Form its introduction in 1984 the Macintosh has not just been admired it has spurred imitators of its hardware and Operating Systems to include hardware and software emulators. (Atari 1040ST/TT/Falcon, Amiga, GEM,TOS, Windows,Magic SaC,Spectre GCR)( Sometimes these lead to surprising results like a Color display of the Apple Logo on an Atari 1040ST before the Color displays came from Apple.) Macs allowed computing to be personal for people it allowed artist, writers, publisher and musicians to use computers as part of their creative process without it getting in the way. Through the years this synergy of computing and creativity resulted in the Digital Life style culminating in the iMac a truly plug and play computing experience.
Mac OS 1-9 were cool for most. There were people like me who like Macs and admired them but bemoaned the command line. We were the Linux and FreeBSD users. We could do all we need Mail, Web, program on our Unix boxes and have an OK desktop. Some of us liked to play games and need some Windows stuff like Quicken and dear I say it MS Office, though there are Open Source alternatives some times you needed the original to accomplish a job.
OS X was the perfect fusion. Unix based scripting and developer tools (java,gcc,perl), access to main stream apps like MS office, the ability to compile open source apps. A wonderful Desktop environment and all the digital life style tools.
On OS X I no longer need Vmware to run office when on Linux or cygwin to have bash shell when on Windows. Its an OS that natively allows my family and I to do all we need to do without compromise and full usablity.
The design of the eMac allows my kids work on thier computers with ease and PowerMac and Powerbooks allow my wife and I to work in comfort.
On Feb 7, 2004, at 1:46 AM, Glenn Schunemann wrote:
All,
Looking for feedback on a simple question: What is a Mac? I will be presenting a quick background overview of the Mac to folks who have little to no experience with them. I will be concentrating on newer G3-and-up Macs and OS 9.x-10.3 OS. I'm curious to hear your thoughts about "what is a Mac?"
Thanks,
Glenn
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