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<blockquote data-quote="ChiGirlInTexas" data-source="post: 354909" data-attributes="member: 28638"><p><strong>PC User Since 1984 -- Now a Macbook Pro Owner!</strong></p><p></p><p>I'm so excited to be a Mac owner, I can hardly believe I'm writing this! I have been in the Information Technology world since 1979, and bought my first PC back in 1984--an IBM clone that ran DOS and had 2 floppy drives...I thought I was so cool! It cost $1400 and didn't even have a hard drive! Oh you young people, you didn't have to suffer through what we did!</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I won't bore you with all the years in between. The only other thing I'll say is, several years ago, I used IBM's OS/2 at work and really liked it. But IBM was stingy with their marketing....and Bill Gates was just so smart...and the rest is history. Windows NT was OK, but I've been the victim of Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows 98, etc. and Internet Explorer hangs on me more times than I can say. The thought of moving to Vista after reading the reviews was more than I could bear. </p><p></p><p>I must admit the commercials for Mac with the cute young man and the dorky guy were pretty effective for me, especially promoting no viruses. My new Mac is pretty sexy....</p><p></p><p>I hope the learning curve isn't too steep for an old fogey like me (I'm 49) but I do tend to learn pretty quickly and I'm pretty interested and pretty motivated. I love the machine and am very impressed with it. Even the packaging is appealing. It worked straight out of the box, and I've not had any problems with it that I haven't been able to figure out. The screen is gorgeous, typing is comfortable, startup/shutdown quick, and most everything seems to be intuitive. What's not to like? Yes, it was a bit expensive, but I looked at it as a long-term investment, and the Mac was more of a Lexus as opposed to a Chevy. I hope to get a lot more miles out of this baby with fewer breakdowns over the the long haul...</p><p></p><p>Looking forward to lots of conversations with you all!</p><p></p><p>ChiGirl</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiGirlInTexas, post: 354909, member: 28638"] [b]PC User Since 1984 -- Now a Macbook Pro Owner![/b] I'm so excited to be a Mac owner, I can hardly believe I'm writing this! I have been in the Information Technology world since 1979, and bought my first PC back in 1984--an IBM clone that ran DOS and had 2 floppy drives...I thought I was so cool! It cost $1400 and didn't even have a hard drive! Oh you young people, you didn't have to suffer through what we did! Anyway, I won't bore you with all the years in between. The only other thing I'll say is, several years ago, I used IBM's OS/2 at work and really liked it. But IBM was stingy with their marketing....and Bill Gates was just so smart...and the rest is history. Windows NT was OK, but I've been the victim of Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows 98, etc. and Internet Explorer hangs on me more times than I can say. The thought of moving to Vista after reading the reviews was more than I could bear. I must admit the commercials for Mac with the cute young man and the dorky guy were pretty effective for me, especially promoting no viruses. My new Mac is pretty sexy.... I hope the learning curve isn't too steep for an old fogey like me (I'm 49) but I do tend to learn pretty quickly and I'm pretty interested and pretty motivated. I love the machine and am very impressed with it. Even the packaging is appealing. It worked straight out of the box, and I've not had any problems with it that I haven't been able to figure out. The screen is gorgeous, typing is comfortable, startup/shutdown quick, and most everything seems to be intuitive. What's not to like? Yes, it was a bit expensive, but I looked at it as a long-term investment, and the Mac was more of a Lexus as opposed to a Chevy. I hope to get a lot more miles out of this baby with fewer breakdowns over the the long haul... Looking forward to lots of conversations with you all! ChiGirl [/QUOTE]
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