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 Jul 12 2006, 10:05 AM
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This isn't a Mac "issue" per se, but it doesn't really belong in a non-Mac-related forum here.
We're a pretty geeky crowd here, and I was wondering how many of you fellow Z users are recent (as in, the past year) switchers to the Mac? You get one side on, for instance, the MacRumors forums, where non-techie folks seem to be a dime a dozen, but it'd be nice to get some idea of how many power users have taken the plunge. For the record, I switched in the pre-iPod days. |
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Nov 25 2006, 08:54 PM
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I bought my wife a used eMac about 6 months ago, to replace her WinXP Home desktop, which was just too vulnerable. I run a Xandros Linux box, and an old Win XP machine as a webserver and utility machine for stuff Linux doesn't do yet. (My Abyss X2 server runs on Windows, yes, but it's reasonably secure, and its the paid version which I would have to pay for again to switch to the Linux version of.)
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Dec 29 2006, 12:27 AM
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QUOTE(brashley46 @ Nov 25 2006, 07:54 PM) I bought my wife a used eMac about 6 months ago, to replace her WinXP Home desktop, which was just too vulnerable. I run a Xandros Linux box, and an old Win XP machine as a webserver and utility machine for stuff Linux doesn't do yet. (My Abyss X2 server runs on Windows, yes, but it's reasonably secure, and its the paid version which I would have to pay for again to switch to the Linux version of.)  Uggghhh, only about 10 more years and we won't have any more of them in the schools.... Pain to work on. Fun to carry a lab of 30 or so up a flight of stairs too. 
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eji How Many Of You Are Recent Switchers? Jul 12 2006, 10:05 AM
adf QUOTE(eji @ Jul 12 2006, 06:05 PM)This isn... Jul 12 2006, 10:14 AM koen QUOTE(eji @ Jul 12 2006, 06:05 PM)This isn... Jul 12 2006, 10:45 AM BarryW I've also been a mac guy since before the iPod... Jul 12 2006, 10:46 AM InSearchOf Converted to Linux (Offically) back in 2002...
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dhns Hi, here my story:
I am a Mac user since 1992 and... Jul 12 2006, 11:34 AM chrisl QUOTE(dhns @ Jul 12 2006, 01:34 PM)Hi, here m... Jul 12 2006, 11:52 AM nevarrie I have used Mac on and off for years with Mac Plus... Jul 12 2006, 12:27 PM bluedevils I'm new to mac in this last month. I have a m... Jul 12 2006, 12:58 PM tapjpa I got my first Mac about 1.5 years ago a 12" ... Jul 12 2006, 02:03 PM kopsis I switched from a Linux desktop to a PowerMac G5 e... Jul 12 2006, 07:36 PM Ferret-Simpson I'm a mac user since er. . . Thursday.
iBook... Nov 13 2006, 02:54 AM daniel3000 I'll be a Mac user too in a few days. Have ord... Nov 13 2006, 04:01 AM Snappy I used an Apple IIe back in the 80s ... that's... Nov 13 2006, 04:56 AM bam recently I played with a macbook and I was impress... Nov 17 2006, 01:50 AM daniel3000 I like the macbook better because of its size. Com... Nov 17 2006, 02:51 AM bmxer55 I have always been a Mac user. I have an iMac G5 (... Nov 22 2006, 04:04 PM BarryW QUOTE(daniel3000 @ Nov 17 2006, 01:51 AM)I li... Nov 22 2006, 09:39 PM daniel3000 QUOTE(BarryW @ Nov 23 2006, 07:39 AM)I'll... Nov 23 2006, 06:20 AM dhns QUOTE(daniel3000 @ Nov 23 2006, 03:20 PM)I... Nov 28 2006, 12:04 AM adf ah.... but what about turning old e-macs into kio... Dec 30 2006, 02:13 PM BarryW QUOTE(adf @ Dec 30 2006, 01:13 PM)ah....... Dec 30 2006, 08:27 PM adf true enough...they are not designed with maintenan... Dec 30 2006, 10:25 PM BarryW QUOTE(adf @ Dec 30 2006, 09:25 PM)true enough... Dec 31 2006, 12:24 AM brashley46 QUOTE(BarryW @ Dec 29 2006, 03:27 AM)QUOTE(br... Dec 31 2006, 08:56 PM Legodude522 I bought the last model of Apple iBooks. 14... Nov 26 2006, 12:46 AM daniel3000 Is there a way to synchronize the Mac OS X standar... Nov 28 2006, 04:57 AM Ferret-Simpson Apologies in advance for todays typos, I'm on ... Dec 10 2006, 07:37 AM samot Mac users cince 1994 (powemac 6100) and owned a Ne... Dec 28 2006, 07:37 PM Antikx My main, shared home machine went from Win98, to U... Jan 1 2007, 12:12 AM |
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