Jeber Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Two new forums have been suggested, and I thought this might be a good way for Scot to find out what degree of interest exists among our members.In your comments, feel free to include what sort of content you'd expect or like to see in such a forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paracelsus Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Let me think...I wooooonder where this idea came from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryB Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 ok...I have a old MAC power PC running MAC OS 8, and I don't know alot about MAC's or OS 8 for that matter (though I floundered through getting it connected to my network and onto the internet). But I think it would be a great topic to add. I know there have to be members that have MAC's that could "share the wealth" as far as MAC info goes. Maybe a hardware , software, and MAC OS subtopics.Maybe an "other" unix OS subtopic for like FreeBSD too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arena2045 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 This poll should be interesting.I’m interested in a Mac forum since I recently switched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volunteer Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I didn't know the MACs ever had problems. Isn't the OS is a Unix derivitive? They come with all the best applications, can do anything better, and you can't tinker with the insides. What is there to talk about. Just kidding. I might even buy one someday when I have that much money to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlinecomputers Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I don't do Mac but only because I haven't had the money to invest in one. I can't contribute but I'd sure lurk around a Mac forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havnblast Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I don't do Mac either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjf123 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I'm all for it. I've got a Win98 / SuSE system and an iMac. I'm probably going to get an Apple iBook for my wife for Christmas. Some of those who say they have no interest in a Mac might change their minds if they read more about them, or had a place to ask questions. I know I had a lot of misconceptions before I switched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arena2045 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 bjf123 : I'm probably going to get an Apple iBook for my wife for Christmas.If you do, your wife will love it!I know I had a lot of misconceptions before I switched.I agree 100%, many people have a lot of misconceptions about the hardware and OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havnblast Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I think for a forum like this we need the Mac forum - I don't thing singling out any OS should be done, suprises someone didn't say anything about this before. I'm not a Mac person - never messed with them much, but hear great things about the OS X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjf123 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I think for a forum like this we need the Mac forumI agree. We've got forums for Windows and Linux; why not Mac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeber Posted December 18, 2003 Author Share Posted December 18, 2003 The simple reason is that when this forum started, Scot meant it mainly to mirror the content of the newsletter, with emphasis on Windows, networking and security and software. Then the Linux forum was tried out, mostly as a shot in the dark. Scot has said that while he didn't detect that many Linux users reading the newsletter, once ATL was up and running, and especially after Bruno, Peachy and Teacher got involved, the reaction to it pleasantly surprised us all. So now a little more time has passed, more members with broader interests...as I said, the idea for these other forums has been floated, and as a first step, we wanted to gauge interest in them.SFNL is a living community, and as such, will no doubt evolve and grow even more in the future. I hope you all stick around to see it mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicDragon Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 At this point, i think we really NEED a mac forum. We have grown so much to cover such a broad range of computing topics that its strange we don't have a mac forum.I also think that it would attract many new members who are interested in Macs.I say go for it! The sooner the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I like Mac's where they are justified. Mac, historically and currently, just does some things better than anyone else.Unfortunately I find that the cost factor makes them out of the question for many users. Personally I am doing more work with not-for-profit agencies instead of for-profit corporations. Mac's are normally too expensive for the market. For that reason I am focusing on Linux as a long term solution. But, I was still seriously considering an iBook for my next notebook. Probably won't go that way now, but, 6 months ago it was a real option.Having said that, I think that adding a Mac forum would be worthwhile. The key will be a strong moderator to kick start the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I'd enjoy a Mac forum! I have done some minor work on Macs but not since OS X.Don't own one myself though ... yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arena2045 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 If a Mac forum was ever established here, I would be very active in it since it’s my primary system… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I'd enjoy a Mac forum! I have done some minor work on Macs but not since OS X.Don't own one myself though ... yet. There's always Basilisk for the cheapos. I've played around with it and it's a fairly good emulator. I even managed to Install IE4 for Mac and WordPerfect 3 for Mac (still a free download from Corel's ftp server.) BTW, SuSE 8.2 and 9 has Basilisk as one of its many packages. The only thing you need to get started is a Macintosh ROM in binary file format. But you need to get a hold of a real Mac to download its ROM to a file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Cool! Thanks Peachy! Will have to check that one out! Already have CoCo II and Atari emulators for all our old games...gosh did they really look that bad?! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arena2045 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 No emulator can give the real Mac experience.Nice try Peachy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 (edited) Hey, now that would depend ... on whether you've ever had a Mac to start with LOL!Hmmm....let's see can I get iTunes and iMovie to work on it ... did they have iTunes for pre OS X? Edited December 19, 2003 by LilBambi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zox Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I am for Mac forum.At work I am using Mac's full time and I am proficient in Mac OS from 5 something to latest Panther.Just this week we are expecting new G5's with fancy 64 bit IBM chips so I'll have a lot to do :)Thumbs up for Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arena2045 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Hey, now that would depend ... on whether you've ever had a Mac to start with LOL!Hmmm....let's see can I get iTunes and iMovie to work on it ... did they have iTunes for pre OS X?Sorry Fran... iTunes only runs on 9 or higher, and that emulator can only go up to 8.x, that is if you have the ROM and a version of the OS.But what the heck if you want iTunes, you can download it for Windows: http://www.apple.com/itunes/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arena2045 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I am for Mac forum.At work I am using Mac's full time and I am proficient in Mac OS from 5 something to latest Panther.Just this week we are expecting new G5's with fancy 64 bit IBM chips so I'll have a lot to do :)Thumbs up for Mac. zox : I think you will really enjoy the G5's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Ah, no worries Arena2045 ... didn't really want it ... was just kidding ... I don't run any DRM software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I would read occasionally, hoping to learn a bit more about Mac OS's. Never owned one, no particular reason to want one. Just wondering how the 'other half' lives, so to speak. Hooked on Windows, very likely to migrate to Linux for the desktop as Microsoft institutes 'the rapture'- shrinking the Win desktop back into a dumb terminal, dot net, DRM, only desktop graphic available a photo of Darth Vader, "We own you" (your computer, your software, your personal files, etc.) The collective wants to assimilate me. I think I will run away and join the French Foreign Legion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zox Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 I am for Mac forum.At work I am using Mac's full time and I am proficient in Mac OS from 5 something to latest Panther.Just this week we are expecting new G5's with fancy 64 bit IBM chips so I'll have a lot to do :)Thumbs up for Mac. zox : I think you will really enjoy the G5's! I am fairly positive, as I have enjoyed 68000, PPC. G3 and now G4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 I say go for it. And put Arena in charge! I like Macs. I have done work on them at various times. I have to admire a computer that can be thrown across a room and only have damage to the case but everything else working great. Most of my work on them has been setting up adaptive devices and adding/removing software where someone has tried to change settings at my sister's school. Since I don't own a Mac, I imagine I will only lurk and drool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlinecomputers Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 I have to admire a computer that can be thrown across a room and only have damage to the case but everything else working great.That sounds like a story. Loose your temper did you Julia? *ducks* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 I have to admire a computer that can be thrown across a room and only have damage to the case but everything else working great.That sounds like a story. Loose your temper did you Julia? *ducks* My sister's school is only for the severely disabled (less than 50 IQ). One of her students had a temper tantrum and threw it across the room. I got called in to see if it was fixable. All I had to do was take a hammer to the frame so the cover would go back on, reconnect all the adaptive devices, and everything worked fine. I was shocked to see that it did not trash the hard drive or do any damage to the actual hardware. When I left the computer was on the floor instead of a desk and back to where the student would only notice the monitor and adaptive devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolanaj Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 I don't have a Mac, but would definitely check it out. Couldn't contribute but I think a Mac forum is a really good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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