bcrissman
join:2002-06-21
Atlanta, GA
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Re: Enter, and sign in please
I'm Brian and I enjoy long moonlit walks on the bea.....oh...wrong place.
I've only been here a week or so now, since getting help from ya'll setting up my Netgear and Bellsouth DSL. I currently have a Ti 550 which I love. But lately I've been thinking of taking out an Apple loan for a new G4 and LCD. My video work is really screaming for a new machine and a Superdrive.....ok....really I'm the one that wants it, but it couldn't hurt right? Running FCP 3 under OS X is ok, but I think that a faster machine would REALLY help out.
ANYWAY.......just signing in to say hey!
P.S. Any opinions on the Apple loans? Anyone have experience with them? i just don't have he 3-4 grand right now. |
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BrushedTooth
Remember To Shop Smart Shop S Mart
join:2001-02-12
Brecksville, OH
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Well lets see.......about me, my name is Jason I am 21, and currently attending The Univeristy of Toledo majoring in Computer Science & Engineering, and also Electrical Engineering(atleast soon to be, a long stroy  ). When I was about 4 when I used my first computer an old Mac, I dont remember the model, it was 1984 if that helps. I later got into using PC as my parents both got one. I built my first PC at the ripe age of 14, and have built(assembled) many since.
Since late 2001 I have been using Linux, and most recently Gentoo Linux, running KDE 3.0.1. My interest in Linux led me to my interest in Mac's and well you all know what happens when you become interested in Mac's and OS X  I sold my PC, and got a Power Mac G4 933Mhz Tower, and have been using it for a couple weeks now, w/ my free FireFly 5GB Firewire HD. I am also running RC5, thanks to Crunching Cows, actually quite a bit since I work odd hours, and like my rest 
iTunes is great, and I just got my copy of Office V. X today for $10 Once I pay off my Power Mac I am going to get one of those nice Studio Displays, maybe the 21", or by then a 23".
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Homunculus
Pipsquack
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join:2000-12-14
Dar al-Harb
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My name is Gengar, and I have been using Apple computers since my older brother and I begged our parents to buy a Apple ][. Other than that great piece of machinery that still works after all these years, I have owned LC's/Quadras//Performas/PowerMac 9k's/iMac/PowerMac G3 (beige)/and my current system, a Powermac G4 450 DP.I am 27, and I am a Mac Addict with the occasional lapse in judgement when I must use a PC. Thumb me baby.
P.S. All of my Macs except the beige G3 still work, but have found new homes since they matured and moved out.
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The Dv8or
DSLReports Forums -- The Mouse House 2.0
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join:2001-08-09
Danbury, CT
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Re: In a nutshell...
said by HotFries:
I'm a fun chic known here as "HotFries"
Mmmmmmm..... MacChicks. Hey baby, whats your sign?
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valmg
Neutiquam Erro.
join:2001-05-07
Brick, NJ
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Re: Enter, and sign in please
Hey everyone!
I'm not new but here's a little info about me.
My first mac was my family's Mac Plus, which not resides in my bedroom closet. The family went to a IIvx, a Color Classic, a Perf 6300 and 1 or 2 others. Since I've been working in the computer retail industry 10 years now, I've bought a Powerbook 1400cs, a 6100/60av, 23 imacs, and an old Powerbook 100 from a guy I knew who used to be a field rep for Apple. I work on a pc all day, and have to sell them too, but the favorite part of my job is selling the Mac systems.
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HotFries
Um, Some Space Please?
join:2001-12-02
USA | reply to The Dv8or
Re: In a nutshell...
You bad boy Dv8or!
I'm an Aries by the way...
HF
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bjf123
We Want... A Shrubbery
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join:2000-02-11
Cincinnati, OH
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Re: Enter, and sign in please
I've just started reading this forum in the last few days. I'm currently running an HP PC (can I say that here? ), but I'm thinking of making the switch to a Mac with my next purchase. I'm getting really tired of Microsoft (can I say that here? ) adding more and more to the bloatware they call Windows (can I say that here? ). I'm looking for an OS that's just that, an OS and not an all inclusive collection of stuff. I'll add what I want to my system, not what Bill Gates thinks I should have.
Hope you all don't mind if I lurk around here, and maybe ask a question now and then.
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Homunculus
Pipsquack
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leXicon5
Pelosi, SHUT YOUR Fing Pie Hole
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join:2000-12-27
Saint Louis, MO
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Re: In a nutshell...
I'm not a Mac chick but this is my sign |
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bobrk
You kids get offa my lawn
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join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA
·SONIC.NET
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Hi, I'm Bob!
I'll be 45 on the 1st of July.
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.
I also have a Newton, that I still use daily.
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. |
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bjf123
We Want... A Shrubbery
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join:2000-02-11
Cincinnati, OH
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We shall do no such thing! Cut down a tree with a herring? It can't be done.  |
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Homunculus
Pipsquack
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join:2000-12-14
Dar al-Harb
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ray1083
join:2000-08-09
West Haven, CT
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My name is Ray, I have three Apple machines two are circa 1995 that were gifts and the third is an iBook that I just bought.
I have been using Linux since 1997 and wanted to give OSX a try, so far I like it. |
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hackysak
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join:2002-03-23
Summit, NJ
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Hi, my name is Dave, and I'm a Mac user (Hi, Dave!)
Actually, I've been an Apple user since I can remember (well at least, since I've started using computers). I started out with an Apple // and then went to a Franklin Ace (okay, so this isn't REALLY Apple, but it's part of the history, so I'm compelled to add it).. I finally went to an Apple //e (yeah, lowercase). Whilst on the old Apple OS, I ran a BBS, "The Attic" and also what was known as a ddial (diversi-dial), "Attic Static". The diversi-dial was kind of cool in that it used seven internal modems (started with AppleCats I believe and then some cheaper brand) to allow people to dial in and chat. Now, keep in mind this was way before the Internet was readily available and the only alternatives were services such as "PC Link" (I think that's what it's called) and "CompuServe", so diversi-dial was a big deal..
When I had my first encounter with a Mac, I was entranced.. I thought it was great that everything was graphical (my opinion has since change, I do like the graphical, but I also cherish the command line, which makes OS X so much more in my eyes).. This first encounter was at a friends house..
I didn't get my First Mac until college.. It was an SE/30.. Yes, without color.. The model just before the color ones became available at Drexel (lucky me).. Since then I've gone through a number of Macs (desktops and laptops).. Some PowerComputing machines..
I currently own a Ti667 (my baby) and an older Desktop G4.. I'm waiting to see what might come at July's expo (since it's been a WHILE since anything major has happened to the desktop).. Who knows, maybe I'll be the father of a proud new desktop.. |
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jcallari
The future is unwritten.
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join:2001-05-19
Cedar Grove, NJ
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Jeez... Diversi-dial. I thought I was alone in remembering that.
I was a member of your d-dial back then, and I was a founding
member of Dan Pluchino's D-Dial in North Bergen. We were all
like 14 and 15 years old then...
Man, that brings back old memories. An Apple ][e with 7 modems.
It's been a long time.
John |
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mkcompu
Premium
join:2001-02-23
Wyckoff, NJ
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my name is michael
printers:
color stylewriter 2400 (retired)
personal laserwriter ntr (upgraded from nt)
macs:
color classic
IICI
Preforma 6220
Powerbook 1400c/166
G4/400 AGP (gig ethernet)
soon to buy a new tower from macworld to replace the powerbook as my personal comp.
i have been using macs my entire life. some people in school found about my computing prefrence and treated me weirdly for a day or so, and they wanted to know why, so i gave the normal reasons. my school is full of pc biggots. i have given so many of them the (or two) "swear" finger(s) because of what they say. i am a dedicated mac user. i can deal with a few peecees, but overall i hate them. i dont hate the m$ mac division, i use office x and ie often, but their windoze division sucks.
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ehurtley
join:2001-11-24
Portland, OR
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Hi, I'm Ed, don't hurt me.
I use PCs and Macs, and I'm happy with both. I'm a poor, cheap bastard, and can't afford a 'complete' new computer, so I am one of the hordes of PC 'upgraders', who upgrades a piece at a time. If I had $1900 lying around, I'd pick up a new iMac in an instant. If I had $5000 lying around, I'd get a Dual 1GHz with an HD Display. If I had more than $5000, I'd pick up the Mac, then use the rest to upgrade my PC. When I have LESS than $1000, I upgrade my PC.
For the record, I've been using Apple computers since 1981, PCs since 1986, Macintoshes since 1989. (With an occasional Amiga thrown in for good measure.) I currently own 5 'PC's, consisting of my main PC (1.467GHz Athlon-based, for monetary reasons, I'd actually rather have a Pentium 4. It's running XP;) my server (ancient Pentium II running Linux;) my notebook (The original Sony 'PictureBook', running XP;) my fiance's PC, and her son's PC. (Pentium 3 and Pentium MMX.)
On the Mac side, my 'real' Macs are a Rev.B iMac running OS X, a PM7300/200 running 9.0.4 (I'm about to try running X on it,) and a PM8500/180AV that I still use for video editing (Again, I'm going to try to get X on it, and see if I can get it to use the AV functionality;) and a PowerBook 1400cs upgraded to a G3/233 (still only 48MB of RAM, though.)
I also collect old Macs, and currently have: Plus, SE, SE/30, Classic, Colour Classic II, LC, LC III, IIci, IIfx, IIsi, Quadra700, Quadra 660AV, Centris 650, Quadra 610, PM6100 DOS Compatible, PM7200, and three PowerBook 5300s (different model levels.)
Yes, I'm perfectly happy to run OS X and Windows XP. I like the programs on OS X better, and if I had a reasonably new (i.e., fast) Mac, I'm sure OS X would win hands-down. But for now, XP on my PC is my main OS. |
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raripple
The Doctor Is In
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join:2000-10-10
Westfield, IN
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Hi all. Rich here. Been lurking in the shadows of ATM for some time. Just thought I'd speak up.
My first exposure to the Mac OS was on an Atari 1040ST using a Specter GCR Mac Emulator. It used actual Mac Plus ROMS and had a hardware interface that allowed you to read and write Mac OS floppies. Surprisingly enough, it worked very well.
In '94 I upgraded to a new Quadra 660. Nice machine, still have it. Still works well.
A couple years later, I purchased a used Performa 6115 and threw in a Newer Technologies 240MHz G3 card and a 40X CD to boost performance. I used the hell out of it and never had a single compatibility issue. Newer made nice hardware.
I'd still be using the 6115 everyday if I hadn't gotten a great deal on my current system, a used G4 400 (PCI).
I love the Mac. I'm forced to use windows machines at work, but you'll never see one at my home.
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God
IN Vilseck Germany
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join:2002-07-01
Colorado Springs, CO
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i am a windowz user but i use macs as often as i can .. i dont care what i use since the pron loooks the same on macs or on my pc ~_~ i am moving from the dark side .. boo to bill gates = (
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