That's why I was forced in to Macs back in '86. Apple had only 14% market share all the other geeks I knew looked down on it and made fun of it for being a toy computer. Only way to be an individual was to get one.
Heh. I buy my shirts and jeans from walmart, drive a '70 Impala and live way out in the country so I don't have to be around people. And have a house full of Macs, ipods, an iphone and AppleTV. I'm also a tier 3 Windows tech. I just don't use it at home. Who cares what people think of what you wear, drive, or view porn on. If ya' like it, ya' like it.
Still have a SoundDesign receiver with built in 8 track player. Got it when I bought a house that had a built in headboard/shelving system with the receiver and speakers. The headboard was also covered in red shag and the ceiling had mirror tiles on it. Total 70's hipster pad.
Even though their first attempt (Newtons) wasn't a great business success. Still, you look at Apple post Steve and then after Steve returned and it's evident where things went wrong. I don't think you can say that all of Apple's ups and downs are based solely on their products but also on their business strategy.
'Course Apple Stuff is way overpriced for what you get and you can get stuff with most of the same features at Dell or Tiger Direct. Only S'heeple hipsters with flat caps, handlebar mustaches and pennyfarthing bikes buy Apple stuff and they don't even turn it on. They just pose outside of coffee shops, trying to look cool and have more sex than Android developers.
My Mac Pro does. Haven't tried hot swapping, though.
My iMac at home, after imaging my new drive (plugged in to universal pata/sata usb connector), I booted from new drive to check and haven't gotten around to actually installing it in system. Maybe tomorrow, though.
Back in the '90's, I had a LaCie Joule drive tower setup (SCSI chain with hard drive in base unit, with power, a couple more hard drives and a syquest drive stacked on top. Always thought it'd be cool to have an open plan computer that had a backbone with various transport systems and you'd just plug in components to it.
I should probably go and do one out of dark, polished wood with brass and copper high lights and call it steam punk.
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I think there's a rule about this...
Even burning hydrogen isn't all that efficient. Sun should research fusion. But I bet we'll get it going first.
That's why I was forced in to Macs back in '86. Apple had only 14% market share all the other geeks I knew looked down on it and made fun of it for being a toy computer. Only way to be an individual was to get one.
Heh. I buy my shirts and jeans from walmart, drive a '70 Impala and live way out in the country so I don't have to be around people. And have a house full of Macs, ipods, an iphone and AppleTV. I'm also a tier 3 Windows tech. I just don't use it at home. Who cares what people think of what you wear, drive, or view porn on. If ya' like it, ya' like it.
Yeah, but once you have to edit the registry on a Mac, it's all down hill.
So tell people they want a less expensive, more open tablet with more features that's not covered in gay.
Still have a SoundDesign receiver with built in 8 track player. Got it when I bought a house that had a built in headboard/shelving system with the receiver and speakers. The headboard was also covered in red shag and the ceiling had mirror tiles on it. Total 70's hipster pad.
Even though their first attempt (Newtons) wasn't a great business success. Still, you look at Apple post Steve and then after Steve returned and it's evident where things went wrong. I don't think you can say that all of Apple's ups and downs are based solely on their products but also on their business strategy.
'Course Apple Stuff is way overpriced for what you get and you can get stuff with most of the same features at Dell or Tiger Direct. Only S'heeple hipsters with flat caps, handlebar mustaches and pennyfarthing bikes buy Apple stuff and they don't even turn it on. They just pose outside of coffee shops, trying to look cool and have more sex than Android developers.
Ya' got some layers of complexity there. Not sure where'd you set your boundaries for practicality.
I'd pay money to see this happen but it'd probably take forever.
Maybe one year, they'd come in these really cool anodized aluminium cases with knurled hand grips?
Good news everyone! You'll all hear my voice in your head now.
Or at least positive monopoles.
What if you were in your car, going at the speed of light, and then turned on your headlights?
He's going to send us to another planet?!!!
Some of the letters home from workers and troops on the death star would be interesting to see.
Will have to try this one day. Has to be easier than exercising.
Like that turbo button in the BSG Vipers?
All the world's a stage and all that?
My Mac Pro does. Haven't tried hot swapping, though.
My iMac at home, after imaging my new drive (plugged in to universal pata/sata usb connector), I booted from new drive to check and haven't gotten around to actually installing it in system. Maybe tomorrow, though.
Back in the '90's, I had a LaCie Joule drive tower setup (SCSI chain with hard drive in base unit, with power, a couple more hard drives and a syquest drive stacked on top. Always thought it'd be cool to have an open plan computer that had a backbone with various transport systems and you'd just plug in components to it.
I should probably go and do one out of dark, polished wood with brass and copper high lights and call it steam punk.
Skynet drives a Beamer?
Toenails, on the other hand, never grow at all.
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