Merlin2960
join:2004-09-27
Ann Arbor, MI
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Re: Enter, and sign in please
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 |
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GilbertMark
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join:2001-05-02
Gilbert, AZ
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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. |
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GilbertMark
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join:2001-05-02
Gilbert, AZ
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Mospaw
2 days to go . . .
Hawaiian Jellyfish
join:2001-01-08
The Pacific
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| I just bought my first Mac, a nice G4: »[Hello]Gee Whiz, I bought a G4!
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.  |
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Kiva
join:2004-11-04
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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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Coma
neuro anomalist
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join:2001-12-30
Nirvana-Land
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| said by 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.
Welcome to the other side.
You will love the experience.
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tlg
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join:2001-08-23
Melbourne, FL
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Hi, My name is Tom.
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. |
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wilbilt
Pronto Resurrected
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join:2004-01-11
Oroville, CA
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Hi, my name is Will and I have been using Macs since about 1993. I think the first one I ever used was an LCIII running OS 7.1
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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David
No,there is another.
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join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
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Hi, I am David... I used lev 's mac in chicago and broke it about 2 years ago  .
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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Ryan 21
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join:2002-11-24
Canada
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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... 
-Ryan
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ninjaturtle1
join:2003-10-21
Fremont, CA | 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. |
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DrewCapu
Giant Diehard
join:2001-12-19
California
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Hey, beach boy!
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
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 |
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David
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| said by DrewCapu :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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USAOwnz
RIP dadkins
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join:2003-11-15
P.R.C.
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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. |
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SandyLP
join:2000-06-24
Hercules, CA
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Re: Enter, and sign in please
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!  |
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AMVETS
Amvets
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join:2000-12-22
Whittier, CA | reply to tmpchaos
Hi,
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 |
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netwire
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Mooresboro, NC | reply to tmpchaos
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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Subaru
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join:2001-05-31
Greenwich, CT
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I just got my PowerBook G4 15" 1.67Ghz 2 days ago I love it! |
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surfcitymom
join:2005-03-23
Huntington Beach, CA | reply to tmpchaos
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 |
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