<< <i>Using Vista Ultimate on my main computer, still lots of problems, and a much bigger tendency to crash and reboot on it's on than XP ever had. I'm still using XP on my laptops where my collecting software is located. (XXXXXXXXXX)
Tim >>
HEY! No mention of: they who must not be named, in my thread!
I put down my vote for XP which I use most of the time, but I also have a laptop running Vista. I see no advantages of Vista over running Firefox browser on XP.
<< <i>Is there a decent coin collecting data base application for Macs? >>
Personally, I use Microsoft Excel 4.0 from 1993 and believe it or not, I love it! The only thing I'd really like to have is the ability for a single file to have multiple spreadsheets so I could separate my coins by series a bit easier.
My operating system is ; 1) Work seven days a week. 2) Drive old car, no payments. 3) Search, search, and search again. 4) Keep beer cold.
Thats about it without going into boring details.
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."
At The ANA we use XP :-( There are a few departments that use Macs and there are a few "Lampshade" Macs sitting, unused, in the building.
At home I have a 20'' Core 2 Duo 2.16 iMac Running OSX 10.4.10 and I am purchasing the new QUAD Core iMac that will be out August 7th. It will be in a thin stainless-steel case.
I have NEVER had OSX crash on me. EXAMPLE; If you've ever built a web-page you should know how many different files go into it. I have accidentally selected all of my files for one of my web-pages (Word, Excel, Flash 8, Notes, Photoshop, Images, iMovie, Safari, Firefox etc) and opened them all at once. NOW, on a PC the darned thing would have to be either trashed or restarted with loss of data. On my Mac it all opens! It is quite the site to see.
My setup (SEE PIC); I have a Dell Axim x51v handheld (not bad but on its way out), my iMac, iPhone, Bluetooth headset (for free internet calls), my favorite stapler, 500gig hard drive and a dirty plate from the Chicken Pot Pie I had for dinner (I should have gone to the Henderson Club dinner tonight but had too much to do at home!).
In the other room I have my cable modem, connected to an AT&T Internet phone system, connected to my Airport Extreme (Running 802.11N, 12 times faster than G) with a 500 gig Hard drive mirrored with another 500 gig hard drive.
In the front room I have a Mac Mini with an LCD television and a Wii.
With the new Airport Extreme I can access all of the files on that 500 gig HD from anywhere in the house (or down from FOUR blocks away). I stream movies from it to play on the TV or the wife can use her Intel 4 Dell (she gets my current Mac when I get the new one) to access everything too.
I read this post on my iPhone (See pic).
All of this tech really helps me keep track of people, coins and life in general.
Oh, and by the way... Win Vista is a bad copy of Mac OSX. When the new OSX comes out Mac will again be five to seven years ahead of Micro.
Oh, and for the Apple II user... I MET the guy that designed that motherboard! He worked for Apple from 80 to 99! He was cool, he owns a local antique store! I bought his Apple Pin and Cross Pen from him!
My iPhone with this page on it...
My Setup (taken just for you guys)...
Because to Err is Human. I specialize in Errors, Minting, Counterfeit Detection & Grading. Computer-aided grading, counterfeit detection, recognition and imaging.
<< <i>Ok Russ I'm putting you down as "Vista Pro" >>
Vista blows chunks.
Russ, NCNE >>
YES IT DOES....Although for future games coming out Like Crysis it is a necessity. To get a good feel and dx10 You need Vista.
I must say though...I am amazed at how many people on here have very slow systems lmao. My comp is only a year old (was about $2500) and is way too slow for me. In a month or so I will part it out and build a whole new one to keep competitive in the gaming world.
<< <i>I've always operated under the theory of relativity.....but I didn't see that choice in the poll! >>
Craig, that is a brilliant deduction as it applies to relativity . I was reminded suddenly of Gilda Radner. Do you remember her ? She used to do a spoof on Barbara Walters on Saturday Nite Live.
She called her Bah Bah Wah Wah... Imagine her saying in that voice: "Awww what do Widgets have to do with Welwahtivity ? "
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<< <i>Using Vista Ultimate on my main computer, still lots of problems, and a much bigger tendency to crash and reboot on it's on than XP ever had. I'm still using XP on my laptops where my collecting software is located. (XXXXXXXXXX)
Tim >>
HEY! No mention of: they who must not be named, in my thread!
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Unfortunately, I ended up using it for a boat anchor. Probably should've kept it. Sure to be a collectors' item some day.
<< <i>HEY! No mention of: they who must not be named, in my thread!
I didn't see anyone say "Voldemort" here.
<< <i>Mac OS X 10.5
OK, how did you get a copy of that. Did Steve give it to you early?
- Bob -
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
Central Valley Roosevelts
your macs are basically a nix variation. a mach microkernel that
was designed to fit inside freebsd.
i agree IE7 and vista is a poor poor upgrade.
so much power in a mac box now days. all the power of unix
and the applications in a mac. now with intel! woo woo
<< <i>OK, how did you get a copy of that. Did Steve give it to you early?
I still have my street cred from back when I had a job ... and, yes, it is a legit copy
<< <i>Mac and only Mac! >>
Is there a decent coin collecting data base application for Macs?
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Mac OS 10.2.8
KJ ---> upgrading when the new OS 10 is released
remember sending faxes by shoving the handset into two rubber cups???
IT STILL WORKS
<< <i>
<< <i>OK, how did you get a copy of that. Did Steve give it to you early?
I still have my street cred from back when I had a job ... and, yes, it is a legit copy
Not to get off topic, but what is the street cred from? Did you work for Apple? Very Cool.
- Bob -
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
Central Valley Roosevelts
My current machine is a micro ATX 3.0 Ghz Intel P4, 1 GB DDR, SATA 300 GB internal HD, gobbs of video ram 8X AGP. The case and system
board are ASUS, best in the biz.
<< <i>Is there a decent coin collecting data base application for Macs? >>
Personally, I use Microsoft Excel 4.0 from 1993 and believe it or not, I love it! The only thing I'd really like to have is the ability for a single file to have multiple spreadsheets so I could separate my coins by series a bit easier.
<< <i>an APPLE Lisa... >>
57loaded - Are you serious? Where on earth did you get a Lisa? Wow!
Joseph
<< <i>Win 3.1 / DOS 6.0. I'm thinking about upgrading, though.
Russ, NCNE >>
I Liked 3.1
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David
Stuart
Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal
"Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
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I may upgrade to the Commodore Vic20 at some point though
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
<< <i>Win 3.1 / DOS 6.0. I'm thinking about upgrading, though.
Russ, NCNE >>
Russ - Are you serious....? you runnin' that on a x386?
Web Application Architect - ColdFusion, AJAX, CSS, XHTML, JavaScript, Oracle, MySQL
<< <i>I use a timex sinclair 1000
I may upgrade to the Commodore Vic20 at some point though >>
I always wanted a Timex Sinclair.
I said earlier I wrote my first programs on a 64 - I was mistaken I'd forgot about the Vic 20, My first PC.
Old Bill Shatner sold it to me himself
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1) Work seven days a week.
2) Drive old car, no payments.
3) Search, search, and search again.
4) Keep beer cold.
Thats about it without going into boring details.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
<< <i>Not one brave windows 98 or Me user??? >>
ME here, almost embarrassed to say.
<< <i>Win 3.1 / DOS 6.0. I'm thinking about upgrading, though.
Russ, NCNE >>
Add QEMM and your golden
At home I have a 20'' Core 2 Duo 2.16 iMac Running OSX 10.4.10 and I am purchasing the new QUAD Core iMac that will be out August 7th. It will be in a thin stainless-steel case.
I have NEVER had OSX crash on me. EXAMPLE; If you've ever built a web-page you should know how many different files go into it. I have accidentally selected all of my files for one of my web-pages (Word, Excel, Flash 8, Notes, Photoshop, Images, iMovie, Safari, Firefox etc) and opened them all at once. NOW, on a PC the darned thing would have to be either trashed or restarted with loss of data. On my Mac it all opens! It is quite the site to see.
My setup (SEE PIC); I have a Dell Axim x51v handheld (not bad but on its way out), my iMac, iPhone, Bluetooth headset (for free internet calls), my favorite stapler, 500gig hard drive and a dirty plate from the Chicken Pot Pie I had for dinner (I should have gone to the Henderson Club dinner tonight but had too much to do at home!).
In the other room I have my cable modem, connected to an AT&T Internet phone system, connected to my Airport Extreme (Running 802.11N, 12 times faster than G) with a 500 gig Hard drive mirrored with another 500 gig hard drive.
In the front room I have a Mac Mini with an LCD television and a Wii.
With the new Airport Extreme I can access all of the files on that 500 gig HD from anywhere in the house (or down from FOUR blocks away). I stream movies from it to play on the TV or the wife can use her Intel 4 Dell (she gets my current Mac when I get the new one) to access everything too.
I read this post on my iPhone (See pic).
All of this tech really helps me keep track of people, coins and life in general.
Oh, and by the way... Win Vista is a bad copy of Mac OSX. When the new OSX comes out Mac will again be five to seven years ahead of Micro.
Oh, and for the Apple II user... I MET the guy that designed that motherboard! He worked for Apple from 80 to 99! He was cool, he owns a local antique store! I bought his Apple Pin and Cross Pen from him!
My iPhone with this page on it...
My Setup (taken just for you guys)...
I specialize in Errors, Minting, Counterfeit Detection & Grading.
Computer-aided grading, counterfeit detection, recognition and imaging.
<< <i>
<< <i>Ok Russ I'm putting you down as "Vista Pro" >>
Vista blows chunks.
Russ, NCNE >>
YES IT DOES....Although for future games coming out Like Crysis it is a necessity. To get a good feel and dx10 You need Vista.
I must say though...I am amazed at how many people on here have very slow systems lmao. My comp is only a year old (was about $2500) and is way too slow for me. In a month or so I will part it out and build a whole new one to keep competitive in the gaming world.
Check my ebay BIN or Make Offers!!
LostSisler ...
Thanks for the post and pics
KJ
You must hate leaving Apple nirvana to schlep it in the Microsoft world at work!
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The cow's in shock
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
<< <i>Just touching base.
The cow's in shock
He he, Nothing ventured nothing gained!
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If I had it my way, stupidity would be painful!
<< <i>I've always operated under the theory of relativity.....but I didn't see that choice in the poll! >>
Craig, that is a brilliant deduction as it applies to relativity
She called her Bah Bah Wah Wah...
Imagine her saying in that voice:
"Awww what do Widgets have to do with Welwahtivity ? "
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
"Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."
~Wayne
<< <i>Writing a Mac or Lynx variant is almost like writing two totally different applications, expenses are doubled but return is only +10% >>
Why not using Java?