In a message dated 12/9/02 5:06:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> I said to his mother that I just bought a B&W G3 and I thought it would >be a >> good investment for her and her son. >> >> Well how do you sell a Macintosh to a 12 year old boy that is into playing >> lots of games and the live on line ones. > >In that case, think twice before coaxing him into switching to the Mac. >As >much as I like the platform, it is not the foremost gaming platform. His >Windows-using friends will ridicule him for having to wait longer for the >latest games, if they do come out for the Mac at all. And to a 12-year-old, >that's just about the worst thing in the world. > >It might just put him off the Mac platform for good.
Maybe, or maybe not. I was 13 when I first saw a Macintosh Classic in my school. After seeing lots of IBMs in my life, I had never really approached a computer (at all) or like I did that day. I sat, played a little, tried dumping the harddrive in the trash, dumped a bunch of things (I was naughty!) yes upon restart the next day the Mac was still there usable. I was in love... I played shufflepuck (my first game!), sim city 1.4C, centipede, etc. TImes have changed the Mac platform is no longer the cute and unique trash icon and those "copy of copy of copy of empty folder" like it used to be since Winblows copied most of the features so the kid may not see the difference other than he can't play the same games his friends can in their trashy PCs. Even worse is that they are giving PC games & even encyclopedias for free these days. Something that's sometimes too good to be true in the Mac world. Instead take him to a Mac software store and browse through games see what he likes, I remember I once went to Comp USA and found Loom & Oxyd Magnum and didn't have any clue about them but I fell in love with them REALLY! Then I remember we went to American Appliance (maybe) and found Prince of Persia for only $6.99! Ahh... those were the days... Liliana -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
