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I'm a machead
Within a few minutes of playing around with the Mac, I was just amazed at how much I didn't want to go back to windows. When I did switch back, Windows just felt ... clunky. I had a mac a few years ago (a powerbook G3) and it was nice, but it had OS 9. OS X is just amazing. The UI, both in L&F and behavior, is incredible. Maybe this is an effect that will wear off, but I hope not. :) I could live all day with a UNIX like this. Too bad the machine is not powerful enough to do development in it, but I'll certainly give it a try when I've got more time. In the meantime, I am just enjoying the experience. OS X rocks. Categories: clevercactus, technologyPosted by diego on May 14 2003 at 5:54 PM Comments (please see the comments & trackback policy).
Trust me, the effect does not wear off ;-) Posted by: Stefan Tilkov at May 14, 2003 9:03 PMI second that. OS X is very pleasurable to use. Absolute ecstacy. Posted by: John at May 14, 2003 9:47 PMI second that. OS X is very pleasurable to use. Absolute ecstacy. Posted by: John at May 14, 2003 9:47 PMYeah, I had the same experience. At this point, using Linux for non-programming is a slight irritant, and using Windows feels like using a child's toy. It's like going from a BMW to a Dodge Neon. Yes, they both get you where you want to go, but one feels like it's going to fall apart and can barely stay together. I was never as sure of Windows' craptitude as I was the first time I used it after using my Mac for a while. Posted by: Dave at May 14, 2003 9:47 PMI second that. OS X is very pleasurable to use. Absolute ecstacy. Posted by: John at May 14, 2003 9:50 PMHmm... I guess hitting "Post" did work... several times in fact. Must be because I'm running Windows at work. Posted by: John at May 14, 2003 10:12 PMYou forgot "I am happy and fulfilled now I have joined the Church of Macintosh" :) Posted by: Charles Miller at May 15, 2003 12:42 AMAll I can say is I agree completely, and "damn you apple!". I have used a PC pretty much all my life, either with windows and linux. A while back a friend of mine started going out with a guy with an iMac. Eventually he moved up here to live with her, bringing said iMac. I had heard of OS/X but hadn't thought much about it, or paid it much attention, other than saying it sounded/looked nice based on the screenshots. Eventually I got to use it for a few min here and there, playing around on the old iMac and again though "oh, that's not bad, but *phhht*, it's a mac". Then for some reason I got an itch to get a mac, and to use one, and share the experience. I think I can attribute it to the details of it's differences to XP at http://www.xvsxp.com Eventually I traded a few hours consulting for a used, phased out rev a imac and I finally got to *really* use it, not just play a bit here and there. Oh I was in love. The box is too slow to do much with, but man, the OS was sweet, and the UI was sweet and the user experience was sweet (not perfect of course). I ended up with the same thought as you though, come back to a windows or linux box and think "oh man, this *sucks*". Anyway, that's my story. Now I just need to be able to afford a nice Mac to fulfill my lust with :) (damn you steve jobs!) Posted by: Arcterex at May 15, 2003 9:55 PMCopyright © Diego Doval 2002-2007.
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I just got running an old G3 powermac (from the time when powermacs came in purple, like the original iMacs), with OS X to do some clever cactus testing and debugging, and, more importantly, to improve its L&F in the mac environment. I've got a flat panel with both digital and analog inputs; the digital input is connected to the PC and the analog to the Mac. A press of a button changes the selected input source.