May I quote you? There's a trollkey (heh - a troll crossed with a turkey) who's going on about "What's the big deal about Macs", etc. Your "OS X was the perfect fusion.." is perfect.
On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Delroy Blake wrote: > Macs are a blend of form and function that through innovation have > exemplified the term personal computer. > > 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 > > > > > > > -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
