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November 2009

Apple Addict

My father introduced me to my first Mac when I was only 8 years old. It was a Macintosh 512k and I remember slapping away on the keyboard like it was yesterday. I would fight my dad for time on it, I grabbed the mouse every chance I could get. I was a MacPaint master. While other kids where making watercolors for their parents I was making bitmap computer art. When HyperCard came out in 1987 I knew I would spend the rest of my life tethered to a computer.

MacPaint

This afternoon Tara and I watched the movie Welcome to Macintosh (yes, I am an iTunes affiliate) and I started to think about how many Macs I have had in my life. I am not sure about the exact number, but through my companies I have bought somewhere between 250-300 Macs over the years. I took a look at apple-history.com to see how many different Macs I can remember buying (or my parents buying before I had my own money). Here is the list:

  • Macintosh 512knmp_2000
  • Macintosh Plus
  • Macintosh SE30
  • Macintosh Powerbook 140
  • Macintosh LC III
  • Power Macintosh 8500
  • Power Macintosh 7200
  • Newton Message Pad 2100
  • PowerBook G3
  • Power Macintosh G3
  • iMac
  • iMac (Rev.C)
  • Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White)
  • PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard)
  • Power Macintosh G4 (AGP Graphics)
  • iMac (Slot Loading)
  • PowerBook G3 (Firewire)
  • Power Macintosh G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
  • PowerBook G4
  • Power Macintosh G4 (Quicksilver)
  • iMac (Summer 2001)
  • Power Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Doors)
  • Xserve
  • iMac (Flat Panel)
  • PowerBook G4 (12.1″)
  • PowerBook G4 (17″)
  • Xserve RAID
  • Powerbook G4 (17″ 1.33Ghz)
  • Xserve G5
  • Mac mini
  • MacBook Pro
  • MacBook Pro (17″)
  • AppleTV
  • iPod (many)
  • iPod Nano (many)
  • iPhone (1st Gen, 3G)
Me in 1999 with a G3 Laptop and Retard Hair

Me in 1999 with a G3 laptop and stupid hair

Yeah, I am a Mac. Old school baby! I know there is a lot of buzz about Windows 7 but I will never be a PC guy. The closest I have ever come was a couple of Power Computing rigs in the 90’s. Apple FTW!