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 Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:28 am 
Kappa962 wrote: kulvir wrote: johnip wrote: I've got a PC and an old computer running Linux for fun. I actually dual boot Vista and Linux although I spend way more time in Windows. Just out of curiosity, why do you use Windows when you have linux? My laptop is dual boot, but I rarely ever boot to Windows. Part of the reason I mostly use Windows is I play games and I find it a bother to have to reboot into Windows if I get the urge to play. The bigger issue is that I can not type on a keyboard very well so I use an on-screen keyboard to type (This is what I use). There is an onscreen keyboard for Linux but I find it unresponsive and inaccurate. _________________ Kulvir. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:52 am
Mac was a much better machine than the PC when they were using the G2/4 chip. But the newer Macs, in order to run Windows, aren't any better now, since ther'ye running the same chip. So all and all, might as well get a PC for the versatility! _________________ Mike=] |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:05 am
kulvir wrote: Kappa962 wrote: kulvir wrote: johnip wrote: I've got a PC and an old computer running Linux for fun. I actually dual boot Vista and Linux although I spend way more time in Windows. Just out of curiosity, why do you use Windows when you have linux? My laptop is dual boot, but I rarely ever boot to Windows. Part of the reason I mostly use Windows is I play games and I find it a bother to have to reboot into Windows if I get the urge to play. The bigger issue is that I can not type on a keyboard very well so I use an on-screen keyboard to type (This is what I use). There is an onscreen keyboard for Linux but I find it unresponsive and inaccurate. What? Do you have like 2 fingers or something? How ridiculously inefficient... _________________ EvilSpace |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:20 am
I have a mac now. Had pc's before it. I always seem to have computer problems whether it's pc or mac. I'm beginning to that computers just hate me. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:32 am
golly_sandra wrote: I've used PCs all my life up until Friday when I got a Mac. I'm using both at the moment though. The Mac takes some getting used to. It does take time to get used to the Mac, but just give it a chance. Spend as much time on the Mac as possible and eventually it will be second-nature. I got my first iMac in October 2004. It still runs great 3.5 years later. In December I got a MacBook just for mobility purposes and I adore it. I agree that LC seems to have a high percentage of Mac users, but nothing wrong with PCs (not here to debate as you said.) _________________ "I ask none to live for me, nor do I live for any others. I cover no man's soul, nor is my soul theirs to cover."? "My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end." -Ayn Rand, Anthem |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:38 am
Mac for me! _________________ INTELLECT AND ROMANCE OVER BRUTE FORCE AND CYNICISM Smokemonster |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:49 am
JBaker wrote: What? Do you have like 2 fingers or something? How ridiculously inefficient... You could have just asked me why I need an onscreen keyboard before telling me I'm being ridiculously inefficient. I have muscular dystrophy so my hand strength is limited. _________________ Kulvir. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:52 am
Oh dang. 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:29 am
kulvir wrote: JBaker wrote: What? Do you have like 2 fingers or something? How ridiculously inefficient... You could have just asked me why I need an onscreen keyboard before telling me I'm being ridiculously inefficient. I have muscular dystrophy so my hand strength is limited. Well sorry then, that makes a bit more sense. 
Anyway, my family's first computer, in about 1993, was a Macintosh Performa 575. In 1998 we upgraded to the first bondi blue iMac. That thing was a beast back in the day. 4GB hard drive, WOO! After that, we bought a Dell, because of some compatibility issues with school and whatnot. In 2004, I got my first personal computer, an iMac G4 (the one with the neck). A few months later, our family also got a G4 Mac Mini, right when it was released. Around the same time, my dad got a 12" G4 PowerBook for work. About a year ago, my sister got a black MacBook. Six months ago, I upgraded my iMac 15" 1gHz iMac to a new 20" 2.4gHz iMac. A few months later, my dad upgraded his PowerBook to a 15" MacBook Pro. In a few weeks, I'll also be getting a 15" MacBook Pro to complement my iMac. I guess you could say we've kind of always been a Mac family, though my mom and dad still each have a Dell desktop at home. _________________ EvilSpace |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:04 am
JBaker wrote: Anyway, my family's first computer, in about 1993, was a Macintosh Performa 575. In 1998 we upgraded to the first bondi blue iMac. That thing was a beast back in the day. 4GB hard drive, WOO! My family's first computer was a Mac Plus with 1MB of RAM. It didn't have a hard drive , instead we got an external floppy drive so the internal floppy could have the system disk while the external had the application disk. That was a mighty home computer in 1987. Then we got a Mac LC in 1990 which had a whopping 40MB hard drive and a separate, colour monitor. This was replaced by a PPC 8100 in 1993 which was the last Mac I had because in 1997 when I wanted to upgrade, Mac towers were really overpriced and underpowered. It was one thing when my parents paid for stuff, another when I had to come up with the money. 
I was also convinced Apple was dying but then Steve Jobs came back and turned things around. _________________ Kulvir. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:11 am
Oh, and my Mac was free. One of the happiest days of my life right there. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:13 pm
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:21 pm
i will probably always use a PC, unless macs drop their prices significantly. in my experience, they aren't worth the price difference. _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:22 pm
vivalaspopie wrote: i will probably always use a PC, unless macs drop their prices significantly. in my experience, they aren't worth the price difference. +1 
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:36 pm
vivalaspopie wrote: i will probably always use a PC, unless macs drop their prices significantly. in my experience, they aren't worth the price difference. IB4Kirk _________________ EisleyForever wrote: you're A-list in my heart! MAKECOLDPLAYHISTORY |
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