Dude, I am so there!!!!!!! Omg!!!!!! On Apr 18, 2009, at 4:02 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
> > dude!! oldschool mac party at Tiff's house!! lol. that would be so > much fun, looking at all those old things! someone should put together > an apple musiem or something. I'd totally visit! > peace and positivity :) > Jessi > follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva > On 18-Apr-09, at 11:08 AM, Tiffany D wrote: > >> >> I think I got you all beat. I've got an Apple II C and an Apple II >> GS >> both in perfect working condition with tons of disks, though more >> towards the GS Side and extra stuff for that machine that I haven't >> even unpacked yet, including a printer. I've even got the internet >> package and the screenreader. I bought the latter two as a >> retrocomputer hobbiest and have never used them. >> >> On 18/04/2009, Alex Jurgensen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Too true. >>> >>> We should have a "Old Mac" party at some point, ... Lol. >>> >>> Mr. Rathwell should go back to those Mac roots. If more people >>> thought >>> like you in this province Jessi, we might actually get all students >>> Windows free in a matter of years.. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Alex, >>> >>> >>> On 18-Apr-09, at 2:04 AM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> just thought I'd make the subject more relevent lol. >>>> Alex, you got me beat lol! I have no idea how old mine was when I >>>> got >>>> it and I sho have no clue where it is now!! lol. I remember the >>>> day my >>>> family got our first windows computer, it was november 11th 1997 I >>>> believe? possibly 96? can't remember the exact year lol. and from >>>> that >>>> day forward, the old mac went somewhere and I haven't seen it >>>> since! >>>> lol. I'm sure we dont't have it anymore, though I really wish we >>>> did...I'd love to play with it and actually learn outspoken just >>>> so I >>>> can say I know how to use it lol. although, from what I remember it >>>> didn't offer too much in the way of accessibility and the voice was >>>> horrible. I remember typing up a science project on that old thing >>>> lol. that was the only thing I remember doing with it, that and >>>> writing letters to an old pen pal I used to have! wow! the >>>> nostalgia! >>>> lol. now I'm wondering what happened to her? haha. >>>> I'mma ask my parents tomorrow if they remember life with that old >>>> mac, >>>> lol. I'mma remind them that their computer roots are based in >>>> apple! >>>> now they're all windows people and they're constantly teasing me >>>> about >>>> my love of all things apple so I think they need a reality check so >>>> they can remember where they came from lol. >>>> peace and positivity :) >>>> Jessi >>>> follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva >>>> On 18-Apr-09, at 12:54 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> Andrea, >>>>> >>>>> I too had a Mac in the early 1990's. I got it in 1995, thugh I >>>>> still >>>>> had sight then. It was a single unit with built-in display. It was >>>>> fifteen years old when I got it from a family friend and I still >>>>> have >>>>> it and it still works. My sister uses it more than I do because >>>>> there >>>>> is not much accessibility support in those old OS's. Maybe I >>>>> should >>>>> try outspoken on it just for kicks. Anywho, then I lost my sight >>>>> after >>>>> aquireing my Beige G3. The little sight I had left was enough to >>>>> use >>>>> zoom on the thing because no one I knew at the time knew about >>>>> Outspoken. Then I got a Windows PC. After using XP for about four >>>>> or >>>>> five years I gave up on it. When Tiger came out, I got a tiger G4 >>>>> Quick Silver running at 2GHZ and with 1.5 GB or RAM. Then while at >>>>> work, I got to play with the Beta of Leopard. Shortly after I >>>>> got a >>>>> Pre-November 2007 Macbook the month before Leopard was released. I >>>>> also received a copy of Leopard when it was released. All this >>>>> except >>>>> the PC was curtosy of the family friend who first introduced me to >>>>> computers. >>>>> >>>>> I love the Mac and can say that I have been completely Windows >>>>> free >>>>> for just about two years. >>>>> >>>>> I hope you enjoy OS X as much as I do. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Alex, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 18-Apr-09, at 12:20 AM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ha! outspoken! that creepy voice saying :button" still haunts my >>>>>> dreams lol!! way back in the early 90s, back in the day when I >>>>>> was >>>>>> like eight, haha my school for some reason gave my family a >>>>>> mac? I >>>>>> think it was supposed to be for me but I remember my family used >>>>>> it a >>>>>> lot more than I did. I do remember using it though! I never >>>>>> independently learned how to use outspoken, but I remember my >>>>>> parents >>>>>> clicking on clarisworks for me and it saying "button," lol. I >>>>>> remember >>>>>> I learned to type on a mac too, cuz that was all they had my >>>>>> school. >>>>>> those old ones!! maybe that's why I can type so fast now? cuz I >>>>>> learned on a mac with all the right type? lol. I didn't see a pc >>>>>> til I >>>>>> was like 13 and then I learned windows, and swore to it! I was >>>>>> seriously the most anti-mac person ever until last march at CSUN >>>>>> when >>>>>> my eyes were opened and I returned to my mac roots lol! I can't >>>>>> believe it's been almost a year! and I have no desire to go back! >>>>>> lol. >>>>>> anyway, welcome Andrea!! you'll love it!! feel free to ask >>>>>> questions, >>>>>> that's what this list is for!! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 17-Apr-09, >>>>>> >>>>>> at 10:58 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, Andrea: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was using a Mac back in the early 1990's with OutSpoken, which >>>>>>> was >>>>>>> not built in to the OS. I would say that Voiceover in the >>>>>>> latest >>>>>>> version of Leopard is similar to but far superior to that. I >>>>>>> just >>>>>>> switched from my XP machine in January, and have not gone >>>>>>> back. I >>>>>>> also have Vista running on this Macbook as well, so can do >>>>>>> anything >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> Windows I need to. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I offer tutoring and support as well, so if you need me, give >>>>>>> me a >>>>>>> shout. I know you'll have a lot of fun with it, especially if >>>>>>> you're >>>>>>> the type that thinks like a musician--it's built in that >>>>>>> intuitive, >>>>>>> fuzzy logic sort o way. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mark BurningHawk >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 >>>>>>> MSN: [email protected] >>>>>>> My home page: >>>>>>> http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
