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The Apple Mac was released 40 years ago: people are still using them (apple mac) (bbc.com | ia)
3 points by jgrahamc 471 days ago | 6 comments
  • bmonkey325 470 days ago
    Here's to the Crazy ones. The ones still using their computer long after it should have been retired. I am not lucky to have an original Mac (with a signed inside case) but I do still use my Atari 1200xl at least a little but not as my daily driver like these folks do.
    • ddingus 467 days ago
      Hear, hear!

      You have the 1200! Nicest of the Atari machines, IMHO.

      Same for me. I don't daily drive my Apple 2e and 800XL, but I do use them regularly.

      Games

      Writing (most enjoyable, low distraction)

      Electronics and general tinkering.

      Programming. That is just fun.

    • zxm 470 days ago
      my current oldest is a psion organiser from 1997. 2mb of offline storage. a full qwerty keyboard, word processor, spreadsheets and database in a tiny portable case running off 2 aa batteries. great for storing passwords in an unhackable format :-)
      • bmonkey325 470 days ago
        This one ? Series 5 looks like a sweet device. Original owner or just tasteful . Unhackable? LOL. True story.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Series_5

        • zxm 470 days ago
          no the previous model. the 3mx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Series_3#Psion_Series_3m...

          i prefer the keyboard over the series 5. it can run for over a year on 2 aa lithium batteries at low usage. about an hour per month.

          i keep meaning to sort out a rasp pi sidecar so i can use the psion as a terminal to a full linux system for mobile computing but haven't found the time to do so. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-psion-sidecar

          i describe it as 'unhackable' as it has no connection to the internet. if stolen the password on it will deter most if not all. these days it's simply a matter of time before any device connected to the internet is hacked sadly.

          • bmonkey325 470 days ago
            I would consider it as unhackable simply as vintage tech that might befuddle a certain class of adversaries in much the same way a stick shift stymies car thieves or rotary phones confuse my younger neices and nephews as to its operation.
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