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How long have you been with the Mac OS?
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Used them back in elementary school... from '85 until '89.
The desktops in the house were Windows.
Then I started using OSX two years ago. Had my Powerbook for a year and a half.
The desktops in the house were Windows.
Then I started using OSX two years ago. Had my Powerbook for a year and a half.
dynamicv said:
We've owned macs in my familiy since 7.0, but I used some 6.x somethings at school too.
Suffice it to say, OS X is a nice little step up from those days.
The Old Icons
The old icons were the bomb! No, literally- remember the bomb? Nothing like getting a fatal error with a picture of a bomb on it. I nearly pooed my pants the 1st time I got it (OS 8.6er). Then I almost broke the CD tray because I didn't have the foresight of throwing the CD in the *garbage can* to eject. There's actually a widget with all those old skool icons, because there just aren't enough widgets.
The old icons were the bomb! No, literally- remember the bomb? Nothing like getting a fatal error with a picture of a bomb on it. I nearly pooed my pants the 1st time I got it (OS 8.6er). Then I almost broke the CD tray because I didn't have the foresight of throwing the CD in the *garbage can* to eject. There's actually a widget with all those old skool icons, because there just aren't enough widgets.
First Mac I ever touched was an SE.... way back in late eighties when my dad brought it home from work (he worked at KPMG, when they were all Macs...)
It ran System 6.whatever, and had the multifinder option!
Later, somewhere early nineties we got the LC 4/40. That had System 7 on it, and had a colour screen!
But, I first actually used a Mac myself when OS 8 arrived.
Got my first Mac-related job in 1999, and have been a fanatic ever since.
I personally loved the Mac OS X-development...
Was given Rhapsody Server, and via Hotline (remember that??) I tried to get hold of all the Developer Previews of OS X before the Public Beta was available. The transition from Rhapsody to Mac OS X was fun to follow (from "Platinum"-style interface to fully Aqua)
It ran System 6.whatever, and had the multifinder option!
Later, somewhere early nineties we got the LC 4/40. That had System 7 on it, and had a colour screen!
But, I first actually used a Mac myself when OS 8 arrived.
Got my first Mac-related job in 1999, and have been a fanatic ever since.
I personally loved the Mac OS X-development...
Was given Rhapsody Server, and via Hotline (remember that??) I tried to get hold of all the Developer Previews of OS X before the Public Beta was available. The transition from Rhapsody to Mac OS X was fun to follow (from "Platinum"-style interface to fully Aqua)
been using macs since before the IIgs, though i was too young to remember really... not sure what system that is, but it's around 20 years i guess...
Using since 1991, used the uni machines. My first bought mac was a 8200 Powermac with 7.5.3 on it.
I managed to get my first Mac pretty much within a week or so of Tiger coming out, having waited for so long previously. Still got my old Dell which I had to use for a bit when my PB broke and I was waiting for my MBP to be delivered. Man that made me treasure the MBP so much more.
Well my dad used to use an LC III and then a Power Macintosh (one of the ones with a DOS card so you could press a hotkey to switch into DOS), the last OS I used was System 7.5.3 and it seemed to crash loads! Especially when browsing the Net (using Netscape )
So you could say that was my first experience using Macs, probably around 8,9 years ago now. After that it was all PCs.
But in August 2004, switched back to the Mac - haven't looked back!
)So you could say that was my first experience using Macs, probably around 8,9 years ago now. After that it was all PCs.
But in August 2004, switched back to the Mac - haven't looked back!
My first mac was a Performa 6200, so sometime around mid 1995, was still using an Atari up till then
And i didn't use a PC seriously until 1998 or so, and that was purely because i needed some apps that were Windows only then i built up a PC for gaming shortly after and now i live in a nice mixed house... The Macs still get the most use of course, the PCs are nothing more than uber games machines
Oh, still got all my old Atari hardware too, including a massive laser printer
And i didn't use a PC seriously until 1998 or so, and that was purely because i needed some apps that were Windows only
then i built up a PC for gaming shortly after and now i live in a nice mixed house... The Macs still get the most use of course, the PCs are nothing more than uber games machines Oh, still got all my old Atari hardware too, including a massive laser printer
I've been using a Mac since my Dad brought home a Mac Classic in early 1986. I even remember the days where a 40MB external Hard-drive was about 10 inches long x 6 Inches high x 3 inches thick... now I have a 1 GB mini SD in my phone ... now that's progress!
About a 1 1/2 years.. went from an Mac Mini to and Intel Imac (20inch). I will never turn back to Peecee's.
Let's see, started with my IIc in.....'82? Then I lapsed, or should I say "went over to the dark side". I'm not proud of that period but I did come back starting with Panther. So, I'm pretty new. I know one thing, I won't stray anymore! One G5 (ok, it's the dinky 1.6 but it gets me where I'm going) and two iBooks (wife and daughter). Geee, a nice 17 MacBook Pro would be nice for Father's Day
but I did come back starting with Panther. So, I'm pretty new. I know one thing, I won't stray anymore! One G5 (ok, it's the dinky 1.6 but it gets me where I'm going) and two iBooks (wife and daughter). Geee, a nice 17 MacBook Pro would be nice for Father's Day
I have a 80MB HDD that is about 16" long, 3" thick, and 8" wide, its huge!Raid said:I've been using a Mac since my Dad brought home a Mac Classic in early 1986. I even remember the days where a 40MB external Hard-drive was about 10 inches long x 6 Inches high x 3 inches thick... now I have a 1 GB mini SD in my phone ... now that's progress!