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  • Forty years of the Mac, the computer for the rest of us

    halfmachalfmac
    40 years ago, I waited for the 512k Mac in the fall of 1984 and dove in. Been a Mac user ever since and have had a lot of them. I have no desire to change.
    Because of the Mac I was able to build a Mac 9500 into a video editing machine in 1995, way ahead of the competition. Back then to rent an edit room was around $100 an hour. The room cost $100,000. Now, I could video edit at home. Work at home? No Problem.
    I find it hard to believe that I lived 30 years without one.
    watto_cobrajony0

  • 2024: Apple's 40 year old Macintosh survives another year

    halfmachalfmac

    In 1984, I waited for the 512k Mac in the fall and dove in after owning an Apple II and Apple III. Been a Mac user ever since and have had a lot of them. I have no desire to change.  It Just Works!

    Because of the Mac I was able to build a 9500 into a video editing machine in 1995 way ahead of the competition. I made a good amount of money with that machine as I did not have to leave home and pay $100 per hour at a studio to edit standard definition video. The system had only 8Gigs of storage in an external disk array (a lot at that time). It cost $4700 and was about 40 minutes of SD video. For longer shows, I would build it in sections and lay them off to DV tape.

    I had Photoshop 1.0 and Premiere 1.0 in 1990 and have been using them ever since. I started using Final Cut Pro since version 3 and I am stilling using it with the current version.

    The price has not changed a lot for my Macs over the years. In 1984 my 512 with printer was about $3000. My MacBook Pro M1 was bought when it was introduced and was about $3000.

    Alex_Vjony0

  • Blackmagic Camera on iOS App Store unlocks enhanced filmmaking controls

    halfmachalfmac
    To use the volume button for starting and stopping horizontal shooting, the app only allows you only to shoot with phone with the button on the bottom of the phone. The only rotates one way. With the volume button on the top all the information is upside down. Makes it easier to put you finger in the way. (May be because BM is from Australia?)
    watto_cobra

  • Huanuo lap desk review: Comfort and convenience for MacBook users

    halfmachalfmac
    What about Left Handed people?
    BiC

  • Music changed forever with Apple's iTunes Music Store 20 years ago

    halfmachalfmac
    AppleZulu said:
    I fiddled a little bit with Napster file-sharing back in the day, but early on ended up with content that did not match the file names. It all just struck me as a dubious enterprise and a huge security hole. So I ditched it and stuck with CDs and ripping my own mp3s until iTunes came along. 
    Napster is not dead - It is YouTube! There are so many songs on it.
    watto_cobra