what about the commador? it was the same type of thing. lol. i had one.

gosh yes my boys got started with a brand new Commodore 64 1987 I think it was.
then an Amiga 128 {used}
then garage sales to find pc's that they could build and rebuild and spare parts too.. OMG so many parts -it was a real big thing to go to G sales on fridays...
but we all learned a lot that way.

oops sorry to get side tracked

lol, same here... had a used Commodore for the kids, back in the early 80s.

we all had so much fun with it, that next Christmas, there was an Apple IIe under the tree.

hmmmm, I think that was 1983.



never had anything but Apple Macs ever since.

25 years, I guess that makes me a dedicated Mac Girl, eh?

My DD is a true Mac convert! She has a desktop and a laptop, both Macs and would never consider anything else.

I tried to drop hints that she could pass the ones she has now down to me when she upgrades, but it seems her father beat me to it! Drat!

Maybe next year.........

Ahhh, the memories :

ADAM
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/....asp?c=57&st=1


AMIGA 1000
http://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?c=28


My first working computers were MACs; the power MAC still works like a charm .

Mac vs. Windows

a little history.

years ago, Bill Gates started DOS in his garage. He was mainly trying to compete with them IBM folks.

In the mean time, Jobs(Steve) was making stuff in his house too. His vision:

WINDOWS...instead of typing a command word in, he said, I am going to create something that you can see with "pictures"

so, Gates found out about Jobs and invested his money into Jobs company but still thought it was too much. Nobody would want to pay that much for a pricier MAC. DOS was going to be the way of the future.

But Jobs was onto something and he made it big, he made Gates rich. But Macs were still expensive...

Gates then said to himself, "self, why don't I try to create a Windows type of thing but make it cheaper."

but instead of making a brand new program,he created his windows with DOS.

So, basically,in a nutshell, this is why a MAC is better than PC.

Everytime Jobs creates a new OS, you can bet that he starts it from scratch and try to make it as advance yet backwards compatible as he could.

Everytime Gates creates a new OS, it isn't new, he just builds on DOS over and over again.

it's like this. Jobs takes a shower each day and wears brand new clothes.

Gates don't take showers but wears brand new clothes each day...

dar you go folks, why folks should get a Mac if they can afford it...

and I am with Jo55 about spending an extra $100.00 for brand new laptop.

personally, getting an old laptop just isn't worth it these days when one can get a low-end laptop for about almost the same price that is far superior.

Just MHO...

Just to clarify, a refurbished Apple product means refurbished by Apple themselves to a perfected, sometimes better than new condition. These units come with a full warranty and do qualify for extended warranties and user assistance.

I would never consider buying any computer or high-end electronic from eBay. I got burned when eBay first came out and learned my lesson.

Mwa, Gates's genius is not in the development of software, it was in his aggressive marketing strategy of getting the major manufacturers on board with his exclusivity agreement. He's just a common copycat with uncommon marketing savvy.

The refurbished one I bought was a Gateway - refurbished by them -I could look at the records on the Gateway site of what was upgraded on it.

But I bought it from a local reseller - they did give me restore disks {after I asked} & a 90 day warranty{ it worked fine for the 90 days LOL}.
But it just has some general odd issues and we have to reinstall the xp pro and all the correct drivers every other month...
So it's not reliable for saving or storing anything important.

It's just that it is still a used machine and the prices of new ones have come down to some very affordable levels.

We bought a couple laptops which were refurbished on eBay. They came with warranties and we have had no trouble with them. We bought from a reputable seller. We also look to see if the seller is in the business not just trying to unload his computer.

I think Bill Gates is a very shrewd businessman He seen opportunity knocking and took advantage of it.