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Harmon · 02-14-2011, 04:18 PM

[QUOTE=jshzh;1395401]My observation is Mac users tend to be the younger generation, students for instance, trendy, supposedly arty (Mac was good for graphic design, I was told), or alternative-want-to-be's -- they want to be different from dull business people with black IBMs with 3 year warranty.
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Yep, that's me. Been using Macs since I was a mere youth of 43 and got my trendy Mac Plus. I used to haul it around to coffee shops and sit in the window seats, looking popular. Been a while since I've designed any graphics, but I can still punch in the ol' pixels when I need to.

And I enjoy being trendy & arty. My wife doesn't appreciate my black t-shirts, though. I tried to explain about being an Alternative Whatsis, but she did not grasp the concept. Something about "acting your age."

02-14-2011, 04:18 PM	#149
Harmon King of the Bongo Drums Posts: 1,630 Karma: 5927225 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Excelsior! (Strange...)	[QUOTE=jshzh;1395401]My observation is Mac users tend to be the younger generation, students for instance, trendy, supposedly arty (Mac was good for graphic design, I was told), or alternative-want-to-be's -- they want to be different from dull business people with black IBMs with 3 year warranty. QUOTE] Yep, that's me. Been using Macs since I was a mere youth of 43 and got my trendy Mac Plus. I used to haul it around to coffee shops and sit in the window seats, looking popular. Been a while since I've designed any graphics, but I can still punch in the ol' pixels when I need to. And I enjoy being trendy & arty. My wife doesn't appreciate my black t-shirts, though. I tried to explain about being an Alternative Whatsis, but she did not grasp the concept. Something about "acting your age."