Someone spoke of being a PhD and having better things to do with one's
life than fooling around with old Macs.
After having read the 3 or 4 Quadlists that came in from the weekend, I've
kind of lost track of who it was, but I thought I might reply just the
same.
First off I can speak from
I'd say it sounds more like Obsessive/Compulsive than an
addiction.
;)
Mike
Paul Noss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In some ways it is. An addiction is when a person
spends more time and
money on something than he or she can afford. I think I
tend to do that.
For example, I should have stopped
Does mac addiction have an ICD10 classification ?
I was surprised at how many posts were about people feeling they had too
many Macs and some people wondering if it was some sort of addiction.
I have this problem myself. I'm a psychology professor and one of my
areas
of expertise is drug
I can relate to this.
Mac addiction for me is having at least 10 Macs and countless nubus cards
sitting around, with technical skills that are dated.
At least it is a *safe* addiction. That and 68k Macs in the UK are next to
worthless now.
Ed
Mine is an addiction, of some form or another -
On 7/28/02 12:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd say it sounds more like Obsessive/Compulsive than an
addiction.
;)
Mike
The 2 frequently go hand in hand.
Lee
A computer without Windows is like a dog without bricks tied to its head.
I didn't start this
Paul Noss wrote:
I collect these Macs, justify it, but I really know deep down that it's just
a waste of time to work on pieces of junk. (And, a $1 Mac is a piece of
junk, and a $400 Mac is a piece of junk, and I'm a teacher, and no it's not
worth anything to a school. Get Real!!)
A very economical way to feed that addiction is to buy from Goodwill Industries
Bargain Barn (were available).
Here the partnership with Goodwill Industries is called Computer Works ~ Lots of
good bargains. And when all else fails... eBay ;) We have another organization that
collects
--- william ahearn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Paul Noss wrote:
An addiction is when a person spends more time and
money on something than he or she can afford.
Oh. So Keith Richard wasn't addicted to heroin because
he had the time and money to afford it? I have to admit
to a
About 5:08 pm +0100, on 7/28/02, edjones sagaciously queried or
brilliantly elucidated:
Does mac addiction have an ICD10 classification ?
or the DSM (I think)?
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Paul Stamsen wrote:
or the DSM (I think)?
The current edition is DSM IV, I believe. Damn, no
pictures . . .
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About 12:37 pm -0700, on 7/28/02, Paul Noss sagaciously queried or
brilliantly elucidated:
(snip)
I've got a Ph.D., and I can do
more with my life that this. So, I'm just going to stop.
Where do you live? Can we help you? Perhaps you'd rather just use
the swaplist?
To subscribe,
Did you get the install media for the programs with the computer? Otherwise,
it's going to be difficult to prove they are licensed copies.
Rob
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Quadlist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: Mac Collection
Hi All,
I was surprised at how many posts were about people feeling they had too
many Macs and some people wondering if it was some sort of addiction.
I have this problem myself. I'm a psychology professor and one of my areas
of expertise is drug addiction. I've completed several government
In a message dated 7/27/02 10:40:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What are the roots of the my addiction to collecting Macs? At first it was
just like a drug. I would see an old Mac for $100 and want to see what it
could do ...
A very economical way to feed that addiction is to buy from
On 7/27/02 11:26 AM, william ahearn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear William, I hope you and everyone take what I say in the helpful way
that I intended it. I was just seeing a similarity among responses, and
felt I should comment.
Paul Noss wrote:
An addiction is when a person spends
Paul Noss wrote:
On 7/27/02 11:26 AM, william ahearn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear William, I hope you and everyone take what I say in the helpful way
that I intended it. I was just seeing a similarity among responses, and
felt I should comment.
It *was* taken that way and I intended
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