LoveThemBeatles2 writes, <My 1400 lives a somewhat sheltered life. I had originally bought it to write with; no games, no internet, no MP3s. The love for the little Mac is still very powerful. Call me an over-protective parent.>
Well, for the first couple months I had a Powerbook (a 190 originally: still have it but now use a 5300c), writing was all I did with it too (although I did take it out from the start: the idea was to be able to write without being chained to my desktop Mac in the apartment). After those first couple of months of "writing only," I set it up to so I could go online with it for emailing, chatting and minimal web surfing, and of course when I got the 5300c I set it up for "everything I do" immediately, to make it a miniaturized, portable version of the G3 which is my "Indoors Mac." As to overprotective parenting of my Powerbook, I always take it out in its carrybag (closed and zipped up while carrying it around), and when it's home, it sits next to me on top of the file cabinet happily drinking wall juice to keep the battery all charged up and ready to go (and the battery gets reconditioned every month). The 190 has a safe home now in one of my bedside table drawers. <Most recently I took it to work. We have a rather large break room and I'll setup in the back, away from eaters/drinkers. Like moths to a flame; the PC guys have to walk up and look. They laugh and snicker.. I extend my hand and say " Come...Come to the DarkSide!!!! IF you only KNEW the POWER of my power PC" it's pretty funny. > Oh yeah, don't know why I didn't mention this the first time around, but mine has gone to work with me so I could write during lunch hour. It never attracted much attention there (my coworkers being well aware of the fact that I was a Mac freak and that I write), but I HAVE drawn some attention while writing out in the courtyard or in the park with it. However, it wasn't so much the idea that it was a Mac that caused these people to approach me: they always want to know what I'm DOING with it. The questions and comments I get: "Are you online?" "Are you writing a BOOK?" "Wow, must be nice to be able to work outside on a beautiful day like this." And so on. When they get around to "Boy, I wish *I* could afford to get a laptop!" is when the Mac issue comes in, having bought my 5300c for $30 on the Swap List. >:-) That's when I hit 'em with the Macintosh Grand Tour and tell 'em why I don't do Windoze. ~Yersinia. ________ "Just when you start to accept that Life's a bitch, she has puppies." -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
