When did you start using mac?

[iToaster]

I started using a Mac 1 year, 1 month, and 1 week ago. About 6 months after I realized how awesome they were.

 

[mgargan1]

March of 2003, when they shipped my 17" powerbook to me.

 

[velocityg4]

In 1993 with my IIvx with System 7.1. One of the most awesome OSes ever.

 

[cbrain]

When it became unix based (OS X).

 

[LizKat]

December 1985
Unenhanced Mac 512k 🙂
System 1.x (1.4 maybe?)

What a great machine and fantastic OS and apps for the time.

 

[RacerX]

Well, if I switched from anything it would have been from not using computers to using them. But as for the topic, I started using Macs in the pre-7 era. And I wasn't 100% sold on System 7, so when I got my first Mac (a Macintosh SE 4/40) I made sure it could dual boot System 7.0.1 and System 6.0.8. About a year later when I got my second Mac (a Macintosh SE/30 8/80), it was 7.0.1 only and stayed my main system until 1997 when I got my third Mac (PowerBook Duo 230 12/120) which was running System 7.1.

 

[yellow]

System 6. Old ass Mac SE30 when I went to college.

 

[Victor ch]

I used a Power Macintosh 4400/200 running 7.5.x (can't remember much) and used that for a while (use as in Lode Runner only 😛), then another Mac I can't recall which one is it 😱 After that my mom made us all switch to Guindouze XP and we used that for a while 😡 then two years ago I had a Mac again, my sweet 12" PB (read sig) and then a year later got my blackbook; I managed to switch my whole house to Mac only within the last year, with a white c2d iMac for the house and another blackbook for my mom and sister whenever portability is needed. I feel proud, I've made several people switch to Mac 😛


-Victor

 

[mr.light]

I also started with an Apple II. Bought my first mac, LC, when the Apple II took a lightning hit. I've never actually owned a windows or even a MSDos machine. Although, unfortunately, I have had to use them over the years.

 

[yellow]

Do you mean a Macintosh II?

 

[ghall]

I never "switched" to Mac. I was born and raised with Mac.

 

[mr.light]

Do you mean a Macintosh II?

Nope. an AppleII (before the "e") First mac was an LC II

 

[yellow]

Nope. an AppleII (before the "e") First mac was an LC II

Ah..

I thought this thread was just about when one started to use a Mac, not an Apple computer.

 

[::Lisa::]

I started with OS X Tiger for me.

 

[mr.light]

Ah..

I thought this thread was just about when one started to use a Mac, not an Apple computer.

Point taken. Sorry if I missed the point.
But then isn't one (Mac) the evolution of the other (Apple)?

 

[John Purple]

1984 with a Mac 128K and two floppies (one external).
before that Apple IIe (since 1982 I believe)

 

[hulugu]

I never "switched" to Mac. I was born and raised with Mac.

Amen brother!

Actually, I started out with an Apple II, then a Mac Plus.

Apple II
Mac Plus
Powerbook 150
iMac 233 (Bondi Blue)
Titanium Powerbook & Pismo Powerbook
12" Powerbook (for the little woman)
MacBook Pro

 

[obeygiant]

I had(still have) a Mac SE FDHD with something like 4mb of ram and a 40mb HD. I remember system 6.7.5 or 6.8 being on it. That was like, I don't know...'89?

 

[lofight]

We have a mac since OS 8.6, as child i played alot on it, educational games... then because my parents always got pc's from their work, we always worked on those. Then in 2006 i took the step to buy one with my parents for me. Then my parents saw how great it was, but still had a pc. then the pc got very bad, lot's of viruses, taking 15 min to start the computer. Only able to run 1 app otherwise it would crash. Then they also got a Mac, and we also now are completely in the ipod thing.. I got an ipod nano, dad has got a touch, sister a shuffle..

 

[Mac-Dragon]

In 2001...

 

[spoon man]

i swiched in july 07 after crashing my laptop to the point of no return ( i gave it to my at the time girlfriend lol)

 

[cycocelica]

First started back in Jr. High, so about 8 years ago.

Then about 6 years ago, went exclusively to Windows.

Then 2 years ago, picked up the Mac again.

 

[NickD]

I think I made the switch about 4-5 years ago with an iMac G4 . . .

 

[mperkins37]

Don't remember the model, but it used The little truck to "Move Fonts"
B&W Screen. Took a computer class with it as a lab Mac. 1984-85 or so.
Had to be os1 or so.
Bought a Performa6567 OS 7.1 or something to that effect. had 6MB ram, & a new thing called a internal modem. Globalfax 28.8 WHOOOO!
Had a G3 300 B&W OS9, An Imac OS9 & 10.3, & The new MacPro 3.2ghz. 10.5.1
No Looking Back.

 

[jwp1964]

Switched in Dec 2003 with iBook purchase. I then bought and upgraded a Cube. I sold the cube. Next I bought my Dad an eMac and my brother a mini. I then bought an iMac (in sig). I gave the iBook to my brother and bought an MB. 😀

No reasn to ever go back and phone calls for support from family members have gone to almost zero!