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Mac Fallout Shelter is both literal and metaphorical to its
title. I'm an American soldier, and I relied on my Mac every day in
the combat zones of Iraq.
I used my Mac for work and pleasure. It became part of me. Under
the stress of war, it gave me peace. I will be sharing firsthand
accounts of what works and what doesn't.
Before joining the military life I worked and lived with Macs
every day - and that has not changed.
I'm going to take you back in time and then show how to work
with what you have. Mac OS 6, 7, 8, 9, and X will work together -
even with the bad guys called windows. I'll show you how to make
your life easier and more productive using your low-end Mac. From
home networks to small businesses and from personal pleasure to
mission critical work, it will all be easier with your Mac.
My Story
Like many Mac users,
I started out using Macs in my early years in school. I had to wait
for a few years to own one. My first Mac was a Mac LC. I found it in the trash with no
hard drive, so borrowed a monitor and a 40 MB hard drive, and I was
in business.
From there I started to fix or work with Macs both in school and
for friends. After fixing a teacher's PowerBook 145 and (of course) take a look
at the inner workings, I wanted my very own portable Mac to take
with me at all times. I managed to get a PowerBook 100 by trading a Sony CD player,
headphones, and $100 cash. It wasn't the fastest or the best, but
it was a Mac.
My Favorite Macs by CPU
68000: The
Mac Plus, because I own two
of them and they have a SCSI port. I know the Mac SE is a bit faster and has ADB,
but I have never owned one. If I did, I think it would be my
favorite.
68030: I just simply loved that I could use a remote
control to change the songs on the CD and raise the volume on my
Performa 630. In other words,
not needing a boom box.
PowerPC 601: I loved creating videos and playing Marathon
using the Power Mac 6100AV's
built-in ethernet. Also, it was very powerful for its time.
PowerPC 603: The Power Mac
6500 was cool because I could use the ethernet card from my old
Performa 630 and control it with a remote. I loved the built-in
video input/output and the Zip drive. PCI slots and the built-in
subwoofer where my best friends.
G3: The fast,
portable, and expandable Lombard
PowerBook G3. Nice black rubber grip with a DVD drive.
G4: The Power Mac G4/450
Dual is fast, fast, fast. Extremely expandable, it can take a
beating. It's super easy to open up and upgrade.
My current setup is a PowerBook
G4 667 DVI and a 1.42 GHz Mac
mini that my wife uses. My Mac Plus is my web server, and a
Power Mac 6500 is at the center of my home surveillance system.
All my other Macs and a few PCs are for playing around and
experimentation.
I am currently a Network Administrator for the US Army. I have
too many Macs - but never enough. I have a 3" colored Apple tattoo
on the top of my back and am proud to say I am a Mac addict.
If you want a pleasant, safe, reliable strong place to protect
you and treat you nice, you don't have to go anywhere, you already
have your Mac.
Welcome to Mac Fallout Shelter.
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Like many Mac users,
I started out using Macs in my early years in school. I had to wait
for a few years to own one. My first Mac was a 
68000: The
G3: The fast,
portable, and expandable 