*GULP* I coulda bought a small car....

dallenbdallenb
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Instead I bought an Ibook last night off the Apple website :eek: In a few days, I will be the proud owner of a 700mhz G3, 256 SDRam, 30gig HD, Combo Drive, with the optional Airport card, and Airport.



Now, I have to learn an entirely new operating system. I sure hope that Airport installs easily. Any tips for a 100% Apple Rookie?





At least buyers remorse hasn't set in

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  • Reply 1 of 22
    artman @_@artman @_@ Posts: 2,546member
    [quote]Originally posted by Dallenb:

    <strong>Instead I bought an Ibook last night off the Apple website :eek: In a few days, I will be the proud owner of a 700mhz G3, 256 SDRam, 30gig HD, Combo Drive, with the optional Airport card, and Airport.



    Now, I have to learn an entirely new operating system. I sure hope that Airport installs easily. Any tips for a 100% Apple Rookie?





    At least buyers remorse hasn't set in

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Lucky new iBook owner! You shouldn't have any problems. My friend's girlfriend bought one and was using it in minutes...with OS X. She hadn't ever owned or used a Mac before.



    If you got questions...this is the place. Good, informative members here.
  • Reply 2 of 22
    donnydonny Posts: 231member
    *smiles* I think you'll be pleasantly surprised and impressed with it, honestly. Airport is easy. The OS is vastly superior to anything else on the market, and it is very user friendly (good thing since the Help is a bit of a problem in the initial 10.2 release).



    What are you getting your new computer for?
  • Reply 3 of 22
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    [quote]I bought an Ibook last night off the Apple website<hr></blockquote>







    Oh, lesson #1. It's iBook.



  • Reply 4 of 22
    dallenbdallenb Posts: 142member
    [quote]Originally posted by Donny:

    <strong>*smiles* I think you'll be pleasantly surprised and impressed with it, honestly. Airport is easy. The OS is vastly superior to anything else on the market, and it is very user friendly (good thing since the Help is a bit of a problem in the initial 10.2 release).



    What are you getting your new computer for?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I have friends and family that have been preaching Apple to me for years. Because I have always wanted a laptop, and am tired of the nightmare that is Microsoft, I have taken the plunge.
  • Reply 5 of 22
    dallenbdallenb Posts: 142member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>







    Oh, lesson #1. It's iBook.



    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Since you are showing me the error of my ways, what then is a Tibook
  • Reply 6 of 22
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Whoa. I slept on the couch last night for 3 hours... now I see what sleep deprivation does to you. I read Donny's comment "What are you getting your new computer for? " as "Where are you getting your computer from?" That's why I quoted Dallenb as saying it was from the Apple Store... sheesh, get some sleep man.



    As for "showing you the error of your ways", no need to get snippy there bro, just correcting/razzing you on that one. It's iBook, not Ibook.



    You won't last to see a triple digit post count here with skin that thin. Lighten up dude.



    Oh, Tibook? I don't know, is that something like the TiBook?







    (winking smiley inserted to show you that I'm saying that in fun, FYI)



    Edit - almost forgot to say congratulations! You're going to love the Mac. Welcome aboard!



    [ 09-04-2002: Message edited by: murbot ]</p>
  • Reply 7 of 22
    dallenbdallenb Posts: 142member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>Whoa. I slept on the couch last night for 3 hours... now I see what sleep deprivation does to you. I read Donny's comment "What are you getting your new computer for? " as "Where are you getting your computer from?" That's why I quoted Dallenb as saying it was from the Apple Store... sheesh, get some sleep man.



    As for "showing you the error of your ways", no need to get snippy there bro, just correcting/razzing you on that one. It's iBook, not Ibook.



    You won't last to see a triple digit post count here with skin that thin. Lighten up dude.



    Oh, Tibook? I don't know, is that something like the TiBook?







    (winking smiley inserted to show you that I'm saying that in fun, FYI)



    Edit - almost forgot to say congratulations! You're going to love the Mac. Welcome aboard!



    [ 09-04-2002: Message edited by: murbot ]</strong><hr></blockquote>





    Im not snippy, I am sarcastic. A wiseass in laymans terms Was neither offended, nor upset. Get a few more hours sleep in a real bed <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 8 of 22
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    TiBook = Titanium Powerbook G4

    PMG4 = PowerMac G4 (and also a member of AI )



    Congrats on the iBook! You'll love it!
  • Reply 9 of 22
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    Congrats for the new iBaby ... ehehe Youl'll love it



  • Reply 10 of 22
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    You picked an iBook over a car? I wouldn't have done that but whatever. BTW, congrats
  • Reply 11 of 22
    dallenbdallenb Posts: 142member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong>You picked an iBook over a car? I wouldn't have done that but whatever. BTW, congrats </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Oh...no. I already have a car. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> I could have bought a different toy though, like a '69 Camaro, a '70 Plymoth 'Cuda, or even a motorcycle. Instead I sunk the money into an iBook.
  • Reply 12 of 22
    thegeldingthegelding Posts: 3,230member
    [quote]Whoa. I slept on the couch last night for 3 hours <hr></blockquote>



    wife kick you out of bed again mur???
  • Reply 13 of 22
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Uh, yeah. Tempermental little thing right now. Two words for you.



    Preg nant.
  • Reply 14 of 22
    eskimoeskimo Posts: 474member
    [quote]Originally posted by Dallenb:

    <strong>



    a '70 Plymoth 'Cuda </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Ah, the memories of high school. Except it was a '69.
  • Reply 15 of 22
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    [quote]Originally posted by Dallenb:

    <strong>



    I have friends and family that have been preaching Apple to me for years. Because I have always wanted a laptop, and am tired of the nightmare that is Microsoft, I have taken the plunge.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Music to my ears.



    There are quite a few threads floating around here on AI, maybe I or one of the other members can dig some of them up for you. I'll post my favs right quick-



    <a href="http://www.indigofield.com"; target="_blank">Proteus</a> - Chat app that handles AIM, MSN, ICQ, Yahoo!, Jabber...stable, pretty, and the way it handles messages in one window is nice.



    <a href="http://www.adiumx.com"; target="_blank">Adium</a> - Even though I use Proteus for almost all of my chatting needs, on the few times that I must enter a chat room I use this. Customizable beyond belief.



    <a href="http://www.xlife.org/aquisition.php"; target="_blank">Acquisition</a> - Best gnutella app for Mac OS X period. Limewire is fugly and slow and Java, get the Cocoa front-end to it.



    <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/frogblast"; target="_blank">Frogblast</a> - For all of your Hotline needs..supports all of the 1.8 featureset except for 'Administrate Users.'



    <a href="http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/"; target="_blank">OmniWeb</a> - Great little browser. Nice source view. Though some other people don't like it for its lackluster support for some standards, I love it for being a browser developed soley for Mac OS X, which shows a lot.



    A few other notable mentions are TinkerTool, MacJanitor, and MOX Optimize.
  • Reply 16 of 22
    stroszekstroszek Posts: 801member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>Preg nant.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Two words for you:

    con dom.



    Congrats on the lil' murbot that will be running about, btw.
  • Reply 17 of 22
    thegeldingthegelding Posts: 3,230member
    all i can say to murbot is this....hope the kid looks like mom ...i've seen your iChat icon (other than the adoable sarah one....) g
  • Reply 18 of 22
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Condom? Blech. I'm "going in" after this one. heh heh



    Thanks thegelding, you're just jealous.
  • Reply 19 of 22
    brianmacosbrianmacos Posts: 548member
    I think we are going to see some awesome numbers at the next MacWorld!!!! :eek:
  • Reply 19 of 22
    thegeldingthegelding Posts: 3,230member
    [quote] I'm "going in" after this <hr></blockquote>



    planning to join the proud and noble clan of

    thegelding?? snip snip....



    g
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