[OT] Mac vs PC

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This is jes a fun one. No need to get yer hackles up:

http://tinyurl.com/433l93v

As a PC user, I find the food catagories intriguing. I love banh
mi's. Jolt Cola makes a great run n' coke. Whatsa Lemonata? White
zin and pinot grigio? Wimp wines! Give me a hearty red every time.

In the end, I'm more than happy to live in the boonies. I live near
South Park, which is a big empty high desert valley about 12 miles
across. Mostly cattle, prong-horn antelope, a handfull of bison and
one yak.

nb
 
notbob wrote:



nb,

Without press credentials, the article is complete PS.

I've got a G4 PPC Mac that I haven't powered up in over 10 years.

The problem is, after so long, I forgot the log-in password. LOL!!! It
was "wetpaint" once upon a time, but isn't any longer.

Now it just gathers dust.

Best,

Andy
 
On 25/04/2011 11:12 PM, notbob wrote:

I find reading about the food tips here quite interesting even though
I'm not much of a dab hand at cooking. My wife is experimenting with
Thai cooking so I pass on any relevant tips to her as they arise.

I use both PCs and Macs so I don't know if I fit any of the categories
mentioned in the article. My current Macs are getting long in the tooth
now. My G3 iMac is around 10 years old and my G4 EMac not much younger.
My work supplied me Macs initially but they seem to have downgraded and
moved to PCs now and laptops at that. The IT boys at work kindly donated
a couple of ex lease desktop PCs that I tinker with now. I am developing
a new hobby by getting these things running with various operating
systems. The one I'm presently using is working well and will run for
years is my guess.
I am more than happy to be a city slicker or, more correctly, an
urbanite. I'm about 10 miles or so out of Melbourne (Australia, not
Florida) in the Eastern suburbs. Lots of trees, a lake just down the
road and generally pleasant environs with nary a drop bear in sight!

Krypsis
 
On 25/04/2011 11:22 PM, Andy wrote:

At 10+ years of age, it must be one of the very early G4s that weren't a
great improvement over a G3.

I still use my G3 on a regular basis but only for specific tasks.

Luckily (sort of) that you changed it. It's hardly a secure password by
today's standards.

Sad.... so sad!

Krypsis
 
Krypsis wrote:

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Krypsis,

What's a mother to do?

It was a desktop "power tower" full of expandable PCI slots.

It was state-of-the-art for about a year.

It's still a joyful reminder of hi tech past. ;)

Best,

Andy
 
On 2011-04-25, Krypsis wrote:


I'm not sure about power-PCs, but most PC motherboards (mobo) have a
small button battery that can be removed. Remove battery for about 10
mins and mobo will lose all memory along with the password and you can
start over with clean slate.

nb
 
notbob wrote:

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nb,

Maybe so!

I'm sure there was a way around it, only I wouldn't know where to look
and in all honesty, I'm more Win7 than Mac for 10 years gone, or longer.

I still admire the Mac OS!

Best,

Andy
 
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notbob wrote:


That's a crackup. The comments say it all. The first guy says, yup,
Mac users like to rub their own horns. The next two chime in that yup,
Mac users like to run their own horns.


Doesn't the yak get lonely? Does s(he) like to rub/run it's own horn?

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]
 
On 25 Apr 2011 13:12:08 GMT, notbob wrote:


Wow. They've discovered yuppies. Breaking news, indeed.

It's amazing how you can twist around studies to support your
theories.

I could apply the same study to boxers and briefs. Or Ginger and
Maryanne.

-sw
 
On 2011-04-25, Omelet wrote:

I'd consider using a Mac, now that they run a real OS. Problem is,
like Apple of 30+ yrs ago, they want far more $$$ for their hardware
than it's even remotely worth. Barbie dress-up cabinets/trim do not a
better computer make. Now that they run basic Intel hardware and a
*n*x clone OS, they got nothing to brag on 'cept the Apple name, which
ain't worth spit, IMO.

Ppl here say I'm jes jealous of Apple users cuz I don't have one.
Give me one good reason why I would.

nb
 
Andy wrote:

I believe the Master Disk has an option to reset the password. If the
system did not have have FireVault turned on (most Mac users have it off)
then your data should be restored and a new password created. if FileVault
was on and the Master Password set, then your data is lost.

That ten year old Mac is better than a brand new PC.

--
Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)
 
"J. Clarke" wrote:



J. Clarke,

PPC means power pc, the Apple term for their computer architecture.

Nothing major, really.

It was Apple's first escape from Motorola's CPU.

Best,

Andy
 
On Apr 25, 8:22?am, Andy wrote:

After 10 years... I'd try "drypaint".


There's probably a way to get into the open-firmware and change the
password, or boot off the OS disk and change it. Thenagain, if you've
not researched this yourself in a computer that's 10 years old, then
you probably just don't care. :-P

-J
 
On Apr 25, 8:12?am, notbob wrote:


I've had an iMac G5 since 2005 and have been very happy with it.
Whether one is "better" than the other depends on what you do with
them.
 
On 26 Apr 2011 04:09:47 GMT, notbob wrote:

Good one. Fortunately the Mac owners I know in person are
not fanatics.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
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