Feb 09

Mac Attack

dastels @ 11:15 pm

I’m coming out of the closet… I’m buying my first Macintosh… a shiny new, well loaded iBook 14″ (1.25G/60G).

I’ve been a Mac-user-wannabe since late 1983 :) when I saw the first announcements & reviews of the first Mac. Remember the Mac commercial from the ‘84 Superbowl? That’s how I’m feeling… after years of oppresion from Windows, then Linux, then more Windows. Finally freedom is in sight!

I’ve been using Nancy’s iMac for a few days and love it… (400 MHz G3)… i’m ready to take the plunge… and since I have to return my ThoughtWorks issued WinXP laptop and replace it… why not do so in style…. everything I do these days is platform agnostic: Java, Ruby, Smalltalk, documents, presentations, …) so there’s no real need to be Windows compatible.

I have one lined up and waiting for me at an area Apple reseller (Apple.. we need retail stores in Canada!!) . It’ll have to wait until Monday :( I’m in Detroit at the moment.. and don;t get home until late Friday night.. and they’re not open on Saturday.. and no one’s going to be in town to make an exception for me… so Monday it is.