Re: What sort of Apple user are you?

[datajerk <datajerk@gmail.com>]

On Apr 29, 10:39 am, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
> From what I see, there are a few types of Apple users out there these days:
>
> 1.) The Collector
> You're obsessed with getting all of the revisions and rare boards. You might
> even have 50 shrink-wrapped Red Manuals each signed by the first 50
> employees of Apple (inside the front cover). The collector isn't so
> concerned with actually using or programming the Apple, just having an
> impressive assortment of books, manuals, software, and hardware.
>
> 2.) The Hobbyist
> Ah yes, the original Apple user. Maybe you've been with Apple since the late
> 70's, or maybe you just started recently. There isn't really one thing that
> you focus on. It could be programming various projects one year, or
> tinkering with hardware to build a distributed networking system the next.
>
> 3.) The Gamer
> You're the one who has an old Apple IIe setup across the room in the office.
> You remember the Apple from your childhood, or perhaps you've newly
> discovered it. You're not really interested in having a big collection, or
> programming. Your thing is to discover all of the secrets of Ultima, clear
> all of the levels in Hard Hat Mack and Lode Runner, or maybe finally solve a
> Scott Adams text adventure.
>
> 4.) The Hacker/Cracker
> All that you want is a challenge, and the Apple still provides many: namely,
> cracking the remaining copy-protected diskettes. You enjoy the thrill of
> patching DOS, disassembling binaries, boot tracing, and finally reassembling
> the finished product on an ordinary DOS 3.3 disk. Meanwhile, on the side,
> you also come up with useful add-ons and utilities, such as a way to mount
> disk images in GS/OS.
>
> 5.) The Technical Reference Guru
> You're an old, grizzled Apple veteran. You spent far too many hours of your
> youth programming and learning the ins and outs of every system and
> reference manual. Today, you no longer do any programming; instead you
> answer technical questions as they arrive. You have huge portions of the
> Apple reference manuals memorized. Your response to any technical question
> is always final, definitive, and comprehensive. You might even have the hex
> codes for various 6502 instructions still memorized.
>
> 6.) The Archivist
> Software preservation is your primary goal. You carefully make copies of as
> many diskettes as you can, even going so far as to de-protect the ones that
> aren't standard 16-sector. You might even be building a cassette tape
> archive, or scan in manuals. Some people might balk at the notion of
> copyrighted material being copied, but you continue on anyway, knowing that
> later on, someone will be glad that you did.
>
> 7.) The Newcomer
> You might have started with Apple because you got that retro feeling. Or
> maybe you inherited a collection from a friend or family member. Whatever
> the case is, you're new to the Apple world, and there's a good chance that a
> lot of the hardware and software is as old as you are, if not older. You
> like to dabble in everything: learning Applesoft, and trying your hand at
> assembly. You enjoy playing the old games and trying out new software.
> You're interested in collecting, and maybe you've come across some disks or
> manuals that haven't been copied or scanned yet.
>
> What type would you say that you are? Or even better, can you come up with
> more? (Humorous stereotypes, anyone?)
>
> --
> ]DF$
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