What word/phrase makes you think of old Macs?

[5300cs]

I found this thread on a Japanese message board and thought it was pretty interesting. What word or phrase makes you think of classic Macs, or classic Mac OS?

Some examples: Daystar, Ram Doubler, Radius and eWorld.

For me, it would be Extention Manager or System Software.

(and no wise-ass answers like 'reboot', please.)

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Bomb

 

[mad jew]

Eep.

For some reason, the little warning eep sticks in my mind more than anything.

 

[5300cs]

Now that you mention sounds, the "eep" and "clink-clank" always make me think Mac.

Hmm, also "Dark Castle"

 

[mms]

Rebuilding the Desktop
System Folder (versus just "System" now)
Control Strip
Sherlock

 

[CanadaRAM]

Sosumi
Chicago
HDSC Setup
Localtalk
Fat Mac
Levco
Font/DA Mover
External terminator
ozone filter
Cricket Draw

 

[StarbucksSam]

Apple Menu Items
Floppy Disk
Smiley Mac
Performa
SUPER MUNCHER
7.1P6

 

[whocares]

Selector (or whatever it was called in English) [Edit:] I meant Chooser
Extension Manager
Launcher

 

[7254278]

APPLETALK
PowerMacintosh(no pwermac)
SCSI

 

[Yvan256]

Well, that's an easy question!

"Beige", of course!

 

[Sirus The Virus]

Mr. Potato Head Saves Veggie Valley
Claris Works
AOL.......28k

 

[xsedrinam]

Extension Manager and Conflict Catcher (it functioned more like a "conflict creator"), for me.
X

 

[notjustjay]

Chooser!

"Hello, computer!"

 

[Lacero]

For me it would be Hypercard.

I remember using a Mac Plus SE and I was always intrigued by that program, mysterious as it was.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Conflict Catcher. I used that thing all the time before my Mac OS X days.

Also, the username of the thread starter (5300cs).

 

[jazzmfk]

how 'bout

At Ease

Jasmine Technology's BackPac

MacWrite/Paint/Draw

Syquest drives

"eep"

StyleWriters (and their start up song of na, na, na, nana, na, nana, na, na)

$4K+ LaserWriters

Running phone wire for your AppleTalk network

 

[Belly-laughs]

Special>Empty Wastebasket

Apple Menu>Control Panel>~ATM™

Wild Eep

Floating Point Extension

When dropping a control panel or extension onto the System Folder you´d get a message saying "This item belongs in the Extensions Folder. Would you like me to put it there?" Clever.

 

[dsharits]

extensions (I know they're still in OS X, but we don't have to fiddle with them as much)

serial

NuBus

Drive Setup

68k

Floppy

ADB

Lisa

System 6, 7, etc.

DB-15

 

[dobbin]

MacWrite
MacDraw
MacPaint

 

[dobbin]

I always thought Performa was a strange name...

 

[Manzana]

it's not a word, but whenever i see the "all inclusive" multicolored apple logo!

 

[FoxyKaye]

* "Hello" on a computer screen.
* "Insanely Great"
* NuBus/Old World
* SCSI
* "Classic"

Just a few...

 

[dsharits]

it's not a word, but whenever i see the "all inclusive" multicolored apple logo!

Ahh, yes. The good old rainbow logo. Back in the days of such rulers as Spindler and Sculley.

 

[rainman::|:|]

educational market... heh

oscar the grouch
chooser (where 98% of my frustration lived)
desktop printers
stylewriters (hahahaha)
enablers
there was a little icon of a guy (yes Fred), with a poker-style visor on, it must have been for some assistant... never saw the icon on the system, but it was on the cover of the 7.5 manual, so it sticks in my memory

hypercard
system 7 sounds (the file format)
RESEDIT!
simcity (the original)
barney blaster

but most of all, problems. still, it's cool nostalgia now...

 

[5300cs]

I'm such a black sheep; I loved At Ease (yeah, yeah, call me a dumb@$$) I also still use MacPaint sometimes.

I have Oscar the Grouch install on my PB100. Very cool