You know your Mac is getting old when...

[Lancer]

...they make fun of your pride and joy down at the Apple service center

I had an power issue last year (reseting the PRAM fixed it) but they were amazed I was still using a G5 tower. At the time I couldn't afford anything newer. But now I can Apple is taking it's sweet time updating the iMac and Mini.

 

[wobegong]

...Apple is taking it's sweet time updating the iMac and Mini.

Agree, I'm waiting for a Mini refresh also to replace my old Macbook currently performing 24/7 TV/PS3 MediaServer duties...

 

[Ariii]

... people on Internet forums are enraged by the fact that you still use your old Mac... and it works !

 

[Intell]

When the genius doesn't even know what it is when you try to get it fixed

When your Mac is older than the Genius.

 

[soulreaver99]

Eep! Eep! Eep! Sound effects

 

[soulreaver99]

When you still save stuff on floppy disks!

 

[840quadra]

When it has BOTH USB and ADB ports in the back, as well as Firewire 400 for good measure .

When you still save stuff on floppy disks!

How about when it boots from a single floppy.

 

[Dark Void]

... a large amount of time has passed since it was purchased.

Perhaps too literal?

 

[soulreaver99]

When you are still looking for commands on the Logo turtle! Anyone still remember that program>

 

[flopticalcube]

You see your model in the thrift store... and nobody buys it.

 

[skateny]

... a large amount of time has passed since it was purchased.

Perhaps too literal?

No such thing.

Made me think. . .You know your Mac is getting old when it was old when you bought it on eBay.

 

[840quadra]

....It has the capability of playing the chimes of death, and sometimes does.

 

[Intell]

You know your Mac is getting old when instead of restarting into 10.5.8 like you asked it to, it restarts into 7.5.5. #

 

[archtopshop]

You know your Mac is getting old when it out lives your dog. Sad...but true.

 

[kylera]

You know your Mac is getting old when it out lives your dog. Sad...but true.

My condolences

Continuing the thread, your Mac is old enough if you need to scour eBay for system restore discs. Sigh.

 

[skinniezinho]

Your mac is too old when your spare disk has old versions of every current program on the web.
Your mac is too old when neither torrents nor warez have the software you want!

 

[keysersoze]

your mac is too old when you see a picture of a beige computer and you wish yours would look pretty like that again, because now it's just fug yellow.

 

[666sheep]

...when you're starting to forget how did you get it.

 

[rjcalifornia]

When you can't find RAM Memory

 

[skateny]

When the default browser is Netscape Communicator.

 

[LOLZpersonok]

I don't know what's old...It's still fast for me.

But...When there is no software out for it.

 

[jodelli]

When you picked it up for ten bucks (yes, it works) at a Mac user group meeting.

 

[wobegong]

When your phone applies photo effects faster than your mac can

 

[skateny]

When you click on your iBook's trackpad button repeatedly to get TFF to run faster. (It doesn't.)

 

[Nyy8]

When the 40 year old genius says "I remember this from my childhood!"