I've given up on Apple

Occamsrazr · Nov 9, 2012, 07:41 PM

I am not happy to have to wait 3 weeks to buy a new computer so I have decided to switch to Commodore operating system. I know there are some drawbacks to using a 25 year old computer, but at least I won't have to wait 3 weeks to use the computer and it also has a floppy drive which stupid Apple removed, thinking people do not use this media anymore.

Stupid apple. They will be sorry. I hope more people switch to commodore, like me.

peeaanuut · Nov 9, 2012, 07:44 PM

"You'll never need more than 640K".
-nobody

mapleleafer · Nov 9, 2012, 08:03 PM

Yeah. The kids on this forum have NO idea. Floppy drive? Heck, I started out with a cassette drive. The floppy was a huge innovation. Boy, I miss DOS. And that 20 MB (yes, MB) hard drive on my first IBM compatible was HUGE. No idea.

RoastingPig · Nov 9, 2012, 08:09 PM

But you'll have to wait 3 weeks for it to boot.

dreamof3d · Nov 9, 2012, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by roastingpig

but you'll have to wait 3 weeks for it to boot.

lmfao

marzer · Nov 9, 2012, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Occamsrazr

I am not happy to have to wait 3 weeks to buy a new computer so I have decided to switch to Commodore operating system. I know there are some drawbacks to using a 25 year old computer, but at least I won't have to wait 3 weeks to use the computer and it also has a floppy drive which stupid Apple removed, thinking people do not use this media anymore.

Stupid apple. They will be sorry. I hope more people switch to commodore, like me.

This! Just finished dusting off the Data General Eclipse in my basement. Lets see. Load 80mb disk platter pack in disk drive. Load paper in teletype. Was it "boot sys"? Or "b sys"? Damn, where's that manual.

Occamsrazr · Nov 10, 2012, 07:37 AM

LOL that is true

Jane333 · Nov 10, 2012, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapleleafer

Yeah. The kids on this forum have NO idea. Floppy drive? Heck, I started out with a cassette drive. The floppy was a huge innovation. Boy, I miss DOS. And that 20 MB (yes, MB) hard drive on my first IBM compatible was HUGE. No idea.

LOL - I remember filling out the little dots on the punch card in Junior High to send to the computer at the High School in the days before personal computers!

gertruded · Nov 10, 2012, 07:54 AM

Searching for which vacuum tube was malfunctioning frequently resulted in burned fingers.

The card sorting machine always seemed to jamb at the most critical time. Some one was always putting staples in the punch cards.

BRLawyer · Nov 10, 2012, 12:28 PM

Seems like wise advice. Should I replace my 2011 iMac with a good ol' Apple IIGS? What a wonderful machine it was..!

Omne666 · Nov 10, 2012, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by peeaanuut

"You'll never need more than 640K".
-nobody

LOL

And Bill Gates just can't be forgotten!

That's okay, SJ didn't want a network port on the first Macs.

We all have our moments. Some of them just aren't in the sun.

rrl · Nov 10, 2012, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Omne666

LOL

And Bill Gates just can't be forgotten!

That's okay, SJ didn't want a network port on the first Macs.

We all have our moments. Some of them just aren't in the sun.

Link please, in the meantime I'll leave you with this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appletalk

nuckinfutz · Nov 10, 2012, 12:49 PM

I'm abandoning Apple for the TRS-80. Anyone know where I can get Internet Explorer for it?

Shrink · Nov 10, 2012, 12:59 PM

OMG!!!
You have to wait THREE WEEKS!!!

The HORROR!!! THREE WEEKS!!!

Somebody missed out on that part of human development where the infant learns to defer gratification.

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Occamsrazr macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2012	I've given up on Apple I am not happy to have to wait 3 weeks to buy a new computer so I have decided to switch to Commodore operating system. I know there are some drawbacks to using a 25 year old computer, but at least I won't have to wait 3 weeks to use the computer and it also has a floppy drive which stupid Apple removed, thinking people do not use this media anymore. Stupid apple. They will be sorry. I hope more people switch to commodore, like me.
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BRLawyer macrumors 601 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Currently in Switzerland	Seems like wise advice. Should I replace my 2011 iMac with a good ol' Apple IIGS? What a wonderful machine it was..! __________________ iMac 27" Core i7 3.4GHz, 16GB RAM, 2GB GPU, 120GB SSD+4TB HD, Bowers & Wilkins 685, Nuforce HDP, OS X 10.8.3; iPad 3 Wi-Fi+4G 64GB; iPhone 5 White 32GB.
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Shrink macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New England, USA	OMG!!! You have to wait THREE WEEKS!!! The HORROR!!! THREE WEEKS!!! Somebody missed out on that part of human development where the infant learns to defer gratification. Attached Images __________________ Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. -- Albert Einstein
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Nov 9, 2012, 07:44 PM	#2
peeaanuut Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southern California	"You'll never need more than 640K". -nobody
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mapleleafer macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2009	Yeah. The kids on this forum have NO idea. Floppy drive? Heck, I started out with a cassette drive. The floppy was a huge innovation. Boy, I miss DOS. And that 20 MB (yes, MB) hard drive on my first IBM compatible was HUGE. No idea.
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Occamsrazr Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2012	LOL that is true
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gertruded macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northwestern Illinois	Searching for which vacuum tube was malfunctioning frequently resulted in burned fingers. The card sorting machine always seemed to jamb at the most critical time. Some one was always putting staples in the punch cards.
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nuckinfutz macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Middle Earth	I'm abandoning Apple for the TRS-80. Anyone know where I can get Internet Explorer for it?
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