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What was your first Mac?
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Ah, the ST - I wrote an article or two for one or the UK Atari magazines on my ST and edited the C Users Group newsletter on it too
My first Mac was an iBook G3 700mhz 12inch as a graduation gift from my dad a long with a 5gb iPod 1st gen. It still had OS 9 installed as the default OS
The first I clearly recall as “mine” was a lime iMac. Had that for less than a year before upgrading to a graphite iMacDV SE which I still have and use from time to time. Next was a used 550mhz tiBook, my first Mac laptop.
I used many Macs before then, but they were either the family computer or the “kids” computer not specifically mine. In 1999 each of us three kids got 2 iMacs, the original colored models then an upgrade to the DV largely because my parents thought we’d break the tray loading drives (and 26 years later the only thing that doesn’t work on my DV SE is the slot loading drive, ironic — anyone have a lead on a more modern or NOS drive that works in these I’ve never looked hard but it doesn’t seem to be simple to find one)
I used many Macs before then, but they were either the family computer or the “kids” computer not specifically mine. In 1999 each of us three kids got 2 iMacs, the original colored models then an upgrade to the DV largely because my parents thought we’d break the tray loading drives (and 26 years later the only thing that doesn’t work on my DV SE is the slot loading drive, ironic — anyone have a lead on a more modern or NOS drive that works in these I’ve never looked hard but it doesn’t seem to be simple to find one)
My first Mac. PowerBook 100. Got it on sale in 1992 at the Circuit City in Las Vegas (Trop & Eastern). Fantastic keyboard and trackball worked surprisingly well.
I saw a magazine piece (Mac User? Macworld?) on the Color Classic and wanted it so badly. Never pulled the trigger on it, though, and later got a Quadra 630 instead. I still think of that Color Classic as the predecessor to the iMac.
My first Mac was a Quadra 605, bought new in 1993.
That Mac replaced a Commodore 64...
That Mac replaced a Commodore 64...
My 1st Mac was Apple’s first Mac in April 1984. Still have it packed away with the original I/W printer, external DD in the original carry bags. Also still have all the original software on 3 1/2” floppy disks including Apple Write, Apple Draw, Microsoft Multiplan, and 1st versions of Microsoft Word, Excel etc.
One of these. Mine was the PDQ iteration with the fastest processor at 300Mhz and a DVD ROM drive.
You still needed to get a DVD decoder PC card in order to watch DVDs as the hardware wasn't quite up to it back then. I remember the hinges being a particular weak point and you had to position the lid just so otherwise the weight of it would just flop down.
You still needed to get a DVD decoder PC card in order to watch DVDs as the hardware wasn't quite up to it back then. I remember the hinges being a particular weak point and you had to position the lid just so otherwise the weight of it would just flop down.
PowerMac 6100 / 66 MHz, 24 MB RAM. 1996.
Using two external SCSI drives I managed to do 8 tracks of Audio playback plus one EQ per track in Logic Audio.
Using two external SCSI drives I managed to do 8 tracks of Audio playback plus one EQ per track in Logic Audio.
Power Mac G4, guess my age. Yeah, I am older that the first intel processors. I cannot remember any software updates made back then. From my first G4, now deciding if M4 is something worthy of investment.
I loved it, I thought it was a beautiful looking machine, used to love to tinker with software, hard disk optimizing, upgrades, but holy moly was it expensive back then. Like what, $1500 for student in 1993, my credit card was maxed out forever. And I'm remembering that a lot of software and peripherals wouldn't work with it, they all said minimum hardware requirements of 10" screen but the viewable area on this was less than 9".
my first Mac was the Mac colour classic with the 10mb upgrade to the logic board. With where I live in the world at the time I had to do a special import for it - as apple had no resellers in my county. I still have the backpack for it somewhere too
My parents had a Macintosh IIfx in the house, but I remember buying with my “hard-earned” weekly allowance a (second-hand) IIcx much later for myself as my very own Mac.
My first laptop was the Powerbook 165b.
Before the Macs I used my dad’s old C64 and later an Amiga 500.
My first laptop was the Powerbook 165b.
Before the Macs I used my dad’s old C64 and later an Amiga 500.
My first was the PowerBook 180 around the same time! My school had Windows and I still remember at the time thinking they were so behind in everything compared to my Mac
I can't recall the model number but I was doing some email client software development between 1992 and 1995 and we had a Mac desktop to test the Mac version. All I can recall is, the power button was located next to the floppy drive just where you would expect an eject button to be. The number of times I powered it off when trying to eject a floppy was huge.
First Mac was a Performa 6100.
First Apple was an Apple IIc with the monochrome "ET" monitor. Next was an Apple IIgs, still one of my all-time favorites.
First Apple was an Apple IIc with the monochrome "ET" monitor. Next was an Apple IIgs, still one of my all-time favorites.
Was a Windows user for 20 years until 2011 when I was looking for an Ultrabook (thin PC notebook) and found them expensive. Lo and behold the Macbook Air 2011 was selling for usd$800, very competitive$ indeed so I pulled the trigger. As time went on, I found MacOS is not to my liking, finding Windows more intuitive to use, ready to switch back, then the Apple SoC came on, and the hardware is just too good and I am finding myself locked onto the Apple ecosystem, upgraded to an M4 Mini this year, in part annoyed that W11 looks like an advertisement bill board.
Kudos to Apple who was well prepared for the SoC switch have most Apps ported to the new hardware and Rossetta working well with Apps which hasn't, in contrast to Windows on ARM. a meek attempt to catch up to Apple.
Kudos to Apple who was well prepared for the SoC switch have most Apps ported to the new hardware and Rossetta working well with Apps which hasn't, in contrast to Windows on ARM. a meek attempt to catch up to Apple.
Not sure what that even is. At the time the Atari was as cheap as a PC, but had the GUI of a Mac, and most importantly, MIDI ports!
Left Active Duty in '95 and got another job in the nuclear weapon safety field with TRW, and they used Macs; by then I could afford my own and haven't looked back.
Macintosh SE/30. And I still have it.
(technically I still gave it, but in storage in a different country to the one I live in. Booted up 18 months ago though, which was the last time I checked).
(technically I still gave it, but in storage in a different country to the one I live in. Booted up 18 months ago though, which was the last time I checked).
SE/30. FPU was standard. The power, THE POWER!
I was coming from an Apple //e so it was quite a jump.
I was coming from an Apple //e so it was quite a jump.