Here's a simple little quiz to help those of you who are ambivalent
about operating systems decide if you are a Mac-lovin' zealot or a
mindless PeeCee drone. Give yourself points according to the following
scale: +1 true, -1 false, 0 doesn't apply.
- I own a Mac with a G3 or G4 processor.
- Well designed software should only require a single button mouse to
operate.
- I don't care where a file goes so long as I can find it again.
- The menu bar for a program belongs at the top of the screen so you
can always find it.
- Devices should have names, not numbers.
- What I do on a computer is more important than what I do to a
computer.
- I'd give up the Internet for AppleTalk.
- If I wanted to play video games, I'd buy a computer gaming
console.
- I don't have anyone to ask about how to fix my computer so I
learned to do it all myself.
- I own a Mac with a PowerPC processor that isn't a G3 or G4.
- I own a 68K Mac and know what that
means.
- I do not own or use any Microsoft software, including Office and
Internet Explorer.
- I don't trust floppy disks.
- I don't buy things just because everyone else does.
- I like reading Low End Mac.
- I have installed the Mac OS on a computer without wiping the hard
drive.
Now, reverse the scale: award yourself -1 true, + 1 false, 0 doesn't
apply.
- I know how to use a PC and some modern (post-3.1) version of
Windows.
- I know the difference between Windows CE, ME, NT, XP, 95, and
98.
- More buttons means more control; a mouse ought to have 3 buttons
and 2 scroll wheels.
- I always want a thick, well-documented paper manual with my
software.
- Conformity is more important to me than finding my own way.
- I drive the same kind of car everyone else in my neighborhood owns.
I hire someone to keep my grass in line with everyone else's.
- Being able to buy software off the shelf at Staples is very
important to me.
- If a window is blocking the portion of the screen I need to see,
I'd rather back up than move the window.
- I have a legal copy of Microsoft Office on my computer.
- I'm all for diversity - as long as everyone is just like me.
- I back up everything on floppies. Each one is labeled and numbered
with a date.
- Although I've never actually done it, I bought my computer so it
could be upgraded.
- I have upgraded my computer, but I found the upgrade didn't perform
as expected.
- I have reinstalled Windows after wiping my hard drive of
information I didn't have backed up.
- I know someone who knows more about Windows than I do, and I
constantly have to think of creative ways to ask for this person's
help.
- I like reading Low End PC.
Now on to score yourself:
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-32
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Scott Adams wants to meet you. Now.
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-24 to -31
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You buy into the whole "Dell Dude" thing.
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-18 to -23
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You need to teach an Office class from time to time to let your
innermost self be free.
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-12 to -17
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Your security patches are up to date.
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-6 to - 11
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You don't know where your registration key for Windows is, but you
still have the disk.
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-1 to -5
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The only way you can cope is to do the same thing, over and over,
without variation for fear of crashing your computer.
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0
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You sit on an IT committee charged with satisfying all everyone in
the known universe.
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1 to 5
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You used to use a Mac but became disillusioned in the Performic
Era.
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6 to 11
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You use Windows because you have no choice, but someday you're going
to buy a Mac anyway.
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12 to 17
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You know how to save files without cluttering up your System
Folder.
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18 to 23
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You own several Macs and can't decide which is your favorite.
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24 to 31
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You spend more time making content than trying to download it.
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32
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Steve Jobs wants to meet you. Now.
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How'd you do?
NOTE: If your score involves imaginary numbers (i.e., square root of
-1), then you are a Linux user.
NOTE 2: If your scores don't add up, please perform a software
update.
