[rescue] Re: [geeks] I think I need to change my pants... ;^)

Peter L. Wargo geeks at sunhelp.org
Sat Dec 22 23:35:39 CST 2001


On Sat, 22 Dec 2001, Ken Hansen wrote:

> What is a pud? (is that some Mac-ism?)

Oh, you can't be serious...

> Besides, I figure there is a good chance my wife will claim it, then I'll
> have to get another one.

I am familiar with that syndrome. :-)

> They had DVD versions as well as combo-drive units, and I decided that $3000
> was too much for a laptop (but $2300 was OK?!) and that the really cool
> thing for max. geek points with my friends would be the combo-drive, not
> extra (wasted) cycles in the CPU.

> I *love* the screen (that was reasons one and two for me getting this baby),
> the third is the "extended" screen available by adding an external monitor
> (dual-head laptop baby!)...

Yeah, a good mac thing since 1986!

> Oh, and OS X looks good, and for once I could swing a nice laptop, as
> opposed to an older model that is not quite up to snuff.

Ya.

> Not right now, wanted to dink with OS 9 first, I was just about to set the
> boot options and restart into OS X... I plan to run OS X as much as possible
> on it, but Citrix may require OS 9 (or a Java client - yech!)

Why not XF86 on OS X?

> > Way cool, dood.  Welcome to the G4 club.  Altivec for fun and profit...
> > :)
> 
> No, Pete - it's 8^P

HAH!  You wish you had the cool mac collection I do.  I droo^H^H^H^H scoff
at your little toy box, nowhere near as rugged ay my vintage PowerBook
100.  Or my "Toilet seat to go."  15.2"??  Size doesn't matter! The less
pixels the less clutter!  Hah!

> My wife just shavkes her head and says "I can't believe you got a Mac" (I
> used to mock them so... (check the early Macweenie posts :^(

Well, we all grow up eventually. :-)

> One thing though - where's the friggin trackpoint? I need my little red ****
> mouse!

Bleah.  You have a "need for the nubbin'", huh?

> Oh, and why is that clear plastic mouse Apple selss $60?
                                          ^^^^^
                                          'Nuf said.

-Pedro



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