DocAndersen
Ah, the sad mac! The chimes of death.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH-SuOri8jw
what comes next is iconic. It is considered one of the most monumental commercials ever aired on American Television.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIE-5hg7FoA
why 1984 will not be 1984.
Apple IIc, and I outgrew that. Apple IIgs and honestly I outgrew it as well. So, my good friend, who was finishing up his degree and selling computers, convinced me it was time.
The new Motorola 68030 chip was out and Apple built a computer around it. The Machtinsoh SE had been on the market for about 18 months. Now the new Macintosh SE/30 appeared.
It was my primary computer for more than two years. I loved my SE/30. I had the always magical imagewriter printer (a line printer) with a scanner you could use attached.
My class built a Hypercard stack (Hypercard was an application that predates hypertext or Http) about dinosaurs using the Mac SE/30.
it was on 12 floppy disks for those of you that remember swapping floppies!
Anyone can join the Just for Fun challenge – just use the title Just for fun and share some things that make you happy!!!
This work is Copyright DocAndersen. Any resemblance to people real or fictional in this piece is accidental (unless explicitly mentioned by name.)
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did you ever change the startup sound of your computer?
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Yes
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I know, like cars only geeks change computers every other year right?
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Yes
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No
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Did you ever have or use a Macintosh?
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Yes
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Or have you only used PCs”
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That sure goes back a very long way. Looks kind of ancient now like the cavemen might have used it lol
i do wonder if there are Apple II drawings on the caves in France!
yes they are old now, seem dated. I remember pushing the edges of computers back then, sadly i still do!
Now this is my second computer …. I’m sticking to Lenovo
Lenovo is a really good computer! I am glad you are happy with it pal
It works well for my needs and I am very satisfied …. but you know that I do not need something special and powerful
my friend if you are happy, then I am happy. I suspect you use more of the computer than you realize, but I also understand that you are happy where you are.
I don’t really use the computer much … mainly for Virily, I browse Facebook a bit and read some news … I don’t know anything else and that’s enough for me
i understand that my friemd
sorry i meant to say, friend…
You said it right, dear friend
i misspelled the word friend –
i wish we could edit comments. oh well
I’ve really replaced quite a few computers already. Some of them had broken down, and some are “weakened”.
it sometimes takes more time to fix them then to get rid of them!
Wow this is a blast from the past. My Dad worked on these for awhile. He had a tv, appliance and computer repair shop years ago.
i loved those old macs – that commercial though that was amazing at the time
Yes I love the commercial as well. I have spent hours watching old commercials and laughed. So much fun.
i was a mac owner back then (and an apple zealot) so it really spoke to me
You really should write books on so many subjects!
i did for the longest time, but it takes time to write a book!
Oh my god I have not seen that box of McIntosh in a long time. My first computer was a Mac but I am sorry to say that my next computer was not. Nonetheless my Mac served its purpose for several years to come as it helped me with typing skills, printing etc etc. Thanks for the memories Doc….
You bet – I still have a mac although I didn’t for many years. I use it now for all sorts of things (due to security there are things I can do with a mac i can’t do with a PC.)
My first computer was brought from cash converters and it was loaded with viruses.
I went to computer lessons at night school.
Then my friend and myself won some money on lotto and my money went on to buy an iG5 Macintosh or Apple computer, I had it for years and loved it. Never bought anything else but apple ever since.
I actually have three computers (Mac, PC, and Linux) running in the house. Each has a specific thing that it is exceptional at!
Thanks I don’t know a lot about the other computers but they are very handy to have….
They are – when I was consulting for companies I had a lab at home, with roughly 10 computers. Now I have one, but I can recreate those ten computers quickly!
Wow! that is amazing…
my wife refused to come into the basement for years because of that!