Quote
Originally posted by: JediSage
I had a Vic 20, which was pretty cool for it's day. I learned on it, and an Apple II. If you can get your hands on an Amiga, it may prove costly as those seem to be quite the collector's item because of their graphics abilities. I think in the early, early days of Babylon 5 the CGI was done on one of those...
I also had a Vic 20. I had a really weird game where you had to brush these giant teeth and a very cool text-based adventure game that I really, really sucked at.
The Amiga used on Babylon 5 was known as the Video Toaster. I first heard about it on SciFi Buzz. Remember that show? Those were the days when the Sci-Fi Channel truly rocked it hard. Anyway, I was thinking more along the lines of an Amiga gaming rig. Nothing as advanced as the Toaster.
Hey Bossk, I'm really enjoying the Mac. I've found a couple areas already where they could take a hint from Windows, but for the most part I think OS X provides a superior user experience. Specifically, changing the default folder view from icons to list mode is a simple matter in Windows. Open a folder in Explorer, set its properties to match your preferences, then apply those properties to every folder with a simple button click. In OS X, the best way I could find (on macworld.com) was to use the Automator, which manually opens every folder on your machine in the Finder and changes their attributes. It took literally 10 minutes for the Automator to finish the task--on a dual 2.5Ghz Power Mac. Is there a better way?
Also, how do I copy a file to another folder instead of moving it? I know I can right-click it (I'm using a Mighty Mouse with a second mouse button), select Copy from the context menu, and then paste it into another folder. In Windows, I can click and drag with the right mouse button, and when I release the button it asks me if I want to Move or Copy. Something similar on the Mac or is Copy/Paste the only way? Clicking and dragging always moves for me, never copies.
I love it when threads go entirely off-topic. I hope it means everyone's questions are answered about the forum software.