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  • I thought the entire premise of the article was ludicrous. I'm going to write an article explaining how you could easily, with the right trench coat (I recommend a particular brand: Macintosh), go to your local supermarket and steal lots of steak…
    in Another Way To Steal Software From Apple Stores Comment by spotbug March 2002
  • That Rhapsody screen shot really makes me wish Apple had stuck with the Classic UI for OS X. Aqua's pretty and all, but OS X should have tried to mimic Classic's UI as closely as possible before going off into new territory. Once the interface was c…
    in OSX + NextStep History Comment by spotbug February 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by alcimedes: you don't buy a copy of win98 when you get your computer through HP. you buy the licensce to use win98 on that hp computer I didn't realize the license was different. I'll need to find one and read it. Tha…
    in Walmart.com To Sell PCs Sans OS Comment by spotbug February 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by seb: So, what does this really mean? Probably not a damn thing. It means, when you upgrade to a new computer, you aren't forced to buy a second Windows license for it. Just because you aren't going to install Linux…
    in Walmart.com To Sell PCs Sans OS Comment by spotbug February 2002
  • Could it be that they know somebody who can get an educational discount? That person buys it for them (with the discount) and they sell it marked-up a little bit (but still below non-educational prices). Back in my university days, I knew a few s…
    in Ebay Sellers: How do they get low pricing? Comment by spotbug February 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Amorph: RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Drives Did they change the acronym? I always thought it was Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives. Could be wrong. Wow, talk about nit-picking.
    in Explain RAID to me. Comment by spotbug February 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by murbot: Well, I did a little rearranging this afternoon. What do you think? Better? Yes, it's better. Except for the table. :eek: <runs away>
    in Coming to you live and direct from my new PowerMac... Comment by spotbug February 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by murbot: Ikea? Where do you think I got this from? I was gonna say Home Depot. Don't you think a new computer demands a new desk? Keep the lamp though, that's good. I also notice you're missing the huge mess a…
    in Coming to you live and direct from my new PowerMac... Comment by spotbug February 2002
  • Sweet. I like the display most of all. My crappy-ass monitor (free!) sucks. murbot, you need to grab a handful of cash from the giant pile you have sitting in the middle of your living room and get a nicer table. Heck, maybe even some sort of com…
    in Coming to you live and direct from my new PowerMac... Comment by spotbug February 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by psantora: it goes: bondi, bondi, 5 colors, 5colors-->all tray loading. then 5 colors+ graphite slotloading, then RGB+snow and graphite Pro Keyboard, then patterns, then back to snow and indigo and graphite, and t…
    in *I made Apple's ads better. (Added a new one)* Comment by spotbug February 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Fran441: From what I've seen, Circuit City actually did try to sell Macs. (Shock). The problem was, that when they made a big effort to sell Macs, they were trying to sell Power Mac G4 Cubes. This fits right in with …
    in Circuit City No Longer Carries Apple Products Comment by spotbug February 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Eugene: The people who designed Windows NT are the same people who designed VMS Saw this once: take "VMS" and increment each letter by one, a la "HAL" in "2001: A Space Oddysey".
    in Isn't Windows NT Unix? Comment by spotbug February 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by iMacfan: can I link directly to the file on Tucows (not an info page) from another site? If you want free bandwith, it's not too much for them to ask that you link to their site rather than just the direct download. T…
    in Reliable server to host my shareware app? Comment by spotbug February 2002
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    in Applenut Comment by spotbug January 2002
  • *sniff* I never *sniff* really new him, but I sure am sad to see him *sniff* go. *SNIFF* A toast to Applenut! His candle burned out long ago, but his legend never did. Hm? What's that? What do you mean, "he's not dead"? But... I... well... oh.…
    in Applenut Comment by spotbug January 2002
  • I once spoke with Steve Jobs. Well, to be honest, he gave a speach at my University and at the end there was a question and answer session. I asked him a question and he answered it. Still... technically, we did speak to each other. So, anyway, b…
    in Degrees of Separation... How far are _you_ from The Truth? Comment by spotbug January 2002
  • It's more than the number of pre-orders for the original iMac. As we all (should) know, the original iMac did very well. And, just to really cap it off: the pre-order period for the original iMac was three months not three weeks.
    in 150,000 iMacs: Good? Comment by spotbug January 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by applenut: do they work? I'll take them off your hands if they work Are you gonna make a LAF?
    in Fun things to do with very old Macs Comment by spotbug January 2002
  • You could make a bigger clock . Put the hour on one Mac, the minutes on another and am/pm on the third. Or... make a bigger aquarium. Connect-up three of the Macs with see-through, acrylic tubes. They'd be networked! A LAF (Local Area Fishwork).
    in Fun things to do with very old Macs Comment by spotbug January 2002
  • Macs I've had: Original non-Fat, 128K Mac (mine) IIsi (mine) Quadra 700 (work) Quadra 950 (work) 8100/80 (work) PB 1400c/166 (mine/work) Blue and White G3/350 (mine/work) White G5/1600 (oops, getting ahead of myself) Factoring in the fa…
    in Your Favorites Comment by spotbug January 2002