshiba laptop around because its paid for... but got rid of my Dell desktop.)

I primarily moved to the Mac because of its Unix underpinnings and because its so darn easy to use.. (not to mention cool looking). The iPod I got at time of purchase (July) also rocks...

I think that this system will give me plenty of years of good service.....
Now to find some good educational stuff for the kids......]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8003917 Thu, 18 Sep 2003 19:56:15 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7916423 valmg : It's amazing, the feeling when work stress leaves your daily routine!
(With the big takeover, I would've been under even more stress and probably wouldn't have been there much longer anyway.)
It'd be nice if when I go back to work I could work on a Mac again, instead of just having one at home and selling them.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7916423 Tue, 09 Sep 2003 09:30:18 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7914375 dennismurphy :
said by stevennb See Profile:
dennismurphy -

The name of the old BBS was called the " PIRATES SHIP".
I remember a program called " NIBBLES AWAY " that was used to , ummm , archieve apple applications. Hehe. I remember my friend getting a Franklin Apple clone and the commodore and atari kids getting into debates on what system is better. :) Man , those were the days.


I REMEMBER THOSE DEBATES ALTO
GETHER TOO WELL. I ALSO REMEM
BER THAT THE COMMODORE KIDDI
ES COULDN'T USE LOWERCASE EVE
N IF THEY WANTED TO, AND EVEN
IF THEY COULD, THEY WOULDN'T
BE ABLE TO TYPE MORE THAN 40
CHARACTERS ON A LINE. YOU AL
WAYS KNEW WHEN IT WAS A COM
MIE USER BECAUSE THEIR POSTS
LOOKED RETARDED. :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7914375 Mon, 08 Sep 2003 23:30:46 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7907662 stevennb : dennismurphy -

The name of the old BBS was called the " PIRATES SHIP".
I remember a program called " NIBBLES AWAY " that was used to , ummm , archieve apple applications. Hehe. I remember my friend getting a Franklin Apple clone and the commodore and atari kids getting into debates on what system is better. :) Man , those were the days.
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"They moved my desk 4 times already this year and I used to be over by the window and I could see the squirrels and they were married, but then they moved my desk and they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler. " Milton - from "Office Space"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7907662 Mon, 08 Sep 2003 10:39:23 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7905593 mayhemstudio :
said by valmg See Profile:
Just thought I'd enter a small update, I no longer sell my favorite computer (thanks to those that always thought of me), I'm currently being a full time Mommy to my 2 sons for a little while. Big changes.

Your gain and our lost. :):(
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The Muscle Cafe]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7905593 Mon, 08 Sep 2003 00:09:20 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7900602 dennismurphy :
said by stevennb See Profile:
My name is Steven and I loathe computers.Well , I dont really loathe them...just supporting them for a living irks me to no end. As for macs or apples. I had a apple ][e ( still got it ) that i ran a bbs on. Using a novation apple cat modem..2 floppys , a cider 10 mb hdd and running pro dos. Heh. I have a classic (?) imac...blue color,450 mhz, with around 600+ mbs of ram,40 gig hdd,external fire wire drive ( around 20 gigs ) running osx. When I get home from work...other than checking my email i avoid computers like the plauge.


So what was the name of your BBS? :-) I'm from the NNJ area .....

--DM]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7900602 Sun, 07 Sep 2003 13:59:59 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7900432 stevennb : My name is Steven and I loathe computers.Well , I dont really loathe them...just supporting them for a living irks me to no end. As for macs or apples. I had a apple ][e ( still got it ) that i ran a bbs on. Using a novation apple cat modem..2 floppys , a cider 10 mb hdd and running pro dos. Heh. I have a classic (?) imac...blue color,450 mhz, with around 600+ mbs of ram,40 gig hdd,external fire wire drive ( around 20 gigs ) running osx. When I get home from work...other than checking my email i avoid computers like the plauge.
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I first got in touch with Macs in a summer camp back in high school, but that was really far from love... It was at the College that I got more open-minded and learned to like them.

I currently own:
•1 Mac Classic II (that I left at home for my mother)
•2 Mac Plus (I have screen problems with both, only 1 will probably survive and the other will become a Macquarium for the fishies at work)
•1 PowerBook G3-233 Rev.2 (My first laptop, I plan to use it both at home and at work).
•1 Athlon 1.4GHz (Was my main computer, will soon fall to game and A/V player)
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1Ghz G4 eMac
1Gb SDRAM
60Gb Ultra ATA HD
ATI Radeon 7500
iSight
OS X 10.2.6

I've been around for a few days now so that's pretty much it I guess.
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Took a divergence to PCs through college, but worked in a computer lab for three years that supported a split PC/Mac lab(Plus, IIsi, Quadra, 6100/60). An early beta of win95(21 floppies) set the refresh rate for my el-cheapo 14" monitor too high and shorted it out. Solution? $50 Dual-floppy Mac SE from a friend that was tired of corrupt disks. Dropped in a 40mb hard drive, maxed it at 4mb, and wrote my History thesis. I've been interested in Macs ever since, simply because they get the job done- I was able to use that SE for everything I needed at the time(the Internet was basically FTP and text-based email) and after graduation as well. I had a discarded Plus in there somewhere, but it tanked in shipping and ended up someone's macquarium.

Got a job supporting PCs after college here in Chicago and bought an SE/30 to tinker with. Died before its time, but maybe I just need to give it some attention. I'd always been impressed with the Cube, and after one night of particular torment by my two Shuttle 41's(2k/redhat 8) at home droning on and on, I decided I'd pick one up to get some quiet and tinker with OSX. I'd really like to consolidate my workstation and internet server into one machine, and I don't see why X couldn't do that.

So my primary machine at home is now a 450mhz Cube with a 120/8 Maxtor(very nice drive so far) and 1.5Gb memory running 10.1.5. I'll upgrade to a 2MX when 1.3 arrives and I find the time to build a proper bracket and oversized heatsink for the Asus board I bought. Got a great deal on the Cube- $700 stock, but with all original packing materials and that little anti-scratch packing plastic still on the Cube itself. Right now it's like a new pair of sneakers you know you're going to scuff eventually but are taking extremely good care of until then.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7622130 Fri, 08 Aug 2003 09:50:35 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7599076 eppler : I started on Mac's quite a while ago, my guess is '93. It was a Mac Plus maxed out with 4MB of RAM, and an External Zero Footprint 40MB SCSI drive (remember those?). I upgraded that computer eventually with one of the '030 16MHz upgrade kits that were being sold at the time. I don't have the computer anymore, in fact I don't even own my own Mac anymore (!!!) but I do work for a school district, and they provide me with what I need. Right now I've got a PowerBook G4 667MHz, with 512MB RAM, running OS X 10.2.6.

Anyway, just wanted to say hello - I've been contributing for the last couple of days already, and decided to post my 'intro' here.
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said by bobrk See Profile:
I'd say that a "pre-GUI" Mac would be an Apple ][ or somesuch.


Yeah, IIse.

Cail]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7500650 Fri, 25 Jul 2003 18:27:16 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7499500 bobrk :
said by cailyoung See Profile:
Started off with pre-GUI macs in primary/elementary school (call it what you will) then moved to classics with god, system zero or something sufficiently old.
I'd say that a "pre-GUI" Mac would be an Apple ][ or somesuch.
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bobrk.com]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7499500 Fri, 25 Jul 2003 16:14:50 EDT Re: Enter, and sign in please http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,7495182 cailyoung : Hey, Cail here.

Started off with pre-GUI macs in primary/elementary school (call it what you will) then moved to classics with god, system zero or something sufficiently old. Lost touch with the mac world around about '96, when i saw less macs (68k AV jobbies) and more clone PCs at the school, then in HS('98) it was all Dell/Compaq, all the time. Except the media room, which was rev 1 iMacs to start with, then he got a bunch of iMac DVs. He also owned a Pismo with virtual PC, which was fun for freaking out people with :) I hear he finally got a new iMac and a new PB for himself.
At home, it's a 386, then a 133, then a 666 P3, then the 133 died and was rebuilt with a 233, then we moved.

Anyway.

I move to the US, and we pretty much have to buy a Dell, as my family knows not the Way Of Apple. So we slosh through the crapness that is Windows XP (actually I found it a refreshing change from ME on a 233) until my birthday rolls around.

I got an iMac 15" FP. I love it. It is my first personal computer.
I'd used the new high school's iMacs with 10.1 on them but this was a Jaguar beast, not to be lightly reckoned with, and much fun has been had sin