ahahaha Alex I know that's right lol!! if I took over my dad's job everyone would be ditching windows. I think it's important to know both OS's, I love that I can just sit down at any computer running windows or mac OS and use it as long as it's got a screenreader. but in my humble opinion, lol, mac is so much easier to learn than windows...so much more intuitive. it just makes sense most of the time!! peace and positivity:) Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 18-Apr-09, at 10:35 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
> > Hi, > > Too true. > > We should have a "Old Mac" party at some point, ... Lol. > > Mr. Rathwell should go back to those Mac roots. If more people thought > like you in this province Jessi, we might actually get all students > Windows free in a matter of years.. > > Thanks, > Alex, > > > On 18-Apr-09, at 2:04 AM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: > >> >> just thought I'd make the subject more relevent lol. >> Alex, you got me beat lol! I have no idea how old mine was when I got >> it and I sho have no clue where it is now!! lol. I remember the day >> my >> family got our first windows computer, it was november 11th 1997 I >> believe? possibly 96? can't remember the exact year lol. and from >> that >> day forward, the old mac went somewhere and I haven't seen it since! >> lol. I'm sure we dont't have it anymore, though I really wish we >> did...I'd love to play with it and actually learn outspoken just so I >> can say I know how to use it lol. although, from what I remember it >> didn't offer too much in the way of accessibility and the voice was >> horrible. I remember typing up a science project on that old thing >> lol. that was the only thing I remember doing with it, that and >> writing letters to an old pen pal I used to have! wow! the nostalgia! >> lol. now I'm wondering what happened to her? haha. >> I'mma ask my parents tomorrow if they remember life with that old >> mac, >> lol. I'mma remind them that their computer roots are based in apple! >> now they're all windows people and they're constantly teasing me >> about >> my love of all things apple so I think they need a reality check so >> they can remember where they came from lol. >> peace and positivity :) >> Jessi >> follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva >> On 18-Apr-09, at 12:54 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> Andrea, >>> >>> I too had a Mac in the early 1990's. I got it in 1995, thugh I still >>> had sight then. It was a single unit with built-in display. It was >>> fifteen years old when I got it from a family friend and I still >>> have >>> it and it still works. My sister uses it more than I do because >>> there >>> is not much accessibility support in those old OS's. Maybe I should >>> try outspoken on it just for kicks. Anywho, then I lost my sight >>> after >>> aquireing my Beige G3. The little sight I had left was enough to use >>> zoom on the thing because no one I knew at the time knew about >>> Outspoken. Then I got a Windows PC. After using XP for about four or >>> five years I gave up on it. When Tiger came out, I got a tiger G4 >>> Quick Silver running at 2GHZ and with 1.5 GB or RAM. Then while at >>> work, I got to play with the Beta of Leopard. Shortly after I got a >>> Pre-November 2007 Macbook the month before Leopard was released. I >>> also received a copy of Leopard when it was released. All this >>> except >>> the PC was curtosy of the family friend who first introduced me to >>> computers. >>> >>> I love the Mac and can say that I have been completely Windows free >>> for just about two years. >>> >>> I hope you enjoy OS X as much as I do. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Alex, >>> >>> >>> On 18-Apr-09, at 12:20 AM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> ha! outspoken! that creepy voice saying :button" still haunts my >>>> dreams lol!! way back in the early 90s, back in the day when I was >>>> like eight, haha my school for some reason gave my family a mac? I >>>> think it was supposed to be for me but I remember my family used >>>> it a >>>> lot more than I did. I do remember using it though! I never >>>> independently learned how to use outspoken, but I remember my >>>> parents >>>> clicking on clarisworks for me and it saying "button," lol. I >>>> remember >>>> I learned to type on a mac too, cuz that was all they had my >>>> school. >>>> those old ones!! maybe that's why I can type so fast now? cuz I >>>> learned on a mac with all the right type? lol. I didn't see a pc >>>> til I >>>> was like 13 and then I learned windows, and swore to it! I was >>>> seriously the most anti-mac person ever until last march at CSUN >>>> when >>>> my eyes were opened and I returned to my mac roots lol! I can't >>>> believe it's been almost a year! and I have no desire to go back! >>>> lol. >>>> anyway, welcome Andrea!! you'll love it!! feel free to ask >>>> questions, >>>> that's what this list is for!! >>>> >>>> >>>> On 17-Apr-09, >>>> >>>> at 10:58 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi, Andrea: >>>>> >>>>> I was using a Mac back in the early 1990's with OutSpoken, which >>>>> was >>>>> not built in to the OS. I would say that Voiceover in the latest >>>>> version of Leopard is similar to but far superior to that. I just >>>>> switched from my XP machine in January, and have not gone back. I >>>>> also have Vista running on this Macbook as well, so can do >>>>> anything >>>>> in >>>>> Windows I need to. >>>>> >>>>> I offer tutoring and support as well, so if you need me, give me a >>>>> shout. I know you'll have a lot of fun with it, especially if >>>>> you're >>>>> the type that thinks like a musician--it's built in that >>>>> intuitive, >>>>> fuzzy logic sort o way. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mark BurningHawk >>>>> >>>>> Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 >>>>> MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com >>>>> My home page: >>>>> http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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