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| January 6, 2004
| Leander Kahney
Posted on 01/06/2004 2:57:26 PM PST by quidnunc
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posted on
01/06/2004 2:57:26 PM PST
by
quidnunc
To: quidnunc
Mac took technology from Xerox.
BTW, the Amiga was a better computer than the Mac will ever be.
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posted on
01/06/2004 3:01:06 PM PST
by
Diogenesis
(If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
To: Swordmaker
FYI
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posted on
01/06/2004 3:02:25 PM PST
by
quidnunc
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Comment #5 Removed by Moderator
To: Diogenesis
...Mac took technology from Xerox.The Wright brothers took technology from DaVinci... and it flew...
Apple made the Mac fly!
6
posted on
01/06/2004 3:06:12 PM PST
by
pageonetoo
(Rush didn't know??? MajaRushie, the all knowing one? I have a bridge to sell...)
To: quidnunc
The MAC was not the first window / mouse oriented Apple Computer. The LISA, which was a far more expensive and capable machine was released first. It never made real inroads into the marketplace because of its high price, but it had a superset of the MAC’s functionality.
When Steve Jobs created the MAC, all he did was scale down the LISA and reduce its price accordingly.
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posted on
01/06/2004 3:07:55 PM PST
by
Klein-Bottle
(The liberated Iraqi people will not forgive the liberals who want them to remain enslaved.)
To: *Macuser_list
ping
8
posted on
01/06/2004 3:07:56 PM PST
by
Vermonter
(if voting could really change things, it would be illegal.)
To: Diogenesis
I agree, the modern PC was stolen by MS from Apple, who stole it from Xerox, courtesy of the Xerox execs themselves. You'd think that someone from Wired Mag would get that part right if no other. LOL, I guess anyone can get into journalism these days.....
9
posted on
01/06/2004 3:08:14 PM PST
by
Malcolm
(not on the bandwagon, but not contrary for contrary's sake either)
To: Diogenesis
Dittos
10
posted on
01/06/2004 3:08:52 PM PST
by
Stars N Stripes
(My baloney has a first name, it's h o m e r, my baloney has a second name it's h o m e r .......)
To: quidnunc
This was my baby for many moons....made lots of music on her....
11
posted on
01/06/2004 3:14:57 PM PST
by
zarf
(..where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment?)
To: Diogenesis
Ever hear of an "Amstrand" (?) from England. My Uncle had one back in 1988. I could never figure out the code to run it.
12
posted on
01/06/2004 3:18:15 PM PST
by
jaz.357
(We should be more open-minded toward people trying to kill us.)
To: quidnunc
Been a satisfied Apple user for 20 years. And I'm not a "yuppie with long hair and Birkenstocks".
Very pleased with my PowerBook G4--an awesome machine.
In almost 20 years--NEVER had a virus and can count the number of crashes on one hand and have fingers left over.
Mac may not be for everybody, but it's certainly worked well for our family for both personal and business purposes.
13
posted on
01/06/2004 3:25:39 PM PST
by
randita
To: quidnunc
I love my Macs:
G5 2 Gig Duel processor w/ 20" cinema display
G4 Tower
G4 Titanium Powerbook
All running OSX 10.3.2 flawlessly
14
posted on
01/06/2004 3:26:19 PM PST
by
Shmokey
(Always be prepared)
Comment #15 Removed by Moderator
To: quidnunc
Quite a number of things went into the computer as it is today. No question Steve Jobs was an important influence. But so was Bill Gates. Two nerds who came out of nowhere. Between them, they took IBM to the cleaners.
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posted on
01/06/2004 3:31:12 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: randita
Had one virus, in 10 years on Macs.
Remember the Autostart Worm (circa '96)?
My MacAddict CD was infected!
I had to TRASH a PREFERENCE! Oh, the shame!
= D
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posted on
01/06/2004 3:32:26 PM PST
by
Mr. Thorne
("But iron, cold iron, shall be master of them all..." Kipling)
To: quidnunc
My first PC (1986)
My latest PC (Toshiba Satellite P25-S607
18
posted on
01/06/2004 3:39:13 PM PST
by
martin_fierro
(Any musical with a PBY-5 Catalina in it can't be all bad.)
To: Shmokey
I just got myself a new iMac with 20 inch monitor and I love it. OS X rules!
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posted on
01/06/2004 3:40:06 PM PST
by
mass55th
To: Klein-Bottle
The MAC was not the first window / mouse oriented Apple Computer. The LISA, which was a far more expensive and capable machine was released first. It never made real inroads into the marketplace because of its high price, but it had a superset of the MAC's functionality. Yep. Our department had one of those. I seem to recall the price was several thousand dollars and the only application that I can remember being available on it was a drawing program that we used for making viewgraphs (which was why we had it). Its most remarkable feature was the fact that one could become an expert user without reading the manual.
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posted on
01/06/2004 3:43:45 PM PST
by
snarkpup
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