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Post by joemoomin on Apr 24, 2009 22:54:35 GMT
Hello folks! I'm Joe from sunny Wales on the coast I've been listening to British Mac since about episode 80. Always makes me chuckle and very informative. I've only had a MacBook 2.4ghz since January and since the switch will never EVER buy a Windows computer again, I'm not sure I could take the problems any more. I have turned into a bit of an Apple fanboy since now owning an iPhone too along with my trusty iPod classic. I suppose that is all I have to say for now other than keep up the great work in the podcasts and keep British. All the best Joe P.S. I'm not sure I'd have called Echo Falls evil but it's pretty cheap! Try some classy Wolfblass or a trusty pint of Thatchers gold!
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Post by PaulDixon on May 5, 2009 15:17:48 GMT
Hello all my name is Paul and I'm a web designer & affiliate from Lancashire.
The first Mac I owned was possibly one of the worst ever Macs produced, the PowerMac 4400. It ran Mac OS 8 and despite being extremely slow still convinced me that Macs were the way to go.
Over the years I've owned -
Beige Desktop Power Mac G3. eMac. indigo Clamshell iBook. 12" PowerBook G4.
And I currently use -
A 24" iMac - one of the older ones with the white plastic casing, and a 15" MacBook Pro - the old design. Plus in my part time day job I use a Power Mac G5.
Looking forward to reading and contributing to the forums.
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Post by Forum Cat on May 5, 2009 16:14:10 GMT
Looking forward to reading and contributing to the forums. Wicked ;D
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Post by lumenbrother on May 5, 2009 17:48:05 GMT
Message to Dom (domminniti) ; Charlie Brookers mac rant was on one of the episodes of Screenwipe. Don't know which one,sorry. simon
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Post by PaulDixon on May 5, 2009 23:36:08 GMT
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Post by jeremy on May 8, 2009 17:48:07 GMT
I don't think I've ever said hello here. I've been a listener since episode 2 and not missed one since. (that must make me the longest suffering of all British Mac listeners eh Will?) Not only have I been there but I also have the British Mac T shirts! Who remembers them?
Anyway my work is nothing to do with macs or any computers.
My first and still my everyday Mac is a G4 12" powerbook, though we also have a G5 20" iMac for family use. I'll get an intel mac when one catches my eye and can justify the outlay.
I am bang into photography and have been so for over 30 years. I still use film (35 mm and Medium Format) not digital.
drive a Land-Rover Defender, have 2 kids and a wife (not in order of importance there necessarily haha, but then again...)
speak french, enjoy cycling and football, both playing and watching (Manchester United), favourite film director is Jean Jeunet, Music taste too eclectic to name them all here
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Post by maverickbrum on May 19, 2009 20:20:01 GMT
Hi my names Dan,
I'm from Sutton Coldfield and new to this forum.
Got to say the podcast is wonderful I really enjoy them all.
I find them such a breath of fresh air from all the clever american tech journalist ones...
Their great but British is best.!!
Will post again...
Good luck to you all.
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Post by Will Green on May 21, 2009 9:14:09 GMT
Hi Dan,
Thanks for joining the forum and I'm really happy you enjoy the podcast, it's all just a bit of fun but hopefully it occasionally provides some Mac help in amongst the mix of British stuff!
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Post by amusicsite on May 25, 2009 14:24:56 GMT
Hi everyone, been listening for a while now, thought it was about time to join the forum.
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Post by bruno on May 26, 2009 10:47:35 GMT
Hi I'm Bruno Edwards I live in Walsall. I'm a theatre tech and video cameraman/editor. I started With a ZX81 with (wait for it) the 16k extra memory board, hanging off the back. We had a lot of fun moving pixels about. After a mammoth typing session that failed to either work or save into the compact cassette back up. I finally concluded that I didn't have the patience to be a programmer. While touring I used a Psion 5 for years, to keep track of the paper work plan routes and generally be brilliant and useful, till I sat on it and broke the screen. Some day it will be reborn!! I switched to a mac after being a reluctant PC user. Starting with a black powerbook G3"wallstreet, I bought second hand, it sailed on till the hinge went floppy. it will be fixed!! My current workhorse Is a 1.5 PowerPC G4 1 gig of ram and a ATI 9700 video card, that came in a shiny box direct from Apple. Oh the joy of following its progress as it s container wound it way from China, finally arriving to be carefully unpacked. It still earns most of my living, editing or as the source for projections in live shows. When it has to work. Use a Mac.
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Post by davidmn on May 26, 2009 15:47:54 GMT
Welcome, wow 16K of memory, i feel so young!
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Post by wierdostomps on May 26, 2009 19:53:54 GMT
You are, David, you are !
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Post by davidmn on May 27, 2009 12:12:35 GMT
if we took a macbook back in time to the days of 16k memory, would peoples mind explode?
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Post by Forum Cat on May 27, 2009 15:02:15 GMT
if we took a macbook back in time to the days of 16k memory, would peoples mind explode? Well I can't say I have seen many minds explode, come to think of it I have not seen ANY minds explode. Is it something that happens much in your part of the world?
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Post by bruno on May 29, 2009 22:47:32 GMT
The zx81 shipped with 8k which we used in our programming experiments. It was only when we tried to load games did we need to upgrade to the 16k plug in memory expander.
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