bochen@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Meathead) (05/21/91)
I got my Mac in 1986. Bought it from my dad for an Apple IIe system and cash. He bought the Mac in late 1984 as one of the original mac 128 (that's right, only 128k). It was one of the first one's to come out, apparently. I found this out when I upgraded my memory and saw all the signatures of the design team on the protective sheild in the case. I eventually upgraded to a Mac Plus and ran through the doldrums of installing system after system, until it seemed that 6.0 would be around forever. After two years of anxious awaiting It came. As I readied my hard drive for "Rock Solid" I felt waves of nostalgia rush over me, and a longing for times that were simpler. I whipped out my copy of system 1.1g and booted it up to see if it worked. I fidgeted nervously, as the old OS begrudgingly recognized my hard drive. And then, it was there! System 1.1g STILL worked on my Mac Plus. It didn't have a "Shut Down" command or even a "New Folder" command, yet it was still familiar. There was still an Apple, File, and Edit menu...even my old friend the Puzzle was still there. With one last parting look, I inquired "about this Macintosh", and there they were...the mountains. Realizing it was time to part ways, I tearfully shut down the computer. I immediately began the installation of the new system. In minutes, I restarted. The beep sounded...a happy mac appeared... a desktop rebuild...and then...It was running!! I instantly remembered how I felt when I first used a Macintosh. I had to try everything. It did seem to be "Rock Solid". Again, I opened the Apple menu, and there, as if by divine placement, were the same mountains I had seen earlier. I finally had to shut down the computer and sleep. As I placed my head on my pillow, a smile edged on my face. I was amazed that my Mac had run one of the first systems and the most recent within a matter of 20 minutes, both seemingly flawlessly. With this security, I drifted into sleep, and dreamed of mountains. - Brian Chen bochen@ucsd.edu "This really is a true story. There is no moral to it, but I must ask, can an original pc user run both the original MS-DOS and the most current version of Windows under OS/2? I think not!"