eMac with OS 9.2.2 and OS X, Power Mac 8500 with OS 9.0.4 (still my preferred device, but I am just a home user).
AND, OT, an Atari TT 030 with high-resolution 19 inch B/W screen.
IMHO, newer systems are adding unnecessary complications. Bought the eMac only because my printer failed and all new printers needed USB. Added a USB card to my 8500 but for incomprehensible reason, could not get it to work. (See comment above re. complications)
My wife and kids use most of these. I do get my hands on the portables once in awhile :-)
Having a hard time justifying a new machine. The dual 1gig is pretty nice for what I do. if VPC and Dreamweaver runs any faster on the new G5s when they get here then I might make the jump. I hate how slow DW is. Everytime that I go to an Apple Store they never have it on any of the machines.
Mike: what the frick to you do with all those machines? Do you have a harem of hot web designing chicks too that your not telling us about?
I have owned two Macs, both portables, and both are phenomenal machines.
I have a nice shiny iBook 800 Mhz G3 that has served me well enough that screen, motherboard and power adapter failures have each failed to dim my affection for it in the last year since I bought it. Spanning hack makes it a cheap workhorse with the extra external screen real estate. Really cute and quite fast for 2D progs and for day-to-day use. Final Cut Express is testing it's limits however.
Six years earlier I purchased a Powerbook 1400cs for college and am posting from that machine now - after G3 and harddrive upgrades it is still a terrific machine. If it held more than 64 MB RAM, I wouldn't own the iBook yet. This is the machine that made me a Mac fanatic. Best keyboard in history IMHO.
My next Mac will be a cheap desktop with powerful processing for video work. I am ready to invest in a used G4 (dual preferably) with a Superdrive as soon as the Rev B G5's kick off the next round of upgrades. I hate the way the MDDs look though, so I will hunt around for a high-end Quicksilver for under a grand (barring the sudden appearence of a headless, inexpensive G5.) Wish me luck
Comments
G5 Dual 2.0 - 2
G4 Dual 1.0 - 1
G4 Dual 800 - 1
G3 450 - 1
PB 17" 1.0 - 1
PB 17" 1.3 - 1
iMac 800 - 1
PB 15" G4 500 - 1
PB 12" 1.0 - 1
Performa 6400/200 - 1
Originally posted by Mike
Just a couple...
(snip the almost $20,000 worth of l33tness)
Die.
Also have a SuperMac S900, Power Mac 8600, IIsi, Centris 650, LC III, 512k and an SE/30.
Originally posted by Mike
Just a couple...
G5 Dual 2.0 - 2
G4 Dual 1.0 - 1
G4 Dual 800 - 1
G3 450 - 1
PB 17" 1.0 - 1
PB 17" 1.3 - 1
iMac 800 - 1
PB 15" G4 500 - 1
PB 12" 1.0 - 1
Performa 6400/200 - 1
What the crap? Spread the lovin around a little bit! Why on earth do you need all those machines?
G5 - 1.8
G4 - Quicksilver 933
G3 iMac 400
Older:
Power Mac something
PowerBook 1400cs
Performa 560
- Mac 128K
- Mac IIci
- G3 All-In-One
- 7100/80 A/V
- Newton 2100
- eMate
- G3 266/MT
- Tangerine iBook
- G4 533 DP
- 12" PowerBook
This summer I'll add a dual 3Ghz G5.Powerbook G3 @ 400Mhz (Pismo)
Originally posted by Mike
Just a couple...
G5 Dual 2.0 - 2
G4 Dual 1.0 - 1
G4 Dual 800 - 1
G3 450 - 1
PB 17" 1.0 - 1
PB 17" 1.3 - 1
iMac 800 - 1
PB 15" G4 500 - 1
PB 12" 1.0 - 1
Performa 6400/200 - 1
mike forgot to mention that he is broke
Here you go....from oldest to newest
Performa 5260 AIO. 120MHz PPC 603e, 64MB RAM, 14" built in screen at 640x480 res, 1MB VRAM, 1.6GB HD.....lastest OS ran: 9
Beige G3 DT, 233MHz PPC750, 448MB RAM, 4GB+10GB HD, 17" Optiquest Monitor, Built-in Rage Pro video with 6MB VRAM.....lastest OS ran: 8.6
Main Street PowerBook G3, 96MB RAM, 12" Passive Matrix Screen (Man, this screen is awful!), 3GB HD....latest OS ran: 8
Yikes PowerMac G4. 400MHz, 640MB RAM, ATi Rage 128 PCI video with 16MB VRAM. DVD-ROM, 10GB HD....latest OS ran: 8.6
Sawtooth PowerMac G4 450MHz, 640MB RAM, ATi Rage 128 AGP video card with 16MB VRAM, DVD-ROM, 20GB HD....latest OS ran: 9.04
iMac Graphite SE, 15" CRT, 256MB RAM, DVD-ROM (This machine has been sold to my father and it's still running)..... latest OS ran: 10.3.2
Pismo PowerBook G3, 512MB RAM, 6GB HD, ATI Rage 128 with 8MB VRAM, 14.1" Active Matrix LCD....latest OS ran: 9.04
Mystic PowerMac G4 Dual 500MHz, 1.5GB RAM, ATI Radeon with 32MB VRAM, 30GB+40GB HDs + 21" Apple Studio Display (Graphite)....latest OS ran: 10.1
iBook Dual USB 600Mhz, 384MB RAM, DVD-ROM, Airport....latest OS ran: 10.1
PowerBook G4 Ti, 500MHz, 512MB RAM, DVD-ROM, Airport....latest OS ran: 10.2
Dual 1GHz *FRICKING NOISY* SlowSilver?, 1.5GB RAM, SuperDrive, Sonnet IDE Controller, 3x80GB HD + 40GB HD, 20" Cinema Display.....latest OS ran: 10.3.1
iBook Dual USB (opaque white), 800MHz G3, CD-ROM, 384MB RAM.....latest OS ran: 10.3.2
----- some machines that I have touched for less than a few days (they belong to my relatives and I was the guy who set them all up) -------
LCD iMac G4, 700MHz, 15" screen, 384MB RAM
eMac, 700MHz G4, 384MB RAM
533MHz Digital Audio G4, 640MB RAM
----current machines-----
PowerMac G5, Dual 2.0GHz, 3.5GB RAM, SuperDrive, 120GB+160GB HD....latest OS: 10.3.2
iBook Dual USB (opaque white), 900Mhz G3, Combo Drive, 384MB RAM, Airport....latest OS: 10.3.2
Still can't beat Murbot though
Dave
AND, OT, an Atari TT 030 with high-resolution 19 inch B/W screen.
IMHO, newer systems are adding unnecessary complications. Bought the eMac only because my printer failed and all new printers needed USB. Added a USB card to my 8500 but for incomprehensible reason, could not get it to work. (See comment above re. complications)
Peace
eric j
G4 450
iBook G3
iBook G4 - 2
PB 15" G4 - new
iMac - G3 (looking for a new home)
My wife and kids use most of these. I do get my hands on the portables once in awhile :-)
Having a hard time justifying a new machine. The dual 1gig is pretty nice for what I do. if VPC and Dreamweaver runs any faster on the new G5s when they get here then I might make the jump. I hate how slow DW is. Everytime that I go to an Apple Store they never have it on any of the machines.
Mike: what the frick to you do with all those machines? Do you have a harem of hot web designing chicks too that your not telling us about?
Chas
Anyway, I only own three Macs:
iMac G4
LC 475
Mac Classic II
I have owned two Macs, both portables, and both are phenomenal machines.
I have a nice shiny iBook 800 Mhz G3 that has served me well enough that screen, motherboard and power adapter failures have each failed to dim my affection for it in the last year since I bought it. Spanning hack makes it a cheap workhorse with the extra external screen real estate. Really cute and quite fast for 2D progs and for day-to-day use. Final Cut Express is testing it's limits however.
Six years earlier I purchased a Powerbook 1400cs for college and am posting from that machine now - after G3 and harddrive upgrades it is still a terrific machine. If it held more than 64 MB RAM, I wouldn't own the iBook yet. This is the machine that made me a Mac fanatic. Best keyboard in history IMHO.
My next Mac will be a cheap desktop with powerful processing for video work. I am ready to invest in a used G4 (dual preferably) with a Superdrive as soon as the Rev B G5's kick off the next round of upgrades. I hate the way the MDDs look though, so I will hunt around for a high-end Quicksilver for under a grand (barring the sudden appearence of a headless, inexpensive G5.) Wish me luck
Peace,
Curufinwe
Originally posted by Curufinwe
First off, great poll!
Thanks a lot.
Originally posted by Mike
Just a couple...
G5 Dual 2.0 - 2
G4 Dual 1.0 - 1
G4 Dual 800 - 1
G3 450 - 1
PB 17" 1.0 - 1
PB 17" 1.3 - 1
iMac 800 - 1
PB 15" G4 500 - 1
PB 12" 1.0 - 1
Performa 6400/200 - 1
WTF
<you anger PS5533>
<alot>