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 01/11/2006 05:22:33 AM · #26
Hands up all those who had a Lisa.

01/11/2006 05:44:38 AM · #27
For those of you looking to move away from M$ Windows and don't want to purchase all the software for Mac why not give Linux a try?

First of all download 'The Gimp' - //www.gimp.org for windows and see if you like it, this is the main graphics program for Linux and it's very simlar to Photoshop.

I suggest the ubuntu distro for people starting out with Linux, it has come on a long way over the years, and with a small learning curve it is as easy to use as Windows, plus they will send you a free CD if you don't want to download it. //www.ubuntulinux.org

HTH
Bluenova

Message edited by author 2006-01-11 06:01:51.
 01/11/2006 06:22:36 AM · #28
Originally posted by Brent_Ward:
Originally posted by jazzmik:

um, the first mac was released in 1984


But there were apples before macs you know. ;o)

Called an Apple IIE, if ya really wanna know (same company I thought).
Technically the first Mac I had was the SE.

Message edited by author 2006-01-11 06:24:01.
 01/11/2006 06:32:08 AM · #29
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
Originally posted by Brent_Ward:
Originally posted by jazzmik:

um, the first mac was released in 1984


But there were apples before macs you know. ;o)

Called an Apple IIE, if ya really wanna know (same company I thought).
Technically the first Mac I had was the SE.


I had an Apple II (before the IIE was introduced). It had an additional RAM card, bringing the total to a whopping 64k!.
 01/11/2006 08:46:04 AM · #30
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
Originally posted by Brent_Ward:
Originally posted by jazzmik:

um, the first mac was released in 1984


But there were apples before macs you know. ;o)

Called an Apple IIE, if ya really wanna know (same company I thought).
Technically the first Mac I had was the SE.


My first computer was an SE30, back in 1987 or so. It was a big deal because it had a 30MB HD. We used to dial into GEnie and goof around on there. We also had an AOL account back when AOL first came out.
 01/11/2006 08:50:00 AM · #31
I bought a Mac last year (PowerBook, G4). It was like coming back to life. Computer-wise, complete and total liberation. I am definitely one of those people who smacks themselves in the head and cries, "why did I wait so long!"

It's friggin' incredible.

Virtually no complaints. My only gripe is with iPhoto ~ but then again, I have tons and tons of photos and I don't think it's really designed to manage thousands of pix. It does it's job, but can be a bit sluggish. Everything else is a damn rocket.

I love my mac. And, I believe, my mac loves me.

'Twas a summer o' love.

~ bacchus!
 01/11/2006 08:53:16 AM · #32
lol I remember seeing Apple's Lisa, also used this one alot as a kid

01/11/2006 08:56:46 AM · #33
Originally posted by MadMan2k:
Just looked at Apple's site again, seems like the Powermac starts at $2000... and the Mini is just too slow...


Actually, you can get a new one for $1799 from Amazon after a $200 rebate. The PowerMacs are Apple's flagship desktop computer, so it's not surprising that you pay more for the extra speed and expandability. If you watch Apple's "Special Deals" section, you will often see refurbished models for $1499 or less (same warranty as new). I'm sure they will soon release a faster version of the Mini based on new Intel processors.
 01/11/2006 08:58:42 AM · #34
Originally posted by bacchus:
My only gripe is with iPhoto ~ but then again, I have tons and tons of photos and I don't think it's really designed to manage thousands of pix.


It is now. Pick up the new version of iLife announced yesterday... iPhoto is much faster and supposedly handles 250,000 photos.
 01/11/2006 09:01:57 AM · #35
Originally posted by Spazmo99:

My first computer was an SE30, back in 1987 or so. It was a big deal because it had a 30MB HD. We used to dial into GEnie and goof around on there. We also had an AOL account back when AOL first came out.


I cut my teeth on the SE30 at the same time too. It was quite a computer, faaaast processor (16mhz, I believe) and I upgraded the RAM from 2MB to 6MB or something like that. My friends all ooohed and aaaahed. When I got my 40MB external HD, they all positively envied me.
 01/11/2006 09:03:50 AM · #36
I will try iPhoto 6 and see how it is, I hope its as good as they say now. Before it could not handle alot of photos so we will see. Does look promising though.
 01/11/2006 09:31:23 AM · #37
Originally posted by strangeghost:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:

My first computer was an SE30, back in 1987 or so. It was a big deal because it had a 30MB HD. We used to dial into GEnie and goof around on there. We also had an AOL account back when AOL first came out.


I cut my teeth on the SE30 at the same time too. It was quite a computer, faaaast processor (16mhz, I believe) and I upgraded the RAM from 2MB to 6MB or something like that. My friends all ooohed and aaaahed. When I got my 40MB external HD, they all positively envied me.


My friends were impressed by the 300baud modem we used to dial in. They all wanted to hack into Government supercomputers like Matthew Broderick in War Games.
01/11/2006 09:40:59 AM · #38
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
My friends were impressed by the 300baud modem we used to dial in.

I have one in the drawer here ... I keep thinking one day I'll try to dialup AOL with it, but I need to find the power adapter.
 01/11/2006 09:53:27 AM · #39
Started Mac in 1986 with 6 macplus machines in a school.
Left that school in 2001 with over 50 machines (imac - mostly) with many in betweens.
During that time I had 2 screens and one powerpc break down on me.
They were extremely well used and the network of 1998 was the envy of all my PC friends who could spare the odd minute or two to come and look (they were mostly stuck in front of their networks trying to figure out what was wrong)
As IT manager I spent less than 45 minutes a week on maintenance of the system.
My current school had new PC's September 2004 and a maintenance contract, I have not yet completed a trouble free lesson
 01/11/2006 10:06:39 AM · #40
Mac Guru's unite!

I was wondering if a mac mini w/ 2gb ram will handle PS cs2 decently?
I currently run an amd 64 (2.0 ghz) chip and xp pro w/ 1 gb and find that it does ok. I love the mini design but hope they throw a duo chip into a mac mini for that extra ooommph!

01/11/2006 10:09:24 AM · #41
I'm a long-time Windows user who never, ever has any problems. No lock ups, crashes, hangs, or viruses. But I'd LOVE to Switch to the Mac, cause OSX is just so nice and shiney.

But when a have to pay almost 2x for equivilent power, it's really hard to justify. I was hoping this switch to Intel might make Apple consider lowering their prices, but it doesn't look like they will.

Bummer.
 01/11/2006 10:22:37 AM · #42
Originally posted by welcher:
But when a have to pay almost 2x for equivilent power, it's really hard to justify.

I've always figured the extra time needed to troubleshoot Windows balanced the cost difference several times over ... taking the machine out of the box, plugging it in, and starting to use it five minutes later is worth several hudred dollars in my book.

BTW: right now I'm on a Compaq PIII/1GHz machine, so I'm flexible. And personally I much prefer Mac OS 9 ...
 01/11/2006 10:31:45 AM · #43
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I've always figured the extra time needed to troubleshoot Windows balanced the cost difference several times over ... taking the machine out of the box, plugging it in, and starting to use it five minutes later is worth several hudred dollars in my book.


I agree with you for folks that have problems with Windows, but like I said, I never, ever have any problems with my PCs. Not a one. XP is just rock-solid for me. It's just not as nice and intuitive and plain shiney as OSX.
 01/11/2006 10:42:27 AM · #44
Originally posted by welcher:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I've always figured the extra time needed to troubleshoot Windows balanced the cost difference several times over ... taking the machine out of the box, plugging it in, and starting to use it five minutes later is worth several hudred dollars in my book.


I agree with you for folks that have problems with Windows, but like I said, I never, ever have any problems with my PCs. Not a one. XP is just rock-solid for me. It's just not as nice and intuitive and plain shiney as OSX.


I'm in this boat. I've never had any trouble with my PC. I just bought a new PC laptop last week. Took it out of the box, plugged it in, installed Microsoft Office, and that's all. Did the same with my desktop 2 years ago - I bought the whole system (PC, monitor, printer) for $375 brand new, it's been going strong with no problems at all for 2 and a half years now. All I've ever done was put more memory in it (which is no more trouble on a PC than it is on a Mac). When it breaks, I'll buy another one for less than $500 that will be twice as fast. Mac is just way too expensive in my book. Why buy one of theirs when you can buy two of ours? (Or three, or four, in this case.)
 01/11/2006 10:46:59 AM · #45
You can buy two Chevys for the price of a BMW and both may work fine, but the experience isn't quite the same.
 01/11/2006 10:50:41 AM · #46
I have been a long-time Windows user. Got a powerbook a year ago - it is great. For those of you worried about having to "relearn" - don't. But you do have to "unlearn" - until I got my Mac I didn't realize how I had gotten into the habit of trying to outthink my windows box to get it to do what I wanted. That approach was frustrating on the mac, I didn't know where any of the tweak stuff was. So then I would just plug in or install whatever it was I was worried about and, well, more often than not, it just worked.

That being said, the one thing the Mac could not give me was a development environment equivalent to Microsoft Visual Studio .Net. I have it on virtual pc, but it's just too slow and annoying to use for long. So last week I went out and bought a cheap windows laptop for .Net development.

So now I have both, each within arm's distance of my easy chair. Which one do I reach for when I want to do a common task? Honestly, I don't have a preference. I still have more comfort with Windows since I'm far more familiar with it, but even though I really have not had any major problems with any XP machine I've owned, the long years before have also instilled a lingering distrust of Windows.

For longtime windows users, give OS X a try if you are bored; it's worth it. For longtime Max users, don't bother with Windows.

Except, of course, get a two+ button mouse - one mouse button is absurd.
 01/11/2006 10:52:04 AM · #47
Originally posted by scalvert:
You can buy two Chevys for the price of a BMW and both may work fine, but the experience isn't quite the same.


Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Macs should be cheaper. I'm merely saying that with my limited disposable income, I can't justify a Mac when I can get a perfectly working (but boring) XP install to do the same thing.
 01/11/2006 11:06:05 AM · #48
Originally posted by joebok:
one mouse button is absurd.


Apple's standard mouse has multiple buttons and a scroll ball (scrolls in any direction).

Message edited by author 2006-01-11 11:06:16.
 01/11/2006 11:06:36 AM · #49
Originally posted by strangeghost:
Originally posted by Spazmo99:

My first computer was an SE30, back in 1987 or so. It was a big deal because it had a 30MB HD. We used to dial into GEnie and goof around on there. We also had an AOL account back when AOL first came out.


I cut my teeth on the SE30 at the same time too. It was quite a computer, faaaast processor (16mhz, I believe) and I upgraded the RAM from 2MB to 6MB or something like that. My friends all ooohed and aaaahed. When I got my 40MB external HD, they all positively envied me.


Man, I can't wait to pick it up. Overall, I enjoy the interface of iPhoto, though I do my editing/revising with Fireworks (always been a Macromedia fan) ~

Time for some upgrades. 'Tis the season...!
 01/11/2006 11:24:58 AM · #50
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by joebok:
one mouse button is absurd.


Apple's standard mouse has multiple buttons and a scroll ball (scrolls in any direction).


? Not on my PowerBook and not on either of the Apple branded mice I've bought. I have not tried the "mighty mouse" - but I don't think that is "standard".

Edit: Okay, for the heck of it I looked at the apple site - the multi-button "mighty mouse" is in fact now standard (starting August 2005). So after 20 years they have finally updated. Except the laptops still only have one gigantic button.

Message edited by author 2006-01-11 11:38:32.
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