On Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 09:41AM, Giles Turnbull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >On 26 Oct 2005, at 01:43, Richard McKay wrote: > >> Anyone else seeing large increases or decreases in Mac use > >Yes, I've noticed an increase in use by the programming/ software >development community. Within the bunch of software geeks I hang out >with on IRC, a majority have purchased a Mac for the first time in >the last couple of years. As you say, the *nix underpinnings have >their attractions. That said, two or three of my pals bought iBooks >and were stung by the widespread motherboard-death problem, which >left them cursing Apple's name for a long time. I've recently actively become a part of the Amiga community (having lurked around for a few years not really doing much with my Amigas) and I noticed a lot of Amiga users also have a Mac handy. A lot use older cheap hardware like Beige G3s and older Powerbooks because keeping an Amiga running and setup with trick bits is an expensive hobby these days! There are certainly a lot more people I know that use Macs now than used them in 2000 when I first started out. -- Mark Benson http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
