On Apr 24, 2004, at 2:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 10:26 AM -0700 04/24/2004, Andrew wrote about Tim's comments:My first Mac was a 7200 that I bought off Ebay and I liked it so much that I bought a Quicksilver 867 which I saved for approximately 12 months. My third Mac is a 1 gig 17 inch iMac which I also saved for.actually bash Apple for not supporting the floppy. You all sound like a bunch of DOS users complaining about Windows. The future is now! Save your pennies and buy a modern Mac.
I find your critical tone towards other listmembers disappointing. This is an attitude I'd expect in the windoze forums rather than the family atmosphere I've experienced in most Mac forums - including the short time I've spent here. If you knew the sacrifices my family needs to make for every penny spent on computers, I like to think you would have the class to have kept that last comment to yourself.
Yea, what Andrew said. :)
I was a PC user for nearly 15 years. And let me tell you, things did NOT 'just work'. It was always this isn't compatible with that or you need to have driver x installed then install driver y to get to z. Total crap. And I used to LOVE having to re-install the OS every 6 months or so because it got so corrupted by adding things that you eventually got the BSOD. The illusion that PC's work is just that--an illusion. THE best thing I ever did was switch to Mac. I will continue to use Mac. Having a system that is dependable and easy to use is what makes computing fun.....life as a PC user was NOT FUN, mostly frustrating. Lets not be so quick to judge.
IMO, it's fine if Apple wants to move on to newer peripheral support. They need to do that. But intentionally ripping out support for old devices? That's a typical Jobs screw! It's about his arrogance, not about improving technology. It's just as disingenuous as MS putting out bloatware after heavily investing in RAM chip manufacturers. It does nothing but alienate long-time customers - and drive them to the PC market, where older peripherals just work - even on newer hardware.
Tim
- Dan.Exterminate all rational thought.
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