iqatedo

boxcatcher said:

I’m feeling like a fool for buying this thing

asdasd said:

iqatedo said:

ElCapitan said:

iqatedo said:

jdw said:

I've loved Apple since my 128K in 1984 and have never to this day owned even a single Windows machine.  With that said...

Much of what you wrote applies also to me. My first Mac was a 512 k. (On its single double density, dual-sided 'floppy' disk, were stored the operating system, applications and documents.) I believe though that Apple needs to re-invent personal computing and technologies exist (some on the horizon) to achieve this where others can't.

They don't need to reinvent anything.

They need to revert to building flexible, expandable, serviceable machines that don't run hot. Also, the constant focus on making macOS behave more and more like iOS and locking it down, is bound to throw off a lot of people who use their systems for work and projects iOS was never built for. 

Finally Apple needs to come to realization that more and more people don't want to store everything about their life in the cloud, and that businesses by law in most countries cannot store very large portions of their business and personnel data in the cloud. Therefore the systems Apple creates must also appeal to these users, which they sadly decreasingly do. 

I agree with aspects of what you have written, especially about iOS. However, regarding core Mac OS capabilities, your post reads a little like saying "they need to build a better (aka faster) horse".

Edit: I mean no disrespect, I agree too with more than just your iOS comments. Apple needs more than better versions of their hardware.

Hmm, I don't agree. Apple themselves say that there is a difference between a truck and a car, and there will be a difference between Mac OS and iOS. Both have different functionality. 

jdw said:

iqatedo said:

jdw said:

I've loved Apple since my 128K in 1984 and have never to this day owned even a single Windows machine.  With that said...

Much of what you wrote applies also to me. My first Mac was a 512 k. (On its single double density, dual-sided 'floppy' disk, were stored the operating system, applications and documents.) I believe though that Apple needs to re-invent personal computing and technologies exist (some on the horizon) to achieve this where others can't.

A kindred spirit!  I've actually been working on my Mac 512K recently, which still has the original 64K ROMs and 400K internal drive.  (Only machines with the 128K ROMs can use 800K drives, so you must have had a 512Ke.)  Anyway, I purchased a FloppyEMU a while back which has really streamlined the experience.  I can easily write software to an SD card on any modern Mac, then put that SD in the FloppyEMU for booting the Mac.  And Macintosh Garden is stocked with all the old programs we loved back in the day, including good old Cap'n Magneto!

ElCapitan said:

iqatedo said:

jdw said:

I've loved Apple since my 128K in 1984 and have never to this day owned even a single Windows machine.  With that said...

Much of what you wrote applies also to me. My first Mac was a 512 k. (On its single double density, dual-sided 'floppy' disk, were stored the operating system, applications and documents.) I believe though that Apple needs to re-invent personal computing and technologies exist (some on the horizon) to achieve this where others can't.

They don't need to reinvent anything.

They need to revert to building flexible, expandable, serviceable machines that don't run hot. Also, the constant focus on making macOS behave more and more like iOS and locking it down, is bound to throw off a lot of people who use their systems for work and projects iOS was never built for. 

Finally Apple needs to come to realization that more and more people don't want to store everything about their life in the cloud, and that businesses by law in most countries cannot store very large portions of their business and personnel data in the cloud. Therefore the systems Apple creates must also appeal to these users, which they sadly decreasingly do.