jwsmiths4
Part Man, Part Mac
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join:2003-10-25
Savannah, GA
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Re: Enter, and sign in please
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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elctrczipper
Screwed by all Major political parties.
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join:2002-10-03
U.S.
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Hello, Randall here. First purchase was an iMac g3 and mistakenly thought Apple os was a headache, and bought a dell. Windows IS a headache( with some good points), and I'm back with an iMac G5 and the full realization that the learning curve is the headache. Keeping an eye on Linspire also though as I respect Mr. Jobs, but I don't worship him.:D 
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AlBester
join:2003-10-05
Bluffton, IN
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Hello all
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. |
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tmpchaos
Requiescat in pace
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join:2000-04-28
Hoboken, NJ
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I've tried to make the transition a little easier with a 'new user' link in the header. |
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T_Wrecks
The Truth Doesn't Make A Noise
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join:2003-08-21
Garden State
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said by TDOG  :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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TDOG
join:2000-04-30
Louisville, KY
 ·Insight Communicat..
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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 |
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hyperjoe
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join:2000-11-03
Gates Mills, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
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said by hyperjoe :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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realism1
join:2003-04-23
Richmond, VA
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First comp: TI99/4A. Parsec, Hunt the Wumpus, Make a little man do jumping jacks, etc. 7 year old fun.
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. |
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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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Well, jeez, if we're going to visit the way-back machine...
said by bobrk :Hi, I'm Bob! I'll be 45 on the 1st of July. You can figure this out...
said by bobrk :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 :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 :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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linicx
Caveat Emptor
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join:2002-12-03
United State | reply to tmpchaos
I'm a recovering Windows user too. I've had my Mac a little over a year now. The OS is certainly different than the one Microsoft sells, and the machine itself is much different than the PCs I've ever seen. |
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cipater
join:2000-05-18
San Francisco, CA
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said by cipater :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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T_Wrecks
The Truth Doesn't Make A Noise
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join:2003-08-21
Garden State
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said by T_Wrecks :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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rocketspeed
No Tag
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join:2000-01-24
Murrieta, CA
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Hello - My name is Tom and I use a Mac.
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. |
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ifarrell
join:2000-08-10
Willow Spring, NC
 ·Vonage
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Hi all,
My name is Ian.
I got my first Mac this past weekend (after years of suffering through a gazillion (slight exaggeration  ) 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. |
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normljoe
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join:2004-08-11
Arlington, TX
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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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linicx
Caveat Emptor
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join:2002-12-03
United State
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I have to laugh at Mac humor in this list, it's priceless.
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. |
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File Quit
Mac Geek
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join:2002-11-28
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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 )
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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oliphant
I Have 8 Boobies
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join:2004-11-26
Corona, CA
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I'm Chris and a die hard PC user seduced by the dark side ($600 price tag). I've always heard good things about OS X and the cheap mini's gave me the change to try out an Apple without having to jump in with $1500+. I dig my mini.
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rexbinary
Mod King
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join:2005-01-26
Plano, TX
 ·Verizon FIOS
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Hi I am new to posting on BBR although I have been hitting this site for quite some time. I am a long time Apple user.
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. |
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