The only computer that really matters...

Apple Macintosh

Computers I have owned/used-

• Timex Sinclair- just a toy
• Commodore VIC20- nice keyboard, but just for games
• Commodore 64- at least, a real computer!
• Apple IIc- all my friends had Apples. And lots of software to share!
• Mac 512e- After a demo of Pagemaker by an Aldus (yes, Aldus) rep, I thought, I gotta get one of these!
• Mac SE- with 2 floppies! I later added a Mobius 030 accelerator and a full page display. Jammin'!
• Mac Centris 610- Getting faster...
• PowerMac 6100- and faster...
• PowerMac 8100- another toy, to play with Appleshare IP
• Power Computing Powerbase 200 MT- My first real tower, expandable computer. Stuck a G3 card in and it zooms!
• Powerbook 1400- main auxillary/portable Mac for several years. Upgraded with a 217MHz(!) G3 card.
• iBook (dual USB)- My portable computer, used by my wife when I'm not dragging it around.
• PowerMac 8500- upgraded with a G4/450 card and a Sonnet Trio ATA/USB/Firewire card; now donated to a worthy cause.
• Mac SE/30- I got one (well, several) for $25 each. I couldn't resist! The one I have left has a Radius Pivot 15" full-page display. Cool! Just upgraded to 80mb of RAM. Now all I need is room to set it up!
• Mac Plus- Every Mac user/collector has to have one of these. I have another one yanked out of its case and hanging as a mobile. A mobile computer..? Actually, I never had one, buti t seemsl ike I _should_ have one.
• Mac IIci-Same with this. Both are classic Macs, in the best sense of the word.
• G5 Macintosh- bottom-of-the-line, but still way better than anything I've ever had.

I've also got an iPod that I use in the shop.

 

My current system consistes of-

• a 1.6GHz Apple Macintosh Power Mac G5, 1.5 Gb, 80 GB & 250 GB drives
• external Firewire 60GB hard drive
• external Firewire 40BG hard drive
• 18" MAG LCD display
• MacAlly IceKey keyboard- thin, laptop-like keys. It's an aquired taste. I'm not sure I've aquired it yet.
• Kensington Optical Mouse-in-a-Box- I like Kensintogn mice- Great software!
• Epson R200 inkjet printer- replaced the 740 that I've had for years.
• Brother HL1440 laser printer
• UMAX 3400 flatbed scanner- Don't bother with UMAX scanners.; not supported in OSX, gotta use VueScan.
• 10GB iPod
• PALM IIIc
• Dazzle Hollywood DV Bridge- not supprted on the Mac anymore.
• 12" iBook (Dual USB)

also attached are-

• Optimus SA-155 stereo amplifier- a small, low-powered stereo amp
• Sony TC-WE305 dual cassette deck
• Quasar VHS VCR
• a pair of smallish generic speakers
• Jensen headphones

I've been transfering cassette tapes and VHS tapes to CD and DVD. Next step, connect the turntable!

 

Software I use alot includes-

• Safari (Apple web browser)
• Eudora email client
• Stickies
• Pages
• Adobe Photoshop 7, although I've been trying out Photoshop Elements 2
• iTunes
• Roxio Popcorn
• Sound Studio (for recording cassettes and LPs)
• Adobe Pagemaker (in Classic, cause I'm too cheap to upgrade to inDesign)
• iView MediaPro
  

 

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