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'Official' New Member Thread: Welcome

I've started using macs back in '94 (Quadra). I am a newbie to macrumors. I was here reading about the 17" PB, and hoping someone would place pictures of one. They did, it really helped me with the wait of my Powerbook. Now I'm here all the time. I received the 17" PB three weeks ago, but I just can't stay away from Macrumors:D
 
you come here often?

Hi, and thanks for all the informative discussion. I have been a lurker for a couple years now, never really had anything important to add until now, but most of my apple related decisions have been made based largely on information on this site. Great job to arn and to all the rest of you who make this site what it is.
Brendan
 
I've been a Mac user since around age five. I got my first Mac, a IIci, from my dad in 5th grade. In 6th grade, I got a used mac-clone which lasted all of 2 weeks, and I bot a Graphite iMac 400 a month later. Currently, I'm on a Dual 867 PowerMac G4, and I'm gonna try buy the first 970 PowerBook that comes out.
 
New World Rising

Greetings everyone! I just registered today. I got tired of not being able to reply to the interesting forum posts that the www.macrumors.com topics link to.

I am also a Mac Addict. I've been since 1994.

Arn, how many users are registered now!? Which number am I? The 10538th?
EDIT: Arn, I just found out I'm the 16,449th!


P.S. Panther will rule.
 
missed this one

Been lurking for 6 months or so, ever since I started getting back into Macs.

First computer I ever worked on was a Apple ][e, then my dad had some DOS boxes for work I played with (ascii D&D anyone?)., finally in college I got a brand new Mac Plus with 1mb or ram and a whopping 8mhz processor. Splured for the 40mb hard drive, too!
Got it up to OS 6 something and then I got a job doing support for the evil empire. :mad:
Since then I have moved on to network applications work and started working with Unix.
Once I realized how cool Unix was, I started playing with Linux, but did not have a sytem of my own to work on.
Since OS X came out I have been just waiting (and saving) to get a Mac. The lineup has just kept getting so much better. :cool:
I was lucky enough to pick up a 400mhz G3 (Blueberry) from my wife's office and have been using it since.

Found MR while looking for something and been loving it ever since. :cool:

Oh, and the folding thing is pretty cool, my Mom has Parkinson's. :(
 
Re: missed this one

Originally posted by jayb2000

Oh, and the folding thing is pretty cool, my Mom has Parkinson's. :(
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My grandmother has parkison's too. I think folding is an awesome way I can contribute to her, and other's, condition.

Welcome to MR and I wish you the best of luck with your mother. :)
 
I am a fairly new member , but i have been coming to this site daily for the past 5-6 months, cool site.
 
newbies

Well hellooooo!

First things first - last time I checked, December 2001 wasn't 3 months ago. Come on moderators, give us some peace!

Anyway. I'm a medical student from Liverpool, UK. I've had my first Mac (an iBook 600Mhz with CD-RW/DVD) since November, but I've used Macs for years, with my parents having until recently an Performa 5200 which was replaced by a graphite iBook.

I have to say the threads on these pages are great because they show despite the "1-world" theory, Apple isn't the only compnay that doesn't release things simultaneously in the USA and the UK (hint the Matrix and Sim City).;) Sorry- running theme in my threads! Anyway, I like to get away from the PC World - in the UK, I have never seen anything apart from a PC in a computer cluster (ironically, i'm typing this on a "RM innovator" - no I don't know who they are either), and we only learnt about Macs from a friend who used to work in the States. Also like the general community threads eg football (soccer) and Matrices.

Anyway, I'll cyall later!

PS: re-read Arn's original post - am myself outside quota! I'll just keep on whistling and stroll on by...
 
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

What an interesting thread concept. My name is Brook and I use an iBook. I've named my iBook Timmy. More specifically, Timmy the Gaypro, named after the legendary portable computer the Kaypro (see below)

kaypro-1.jpg


I've been an Apple user pretty much all of my life, beginning with the Apple IIe I used at my school in second grade. The first time I saw Windows, I was in 4th grade, it was Windows 3.x, and I immediately said something to the extent of "What the hell is this crap? Why is it so ugly?"

In any case, I have red hair and blue eyes, I'm interested in music and film.

Ummmmmm *tries to think of more info*

Oh yes, my favorite musical artists inclue Frank Zappa (and the Mothers of Invention), My Bloody Valentine, Blondie, Depeche Mode, New Order, Sonic Youth, and David Bowie.

Okey dokey, I'm done typing.

Arigato,
Brook
 
Hi!
I just registered the other day. I have been lurking for several months, but decided I would like to participate in discussions. The first computer our family owned was a Performa 6115CD (1995). And it still works great!

I think this site is great! Keep up the good work!
 
new something on the block

i'm new to this gig,
i.m the wife of wdlove,
i use an iBook, os x,
i love zippy the pinhead and david letterman.
:) :D :cool: :p
 
Hi,

We bought our first Mac, a dalmation iMAC last year. We were sick and tired of all of the problems we were having with our Dell. The conversion for me (a lifetime wintel user) was somewhat difficult, but for my wife, she is doing great since she didn't have any prior computer experience to mess her up.

We've since bought an iBook as well. I'm on the road all of the time and I use that to connect to her. We love OS X, iMovie and iPhoto.

I like this website since I can get a lot of good information on problems I have with the OS. It's hard to teach this old dog new tricks, but OS X is very easy for me to use.

I've been "lurking" since I got a membership, and I really didn't have anything too technical to add to the discussions, but I think the members here are a very interesting mix.
 
I'm a major Mac Newb.

I have been using PC's virtually all my life. My first computer was this strange thing that didn't work very well, but it had a Spider-Man game AND a X-Men game so I was happy.

Then later on we got this one evil PC (I belive it was a 250 with windows 3.1) and it worked... Sort of, I rember playing various games on it and it got a virus and the hard-drive had to get formated. Never really worked the same after that...

Then we got a 300Mhz Pentium II Gateway with Windows 95 and that worked for awhile. I always hated the fact that games didn't run real fast, but I lived with it. Then I "discovered" Napster and downloaded every possible song I could. Then it got a virus, and then the hard-drive went insane.

I currently have a 1.8 Pentium 4 maxed out with 512 mb of RAMBus Ram (Evil expensive Ram) and a GeForce 3 graphics card. It only gave me big problems when I ran Windows ME, my parents refused to take my advice and get Windows 2000 for some reason. The upgrade to XP has made for the best computing on the PC possible, but it really sucks for video-editing. I use Pinnacle's Studio 8 to edit my movies, but it is annoying beyond all reason with my evil PC. I really like my flat panel moniter, but besides that I need a change.

I need a notebook for College along with a desktop. I have never really considered a Desktop Mac, that is until I really started to play with one at the Mac Store. They are just fun to work with, and I know somehow I WILL get a 23 inch HD Display. (I got a nice scholarship... I deserve to be spoiled, right?)

The release of the 12 and 17 inch Powerbooks are what initially got me thinking about a Mac for College. Then there is me wanting more friendly and more possibilities for video editing. (I want to go to Film School after I get my 4 year degree. Final Cut seems like it would give me a nice edge) iTunes 4 has also made me "Think Different" because I really enjoyed how it works so well with the artists in terms of music sales and the new iPod. (Not to mention, the listening of your friend's playlists via Airport Extreme) Also, the Jaguar OS just seems to be 2-3 years ahead of anything XP Pro has given me. With the recent talks about the PPC970 I have really begun to want a PowerMac with a passion. I really think if Apple starts 64-bit computing this early there will never be a reason to use Windows ever again. I can only begin to imagine what Panther will hold for the Mac Users.
 
im diggin this thread, sounds like an "AA" meeting though....were all sittin around talkin about our addiction,
ive been addicted to a mac since the first time i could touch one.

we got whole life stories up here, which is cool cause some ppl have some really nice stuff....i wish i had stuff like that

well me im not lucky enough to own my own personal mac
but my work lets me use theres...hehe
its cheating
but its cool cause i love the apple way more than a pc

well thats my story
 
Hello All

Hello All,

New Member here!

Here a little about me. (Not that my computer life is interesting at all)
The first computer I ever touched was an Apple (Circa 1982-83) We're talkin' grade school computer class on an American Army base in Germany. I really liked it but all we ever did was word processor type stuff. Maybe this started my negative Mac views. You know: stupid impressionable kid.

When my Atari 2600 game console showed up in our shippment from the States it was missing some important parts. (Read: Some idiot put a crowbar through the middle of it while opening the crate.)

So my parents bought me my first computer: A Commodore 64
It seems like all the kids who had a computer back then had a Commodore 64.
From that moment on I was a Commodore bigot. Even so far as to buy an Amiga 500 when getting software for one was just as painful as it could be.

In 1990 I went to work for Motorola. They had nothing but Mac's as far as File and Print services. I got a very strong dose of the Mac way (or maybe it was the Motorola Mac way.) That little blinking ? Disk or the unhappy face was very frustrating.
As I advanced at Moto the opportunity to become a Systems Administrator presented itself. Not just any Sys Admin but the glorified, Smug, I know more than you, Unix Systems Admin. Wow, and I loved it. Wouldn't you know my new boss was an Amiga bigot also. I think he runs that Amiga 1000 to this day.
Anyway I got into being a Unix Admin loved it (Still Do) Yadda Yadda Yadda.
An some point in the mid 90's I decided I needed a computer that I could use to actually share files with people other than my boss. So I was dragged kicking and screaming into the PC world. And although I have never really liked the M$ (that seems to be the standard way of refering to that company on this site) way, I have nothing against them as long as they're not in the server room!
:D

Now that's just a brief overview but I tend to talk too much. Maybe my character limit should be like 50.....
Oh well you could have stopped already if I bored you to tears...

OK so why the heck am I here!
My wife and I had our first baby in December 01 and I was determined to have all the digital video and pictures I could take of this precious child. I bought a Sony F707 5 MegaPixal Digital Still camera in Nov 01 and a Sony TRV27 Mini DV Video Camera last summer. Both of these cameras have worked flawlessly for me. Not to confuse things, I purchased a Sony PCV-RZ14G Digital Studio bundle computer last fall. This computer had it all the Giga Pocket capture card, Firewire iLink, 120 Gig HD, Blah Blah Blah...Did I mention the Power supply that catches on Fire!!! :mad:

Suffice it to say it is still a problem and I recently started the process of looking for a replacement. I will deal with this computer some more once I get a reliable computer. I have to send it to San Diego which would leave me computerless. My old Dell computer has already become a plaything for my 18 month old daughter. (Read: Very sticky keyboard, and very, very broken OS.) Let's just mash every button on this thing and see what happens.

Now about a replacement computer:
My wish list:
Killer digital picture/video editing.
Basic Email/File and Print services.
Did I mention Killer digital picture/video editing.
If it runs any form of Unix is a Huge +

This is my story and I'm sticking to it.
Now I knew that the New Mac OS was based on a Unix platform. But from my previous (yet limited) experience I didn't think there was any way they would give the user access to the shell.
Several weeks ago I'm in a store looking for my next PC purchase when I walk by the Macs. Now some angel must have known I was coming because there was a terminal open on the screen. I think I Pee'ed myself. Since then I have been doing research on the computers and available software(the software thing is still a pretty sore subject from my Amiga days)

I've been looking at the Dual 1.42's but now I'm waiting just to see what happens next week.

I went to the Premiere of Final Cut Pro 4 at the local CompUSA and yes I think it kicks Premiere 6.5's tail. So now I have the Final Cut Pro 4 software sitting on my desk just waiting for a new computer. And I now have a soon to be very Unused package of Premiere 6.5.

Live Learn and Learn and Learn............

Oh about me: I'm just a computer dude that talks too much.

Regards,
 
Hi all,

I've been a mac fan for as long as my family has had a computer. Our first mac was a performa 630. The first mac I bought (and still my current mac) is a G3 imac (440 Mhz). I've been waiting for the release of the G5 macs before buying a new mac so now I've got a Dual G5 on order :D sweet!

Anyway about me, um ..... well I'm a guy, I'm 22 years old, I live in Edinburgh. I graduated from Edinburgh Uni last year, I've got a BSc(hon) in Geology and Physical Geography hence the name.

I've been visiting the front page for a while so I thought it would be a good idea to join in.

Anyway see you around.

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." -_Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
 
Finally made it!

I am Pete, 44 single, living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Started my career as a mainframe operator, currently 'Desksite support employee' at a network with over 700 PC's. :mad: Always been very much interested in Apple. Since the first MacIntosh, but the original Mac was too expensive for me, so I had to settle for a 'poor man's mac', a Atari Mega ST4. Then came the compatible issue in combination with my work. I did have 2 PC's. When Apple released OSX and solved the compatible issue (TCP/IP, Samba and Office) the temptation became too much and I bought a Powermac G4/800 SP. I am currently waiting for the release of the new 15" Powerbook.

Besides my Christian Faith and my Family working on my Apple is my greatest Joy in Life.

Let us keep Apple proud of its 'followers'.
 
im new

i had no knowledge whatsoever about macs, till i joined a couple of days ago, now im a genius, lol
 
...But this newbie's different...

Maybe my post isn't as cool as the rest, but I have found these forums most helpful and rockin'.
My ride's a 667 PBG4, and we're waiting for the G5 dual 2Ghz to come down to $2500 to buy. I'm also an accessoryholic. 2 iPods, iCurve, Logitech mx700 mouse, iceKey keyboard, etc.

I also have a schweet comic strip about Mac life, done entirely in Microsoft Paint. If that concept doesn't seem funny, you might be right. But the comic is.
Come check it out: www.macrants.blogspot.com
 
Feh

Hello

I've been kicking around for a bit, but mostly in the chatroom - I realised I'd never popped in here to gawp in slack-jawed bewilderment at the shock and awe that is the MR new members thread. So here I am. Feh.

I have posted a few times already. I don't know how many times...I don't even know how to find *out* how many times...but I'm waiting to earn lovely lovely cash money so I can blow it all on a hot, fresh G5 and a MacRumors demigodness and a commemorative mug.

[V/O: We're out of mugs.]

...Oh, well....a box of bees would be fine, whatever you have there, some staples, anything. A doughnut, anything.

Right, I'm going to go back to kicking around.

slightly
 
hello everyone,
I've owned a mac since the mac classic. God, I did a lot stuff on that old machine. Now have a indigo 500 mghz imac that I love. I've been checking out mac sites, especially in the build up to WWDC, and thought I would register here because this site seems to be full of knowledgable folks. So far so good.
Personally, I'm a 40's age father of 2 teenagers, who is going back to school. I'm studying classics and archaeology if there are any others out there who are interested. Oh, I also have a passion for progressive politics, which I've found out can get you into some very interesting (?) discussions here.
P.S. - the handle, for those who don't know, is a tribute to Willie Mays (his nickname). Did I say I love baseball?
 
Originally posted by Sayhey

P.S. - the handle, for those who don't know, is a tribute to Willie Mays (his nickname). Did I say I love baseball?
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what do you think will happen when barry bonds becomes the sf giant with the most home runs?...btw...where is he at now?

somehow, hank's home run record still seems realistically out of reach for bonds
 
Originally posted by jefhatfield
what do you think will happen when barry bonds becomes the sf giant with the most home runs?...btw...where is he at now?

somehow, hank's home run record still seems realistically out of reach for bonds
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I'm sure they will stop the game if it happens in SF and honor him in some way. The SF record (469) is held by McCovey and he is 2 behind him (just past Mays on the SF list.) Bonds has no chance to pass Mays as all-time franchise leader (Mays hit 646 as a Giant.) As to Hank's record - don't be too sure. Seventeen more this year and he ties Mays, 40 more next year and he's at 700. That leaves 2 years on his contract with an average of 28 a year to pass Aaron. If he stays healthy he has a shot.

P.S. - I was at the game when he stole his 500th base. Great game, I don't think I've seen Barry run that fast in 7-8 years!
 
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