7 Jan
2007
7 Jan
'07
12:16 a.m.
On Sat, 6 Jan 2007, Chuck Guzis wrote:
handling Mac media, but never actually owned a Mac. I
do own a set
of the "Inside Macintosh" books, however. Go figure.
When they first came out (before they were published to the public), the
only way to get a set was to become a "registered developer". I did, just
to get the books. IIRC, the first set that they sent me was looseleaf.
One thing I didn't expect is the involved model
and OS requirements
for various bits of software. I thought that the idea was that one
didn't have to engage in the upgrading game on a Mac like PC people
do. From what I've seen thus far, if anything, the Mac world seems
to be almost worse in that respect.
Although the "Mac culture" denies it vehemently, and claims that
"everything just works when you connect it", I think that it is
pretty much identical to the PC world of that time.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com