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What was your first Apple product?
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I've been using Apple since the Apple II came out, my friend was an early adopter and I was able to use his unit sometimes. At my first computer shop the guy I was working with used Mac and I used the shop Macs.
The first product I bought outright was the Quadra 950. Sadly I don't have pictures of it (nor the tower) so I had to grab this online.
The first product I bought outright was the Quadra 950. Sadly I don't have pictures of it (nor the tower) so I had to grab this online.
Me too, although I’m not sure about the capacity.
EDIT: my parents had a IIe, which I used as a kid.
Didn’t own it, but grew up on original Apple ][‘s at school.
The first apple product I owned was a mid-1990’s mac, which was gutted, and the motherboard replaced with a board containing a prototype of the Exponential x704 chip running at about 450MHz.
Followed by an iPod
The first apple product I owned was a mid-1990’s mac, which was gutted, and the motherboard replaced with a board containing a prototype of the Exponential x704 chip running at about 450MHz.
Followed by an iPod
iPod Classic (iPod 6.5g) 120GB
Got it as a birthday gift. Now all these years later it still runs reliably with RockBox. The leather case is falling apart, which shows just how much I use it (and the fact that the case is a few years old).
Got it as a birthday gift. Now all these years later it still runs reliably with RockBox. The leather case is falling apart, which shows just how much I use it (and the fact that the case is a few years old).
Apple ][+ 48K, with a 16K RAM card, and a Z80 card. I still have it - framed and mounted on the wall
2004 Powerbook G4. Pretty sure it was this one:
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It was my first job out of college and I remember sitting down with one of the more senior engineers and he just went through the Apple store website and said "here's what you need" and proceeded to buy the laptop, a cinema display, and a bunch of accessories. Having been a PC guy all through college, I just nodded and said "sure, if you say so" as he spent several thousand dollars in the span of a few minutes... I guess in that way some things are still the same with Apple!
PowerBook G4 1.5 15" (Al) Specs (15-Inch 1.5/1.33, M9422LL/A, PowerBook5,4, A1095, N/A): EveryMac.com
Technical specifications for the PowerBook G4 1.5 15" (Al). Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, price and more.
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It was my first job out of college and I remember sitting down with one of the more senior engineers and he just went through the Apple store website and said "here's what you need" and proceeded to buy the laptop, a cinema display, and a bunch of accessories. Having been a PC guy all through college, I just nodded and said "sure, if you say so" as he spent several thousand dollars in the span of a few minutes... I guess in that way some things are still the same with Apple!
my first experience using an Apple product was the Apple //e back in Gr 4 public school. Between some desktop pub app which I cannot recall and Karateka that got me interested.
Since the Vic20 did so poorly pops got the family The Apple ][c.
First I purchased PowerMac G4 733Mhz QuickSilver got it slightly used for cheap from a neighbour in my building. The deal was I keep trying to improve in school as he was moving out the country. Kept my end all the way!
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1st Gen iPod Nano was my entry to the iWorld. I'd used old Apple Macs at school in the green screen days, but never owned an Apple device until the Nano came out.
It replaced an MP3 player that I cannot remember the name of.
It was a slippery slope through various iPods, to eventually iPhones and iPads and iMac.
It replaced an MP3 player that I cannot remember the name of.
It was a slippery slope through various iPods, to eventually iPhones and iPads and iMac.
My first Apple product was a second generation iPod shuffle in 2007, although we had an iPod mini in the house as early as 2004. After that I didn’t get another Apple product until the iPod touch 4th generation in 2011. It’s been downhill from there...
My first Apple product was a Mac Plus in 1986, yes, the one with 1MB of RAM. Along with an Apple tractor-feed printer, the package cost $3500. And I actually had special carrying cases for both, and used to bring them between work and home. It seems hilarious now.
A venerable Apple IIE: https://www.cultofmac.com/520945/apple-iie-launch/
Also had an external DuoDisk drive, along with an Apple Mouse, and an Apple monitor. Shortly thereafter, got about 3 or 4 expansion cards, and an Apple modem. Used the machine for my production support responsibilities whenever I got called a night. I truly enjoyed using it. My next Apple machine was an Apple IIGS.
Got my first Mac in 1996. But the employer I was working at in the first part of the 1980's was one of Apple's first customers for the original Mac, and thus I got to "play with it". But I always could not wait to get home and use the IIE.
Also had an external DuoDisk drive, along with an Apple Mouse, and an Apple monitor. Shortly thereafter, got about 3 or 4 expansion cards, and an Apple modem. Used the machine for my production support responsibilities whenever I got called a night. I truly enjoyed using it. My next Apple machine was an Apple IIGS.
Got my first Mac in 1996. But the employer I was working at in the first part of the 1980's was one of Apple's first customers for the original Mac, and thus I got to "play with it". But I always could not wait to get home and use the IIE.