Thread: Mac Users

Been with the Apple since about 1978 and have had maybe 30 of them the most expensive one cost me $48,000 in 1994 and another ten for the screen. It also made me a fortune. But it was a very trick broadcast edit machine - you may have even seen some of the thousands of tv commercial we made.

There is a downside to running a Mac apart from the addictive qualities.

But only for those who've come from OS9 and have moved to OSX.

The 'great changeover' caused some upset as OSX was very different to all the previous OS.

But in the fullness of time OSX is superb (and yes I do some system work with Windows OS on the only PC here). I have about six Macs in current operation and they're, umm, smooth, luv em.

It also depends on the Mac you buy - get the right machine for your purposes - or you may be disappointed -

I have a G4 Cube here which is now old (5 years and is a beaut) but it was unloved by many. I also have its bigger desktop sibling, a G4 733QS, which is similar but a bit more 'equipable', loved by many, but noisy and a power hungry baby. The desktop G5 twin chipper is amazing but is physically huge and is a hot running sucker - like the G3 beige was.

Like Land Rovers, these machines seem to have personalities, is that a bit weird? I can see distinct personalities in my many Macs, some are very nice, some are brilliant, but a few, like the twin G3s i recently decommissioned, are temperamental.... go figure....

If you go laptop do your research thoroughly.....

GQ

Only yesterday did I get my first urge to go to OSX. Got a brief from a new client and was supplied with the corporate typeface that has a PC version and the OSX osf file, but nothing for OS9.

Now I have to do the job on the (I hate to use the word) PC!

Grrrr.