The Mac Platform ...

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Back At Apple ...

In about April of 2003, as described elsewhere in this Weblog, I ran into, almost literally, Steve Job's Keynote Address introducing OS X, Jaguar as it was called. I was so impressed, deeply moved, that I ran out and bought a used Turquise 'Smurf', the 450 MHz PowerPC G3 and converted it to run OS X. It required a bigger HD and a CD/DVD Re-Writer. Having done that, once again I was so impressed, motivated, that I ran down to CompUSA and bought a single 125 GHz PowerPC G4, the 'chromed bay-door' model and an Apple Studio Display with 1 GB DDR SDRAM.

According to the receipt, this was July 23 2003.

Now, despite the fact that I have subsequently bought a Dual 2 GHz PowerPC G5 with 1024 MB DDR SDRAM and an Apple Cinema Display, plus Apple's DVD Studio Pro 2 & Final Cut Pro 4, a 30 GB iPod, iTunes, iSight, and iLife - Apple just called me today, A year later, to see if I was aware of AppleCare Technical Assistance. I have had no contact with anyone prior to today.

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Adopters, Users and Fans ...

Unlike a lot of avid Mac supporters, users or adopters-
I am not 'bonded-at-the-hip', so to speak. that is to say
it is entirely conceivable that I will purchase another
Windows ( or whatever they choose to call it ) PC in
the future.

To be fair, it is highly unlikely that that will be in the
immediate future. I already have an XP Professional
machine ( the Gateway 600 YGR / 650 XL ) and it
is unlikely that Bill Gates in his infinite wisdom will
release 'Longhorn' for another two years ...

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[ On the subject of Gateway, well- That's another
matter. Twenty-minutes after I purchased the 650
XL they closed the doors on the Fresno Store, let
all the employees go, and moved out-of-town. When
I have amortized that purchase, I'll naturally look
elsewhere. They've ticked me off, and besides- I
feel the eMachines purchase and the management
decisions afterwards were ill-advised. ]

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To be honest, I've been praying for a Linux-Box for
several years now- Although I'll not hold my breath.
Friends have recently pointed out that I did not use a Mac between the critical years of 1983 - 2002, therefore, My response is quite different than the masses, today's Graphic Designers.

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