>Re: Mac Collection and Addiction

Someone spoke of being a PhD and having better things to do with one's life than fooling around with old Macs. After having read the 3 or 4 Quadlists that came in from the weekend, I've kind of lost track of who it was, but I thought I might reply just the same. First off I can speak from experi

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t that can replace the abandonware I'm hoping that they don't come over here to check, it could be embarassing... - Original Message - From: "Kyle Kinsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Quadlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 7:18 P

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>Did you get the install media for the programs with the computer? >Otherwise, >it's going to be difficult to prove they are licensed copies. Prove? To whom? You know of many companies that regularly check? WHAT WHAT! kyle. +- | Mail: [EMAIL P

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2 12:05 PM Subject: Re: Mac Collection and Addiction > Funny thing is it still had its hard disk intact, and there were licensed > copies of just about every graphics design packages one could imagine on that > hard disk, too. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/&

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About 12:37 pm -0700, on 7/28/02, Paul Noss sagaciously queried or brilliantly elucidated: (snip) I've got a Ph.D., and I can do > more with my life that this. So, I'm just going to stop. Where do you live? Can we help you? Perhaps you'd rather just use the swaplist? To subscribe,

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Paul Stamsen wrote: > > or the DSM (I think)? The current edition is DSM IV, I believe. Damn, no pictures . . . -- Quadlist is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $29

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About 5:08 pm +0100, on 7/28/02, edjones sagaciously queried or brilliantly elucidated: > Does mac addiction have an ICD10 classification ? > or the DSM (I think)? -- Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of Government. -Dennis, Monty Python and the Holy

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--- william ahearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Paul Noss wrote: > > > > An addiction is when a person spends more time and > > money on something than he or she can afford. > > Oh. So Keith Richard wasn't addicted to heroin because > he had the time and money to afford it? I have to ad

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>A very economical way to feed that addiction is to buy from Goodwill Industries >"Bargain Barn" (were available). > Here the partnership with Goodwill Industries is called "Computer Works" ~ Lots of good bargains. And when all else fails... eBay ;) We have another organization that collects u

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Paul Noss wrote: > > I collect these Macs, justify it, but I really know deep down that it's just > a waste of time to work on pieces of junk. (And, a $1 Mac is a piece of > junk, and a $400 Mac is a piece of junk, and I'm a teacher, and no it's not > worth anything to a school. Get Real!!)

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On 7/28/02 12:19 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I'd say it sounds more like Obsessive/Compulsive than an >> addiction. >> >> ;) >> Mike > The 2 frequently go hand in hand. > > Lee > > A computer without Windows is like a dog without bricks tied to its head. > I didn

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> >I'd say it sounds more like Obsessive/Compulsive than an >addiction. > >;) >Mike The 2 frequently go hand in hand. Lee A computer without Windows is like a dog without bricks tied to its head. -- Quadlist is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.

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I can relate to this. Mac addiction for me is having at least 10 Macs and countless nubus cards sitting around, with technical skills that are dated. At least it is a *safe* addiction. That and 68k Macs in the UK are next to worthless now. Ed > Mine is an addiction, of some form or another - it'

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Does mac addiction have an ICD10 classification ? > > I was surprised at how many posts were about people feeling they had too > many Macs and some people wondering if it was some sort of addiction. > > I have this problem myself. I'm a psychology professor and one of my areas > of expertise is

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On Sunday, July 28, 2002, at 05:35 AM, Paul Noss wrote: > I agree, the money element is only a small part of it, as I think I > said in > my original post. For some people who collect too many Macs, it's > money, > for others it's probably time or some other psychological element, but > for

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Paul Noss wrote: > > On 7/27/02 11:26 AM, "william ahearn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear William, I hope you and everyone take what I say in the helpful way > that I intended it. I was just seeing a similarity among responses, and > felt I should comment. > It *was* taken that way and

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On 7/27/02 11:26 AM, "william ahearn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear William, I hope you and everyone take what I say in the helpful way that I intended it. I was just seeing a similarity among responses, and felt I should comment. > > > Paul Noss wrote: >> >> An addiction is when a person

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Paul Noss wrote: > > An addiction is when a person spends more time and > money on something than he or she can afford. Oh. So Keith Richard wasn't addicted to heroin because he had the time and money to afford it? I have to admit to a bias against the psycho-therapy establishment and as a r

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In a message dated 7/27/02 10:40:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << What are the roots of the my addiction to collecting Macs? At first it was just like a drug. I would see an old Mac for $100 and want to see what it could do ... >> A very economical way to feed that addiction is to buy fro