![]() Utility or system preference is needed if you tell it to. To search for advice on numerous topics, but it also will even open whatever ![]() The built-in help is impressive because it not only provides the ability Was going through the (remarkably robust) built-in help capability whenever (and to indicate whether you are connected or disconnected). IMac had a menu item at the top to connect or disconnect from the Internet It also took me some time to figure out that the It took a few minutes more work to get my email program ( Eudoraīut again not long at all. With the groping and cursing under my desk, it had to be less than ten minutes.Ĭertainly having the built-in 56k modem simplified the process significantly. I had previously noted down the relevant settings andĮntered them as instructed. A series of screens walked me through setting up a userĪccount, and then hooking to the Internet through my Washington Apple Pi ![]() IMac's adjustment range, though impressive, is not unlimited.īooting the computer brought a new chime, shortly followed by some soothing “newĪge” music. Threading the power cord down behind my desk and getting it plugged in, butĭespite cartoon depictions to the contrary, the Probably the longest and most difficult part of the sequence was Hook to the Internet, and the iMac and the brains behind it passed with flyingĬolors. My first criterion for ease-of-use was going to be how long it took me to Instructions, plugging in the power cable and hooking up the mouse and keyboard Marked, with the power switch off to one side. All of the various sockets are at the back, clearly if nonverbally The base is somewhat larger than half of a basketball, but I picked up the computer by the arm, finding it surprisingly heavy for suchĪ small package. No text: just a couple disembodied hands demonstrating how to plug the variousĬomponents in and hook up the power. Opening the iMacīox revealed a quintessentially Apple-ish installation manual, with absolutely I bought the boxes home and moved the old Power Mac aside. ![]() My iMac in its native habitat (and my wife's usual view of me). I’d wantedĪ scanner for some time but none of the ones on offer would hook to my computer. Get new peripherals with the interfaces for my old computer. One of the main reasons to upgrade was that it’s just impossible to Printer, scanner, floppy disk drive, and Orange Micro SCSI-FireWire adapter. Them put an extra 512MB of memory in and also bought some assorted peripherals: Or even CDs (that’s the main variation among the three models.) I had Me to select the low-end iMac, since I wasn’t planning to create DVDs Some discussion with the salesman at MacUpgrades (in Bethesda, MD) led Not the older, fruit-colored “computer-packed-with-the-monitor” style.) (The new iMacs-Apple refers to them as the G4 iMacs-are the “monitor-on-a-stick” style, Upgrade for the third time, and the new iMacs seemed like the best bet. Power Mac 6100/60 in 1994, so it was high time (in my mind, at least) to I bought my first Macintosh in 1985 and replaced it with an already near-obsolete My wife does, but then she was still using a Mac Plus up until very recently.) No one can accuse me of being an early adopter. Parker Washington Apple Pi Journal, reprint Home About Membership Calendar Events Journal Help Community Resources Whimsy Twitter Facebook Moving up to an iMac and Mac OS X by Kevin W.
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