Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Mac state of mind

It's been a bit odd today.

I just sat and strongly contemplated buying a "new" MacBook Pro.  New being a Core 2 Duo model with 2 GB RAM and a 200 GB HD (the copy said it was running Snow Leopard, but the photos showed it running Lion).  My current MBP is a Core Duo, with only an 80 GB HD.

In the end, I nixed the idea.  My current model is working fine for me.  And I prefer Snow Leopard anyway.  (Not that I couldn't do a reinstall, but...) Besides, I can't really afford even the reduced price they were offering the C2D model for...

Which is all funny, in a way, as I'm typing this on a 12" G4 Powerbook, running Leopard.  This was my working laptop for the day, accompanying me on a trip to state archives for a touch of research.  I spent a good chunk of last night typing up a diagram of research notes in, of all things, AppleWorks 6 (the Draw module is one of my favorites, even over LibreDraw).  I'll probably use this Powerbook to type up an article for the local historical society later on this year.  (It also happens to have a very good platting program installed.  I still haven't gotten around to getting a deed plotter on any of my Linux systems yet.)

It's funny, but as much as I love my Linux systems, when I need to get really serious work done, I still find myself turning to my Macs.  They're what I've been doing "serious work" on for the last three years, ever since I wised up and made the jump from 20 years of Windows-based hair-pulling.

Don't get me wrong:  I love Puppy and CrunchBang (especially running on my Thinkpads), and will not give either up any time soon.  But I still love my Macs, and know I can depend on them, through and through.

What more can you ask from a computer?

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