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What Do You Think the 10 Greatest Macs of All Time Are?
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12" Powerbook (cause i have one)
The origonal iMac
The origonal iBook
Apple IIe (had one of those to)
Blue & White G3 (Still one chugging away at work)
Thats the greatest macs of MY time, but i'm only 21, so anything computer like before 1995 didnt happen to me
The origonal iMac
The origonal iBook
Apple IIe (had one of those to)
Blue & White G3 (Still one chugging away at work)
Thats the greatest macs of MY time, but i'm only 21, so anything computer like before 1995 didnt happen to me
Apple's 10 greatest anythings
To list 10 is hard as it would encompass most Macs.
How about listing Apple's 10 greatest achievements, moments, ideas, products or developments.
Here's a few:
1) Rendezvous
2) Original GUI interface
3) Original Mac
4) iTMS
5) Surviving despite themselves.
6) Changing to Unix based OS
7) Original iMac
8) iMac Flat Panel
9) Newton
10) Implementation of USB
To list 10 is hard as it would encompass most Macs.
How about listing Apple's 10 greatest achievements, moments, ideas, products or developments.
Here's a few:
1) Rendezvous
2) Original GUI interface
3) Original Mac
4) iTMS
5) Surviving despite themselves.
6) Changing to Unix based OS
7) Original iMac
8) iMac Flat Panel
9) Newton
10) Implementation of USB
I think the Lisa and The 128k Macintosh were pretty important
I also think that without the iMac Apple would be in a worse position than they are in now. The Powermac G5 seems to also be a pretty big project. I think I could list alot of the greatest and the not-so
I also think that without the iMac Apple would be in a worse position than they are in now. The Powermac G5 seems to also be a pretty big project. I think I could list alot of the greatest and the not-so
Two of the most important Macs, aren't even Macs.
Lisa
NeXT Cube
Both of these machines gave something important to the Mac, yet were at least 10 years ahead of their time.
Yes the Lisa donated the GUI and the QuickDraw Toolbox, but the Mac was a pale imitation of the Lisa -- sure some of the technology that made the Lisa great also made it sloooww.
And the NeXT cubes contribution is obvious -- Rhapsody. Though Carbon and Classic definitely made Rhapsody a Mac.
Lisa
NeXT Cube
Both of these machines gave something important to the Mac, yet were at least 10 years ahead of their time.
Yes the Lisa donated the GUI and the QuickDraw Toolbox, but the Mac was a pale imitation of the Lisa -- sure some of the technology that made the Lisa great also made it sloooww.
And the NeXT cubes contribution is obvious -- Rhapsody. Though Carbon and Classic definitely made Rhapsody a Mac.
1. Macintosh 128k--first Macintosh
2. Power Macintosh 6100--first PowerPC
3. iMac (original)--saved Apple
4. PowerBook 100 series--pioneered the current notebook form factor
5. Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White)--brought the iMac revolution to the pro line
6. Macintosh II--first expandable, two-piece Mac
7. iBook (original)
8. Power Macintosh G4 Cube
9. Macintosh SE/30
10. Powerbook G4 Titanium
2. Power Macintosh 6100--first PowerPC
3. iMac (original)--saved Apple
4. PowerBook 100 series--pioneered the current notebook form factor
5. Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White)--brought the iMac revolution to the pro line
6. Macintosh II--first expandable, two-piece Mac
7. iBook (original)
8. Power Macintosh G4 Cube
9. Macintosh SE/30
10. Powerbook G4 Titanium
The Apple IIe, IIc, and IIgs were all superior to the early Macs in my humble opinion. I liked using a mouse on an IBM compatible in a DOS shell better than the early Mac System. Around about System 7.5 I started getting interested in Apple computers again.
I hated Windows 3.0 and 3.1 as well. It took a while for hardware to offer enough power to make Windows feel responsive. DOS shell wasn't pretty but it was very fast and just as good as Windows was for organizing files and such. A DOS application called XTreePro was even better for file management. Around System 8.6 I was satisfied with file management on Macs.
In my opinion the best Macs were the early fruit colored iMacs because they were exactly what consumers wanted.
I hated Windows 3.0 and 3.1 as well. It took a while for hardware to offer enough power to make Windows feel responsive. DOS shell wasn't pretty but it was very fast and just as good as Windows was for organizing files and such. A DOS application called XTreePro was even better for file management. Around System 8.6 I was satisfied with file management on Macs.
In my opinion the best Macs were the early fruit colored iMacs because they were exactly what consumers wanted.
Top Ten Best Mac(intosh)s(es) of All Time
10. Macintosh Classic, kickback in style, cheap, and durable
09. Macintosh II, the two Piece, Nubus Mac
08. Performa, the cheaper Quadra/Centris/II with home programs
07. The PowerMacintosh, made the Mac a real work-horse again
06. TAM (20th Annaversary Mac), Bose speakers, mini-trackpad, flipdown CD, awesome.
05. G4 Cube, what everyone wanted at twice the price
04. iMac, the greatest remarketing of an old idea/product ever
03. The PowerBook G3, the first consumer laptop with DVD, and a 4 hour battery
02. Titanium PowerBook G4, Finally, a stylish laptop
01. PowerMac G5, 64-bits, and at least 10 years of use
TEG
10. Macintosh Classic, kickback in style, cheap, and durable
09. Macintosh II, the two Piece, Nubus Mac
08. Performa, the cheaper Quadra/Centris/II with home programs
07. The PowerMacintosh, made the Mac a real work-horse again
06. TAM (20th Annaversary Mac), Bose speakers, mini-trackpad, flipdown CD, awesome.
05. G4 Cube, what everyone wanted at twice the price
04. iMac, the greatest remarketing of an old idea/product ever
03. The PowerBook G3, the first consumer laptop with DVD, and a 4 hour battery
02. Titanium PowerBook G4, Finally, a stylish laptop
01. PowerMac G5, 64-bits, and at least 10 years of use
TEG
