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My first graphic computer experience back in 1986, believe it or
not, was with a Quantel, that was sitting in its own room with
separate work and toolbox screens. It had one of the first colour
printers (the ones with transfer films), and no-one had any real
use for it, really.
I was freelancing for one of the biggest apparel manufacturers
worldwide, and apparently they had some big profits to burn at that
time. Hell, with someone like me around....
From then on, I was hooked. Everything at that time was printed
and had some or other graphic effect to it, so I was joyriding my
friend's Macs until sometime 1990. "Macs are dead," everybody was
screaming, "Windows is there." So, I got a big PC with scanner,
colour printer, 17 inch screen, and CorelDraw.
It was a dog. The time we lost just keeping the thing from
crashing.... Back to joy riding my friend's Mac.
In 1993 the news was spreading about PowerPC, and this time we
decided to get our first self-owned Mac.
I had to have the 6100, the
first promising PowerPC, and I remember, as if today - ripping its
box open. System 7.1 wasn't so good, but from 7.6 on it was nearly
perfect. The amount of work made on it - CDs and CDs full of
graphics, logos layouts and god knows what. Hell, the money we made
with this baby - sheer incredible!
At OS 8, we added an 8500; it is
also working daily (now with a G3 card).
The 6100 now has a G3 upgrade, still only 72 MB RAM, but works
fine. It sits in a closet behind me, connected to a burner, an old
(but good) StyleWriter, a modem, and and a big hard drive. It's on
day and night, connected to our network of iMac DV, G4, 8500, and
printers. We and our customers can dial it up to see what's on its
drives. It receives faxes that we can check remotely.
I have a feeling that our "little server first Mac" will run for
some time yet. Over almost eight years, this 6100 has cost us less
then $1,800 including upgrades.
No PC could equal its quality and ease of use. Apple
manufactures incredible hardware that has the life span of a
quality TV or stereo, whereas the average PC equals an average
toy.
Let's not even begin about the superior software and
ergonomics.
Links for the Day
Mac of the Day: Power Mac 4400, Nov. 1996 - Apple does cheap to compete with clones - and nobody is impressed.
List of the Day: Leopard List Low End Mac's email list covering Mac OS X 10.5.
Best Mac Pro Deals, Low End Mac Deals, 10.10.
Used 2.66 GHz 4-core, $1,799; new, $1,949 after rebate; 2.8 4-core, $2,099 shipped; 8-core, $2,599 shipped; 3.0 $3,399 shipped; 3.2, $4,099 shipped.
Best PowerBook G3 Deals, Low End Mac Deals, 10.10.
Used 14" WallStreet G3/266 MHz, $90; Lombard G3/400 MHz, $150; Pismo G3/400 MHz, $300; 500 MHz, $350.
Best Time Capsule and AirPort Deals, Low End Mac Deals, 10.10.
Refurb 500 GB Time Capsule, $249; new, $294; refurb 1 TB, $419; new, $462; AirPort Extreme Card, $39; Base Station, $159; Express, $60.
Modding Your Old Mac to Make It More Useful, Phil Herlihy, The Usefulness Equation, 10.09.
If your old Mac is too slow, too noisy, too plain looking, or has too little room for expansion, you might want to mod it.
Best iMac G4 Deals, Low End Mac Deals, 10.09.
Used 15" 700 MHz CD-RW, $269; 800 Combo, $300; 1 GHz, $390; 17" 1.25 GHz SuperDrive, $400; 20", $529.
Best 15" MacBook Pro Deals, Low End Mac Deals, 10.09.
Used 1.83 GHz Core Duo, $995; 2.16, $1,125; new, 2.2, $1,400 after rebate; refurb 2.4, $1,699; 2.5, $1,999; 2.6, $2,299; rebates on new.
Best Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' Deals, Low End Mac Deals, 10.09.
DVD upgrade from 10.3, $75; upgrade bundle with 10.3, $118; full version, $129; family pack, $200; 10-user Server, $350; unlimited, $400.
Migrating My Law Office from Windows to Macintosh, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job, 10.08.
By switching to Leopard Server, everyone in the office will be able to move to a Mac - but which ones will best meet their needs?
Low End Mac Needs Help Moving to Joomla, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.08.
We've settled on Joomla as the content management system that should work very well for Low End Mac, but we're running stuck with templates.
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