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I get jaguar the other day. Which, as you know, is the epitome of human creation, like I said in another thread. I boot it up and get "Welcome to Macintosh". What the hell? Like I need to be told what computer I'm using. That's like saying "Welcome to Computer" or "Welcome to P3". I guess they thought the 5 million apple logos and !happy macs didn't clue me in.
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Thank god you posted. I was just wondering, "What do the PC trolls on MacNN think of the new OS X boot sequence?". I'll sleep the sleep of angels tonight.
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Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them.
-- Frederick Douglass, 1857
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This is how I feel about you and your thread:
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everything you know is wrong (and stupid)
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humm....maybe because it's always said that? 
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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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Wow, talk about pedantic!
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That phrase is part of Macintosh History. Every Mac OS since System (the old name for Mac OS) 1 on the original Macintosh has said 'Welcome to Macintosh'. it was a friendly alternative to a Dos prompt that came with other computers. The Macintosh is after all "the computer for the rest of us".
So many things have been sacrificed (the Happy Mac etc.) in OSX I was glad that this survived.
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Who cares if it's always said it? My point is, it's stupid. And it's "3c===...===8". I would think a seasoned ass-liberal like you would know such things.
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Posting Junkie
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Originally posted by Marc Nadene:
Who cares if it's always said it? My point is, it's stupid. And it's "3c===...===8". I would think a seasoned ass-liberal like you would know such things.
Oh boy...
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who are these morons who insist on defiling the holy ground of macnn, much less the holy ground of macintosh, with their stupid baby dumb name calling crap?
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i look in your general direction
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Originally posted by Marc Nadene:
I get jaguar the other day. Which, as you know, is the epitome of human creation, like I said in another thread. I boot it up and get "Welcome to Macintosh". What the hell? Like I need to be told what computer I'm using. That's like saying "Welcome to Computer" or "Welcome to P3". I guess they thought the 5 million apple logos and !happy macs didn't clue me in.
Its a sign of friendliness, unlike the flying windows on the other OS.
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I think every operating system has some sort of welcome, some more friendly than others.
Macintosh is more than just the computer, its the way the software interacts with the machine, the whole way that software and hardware are integrated by apple which makes "Welcome to macintosh" make sense.
Macintosh and MacOS, although two distinct things, are used interchangeably when discussing Apple products. It's kind of nice to not have to make that distinction.
Oh well, I tried to cool the flames...
Matt Fahrenbacher
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Posting Junkie
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Originally posted by Marc Nadene:
I get jaguar the other day. Which, as you know, is the epitome of human creation, like I said in another thread. I boot it up and get "Welcome to Macintosh". What the hell? Like I need to be told what computer I'm using. That's like saying "Welcome to Computer" or "Welcome to P3". I guess they thought the 5 million apple logos and !happy macs didn't clue me in.
"Welcome to McDonald's...how may I help you"....
Ring any bells Marc?
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At least the Mac boot sequence has proper-resolution images. I hate looking at Windows boot with it's blocky, low-res images and text stretching to fill the screen. ICK! 
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Originally posted by Marc Nadene:
Who cares if it's always said it? My point is, it's stupid. And it's "3c===...===8". I would think a seasoned ass-liberal like you would know such things.
First time I try that "report abuse" link...
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you peepol are funny 
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Originally posted by gorickey:
"Welcome to McDonald's...how may I help you"....
Ring any bells Marc?
That's welcoming me to a building with a possessive. "Welcome to Macintosh" is welcoming me to a computer. There's a difference.
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Originally posted by Drizzt:
First time I try that "report abuse" link...
Figures the Frenchie is the first one to to get offended by a comment that wasn't directed at him and most importantly, was a joke. I thought everyone got the sarcasm and humor in that. I suppose that is a little tough to convey with text. Would you like it if I use HTML tags to indicate that?
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I love that message, missed it when it was gone.. And Macintosh is so nice to read, as it's all about Mac OS generally..
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I don't "get" windows anymore.... I was brought up to think that doors where better for moving around.......... and that windows were easily broken by various reasons....
Oh wait, what are we talking about?
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LOL, i don't think I've ever seen someone so put off with a message of welcoming.
You're on your own, man.
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Originally posted by gorickey:
"Welcome to McDonald's...how may I help you"....
Ring any bells Marc?
LOL! 
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Originally posted by CreamyAcorn:
LOL, i don't think I've ever seen someone so put off with a message of welcoming.
You're on your own, man.
hehe, yep. I've got too much free time, as you can tell.
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Originally posted by Nonsuch:
Thank god you posted. I was just wondering, "What do the PC trolls on MacNN think of the new OS X boot sequence?". I'll sleep the sleep of angels tonight.
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I love that message. It's friendly and makes me happy. So SHUT UP TROLL!!
hahaha.. I kid, I kid..
No, actually, I don't.. seriously.. shut up.
They can have my Welcoming message when they erase it from my cold round install CD.
It's there for a SECOND. Is it that big of a deal? Don't look at the screen for a few seconds if it bothers you THAT much. 
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Originally posted by Marc Nadene:
hehe, yep. I've got too much free time, as you can tell.
..and your life must be pretty good if the whining has been reduced to something so trivial as the boot screen.
it could be worse you know - when i go to work and turn on the dell on my desk and see *that* logo...well...where apple says "welcome" that dell logo is more like a warning.
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I also like the welcome message. What I don't like is that I'm helping to keep this thread alive by typing this, so I'll ramble a bit. I also don't like how some stores place "Thank you for your patronage. Please come back again." at the entrance. Makes me feel like I'm going the wrong way and that I'm already done.
Oh, one more thing (and this is way dumber than what you're saying about the Mac welcome message), some Wintel machines still have "Made for Windows ____" (eg 95, 98, etc) on them. Kind of funny b/c that sounds like you shouldn't use any other version of Windows on them.
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Well, lets stir up this already pointless thread.
Communism Rules!
--mafoo 
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Guys... I was only kidding about this whole thread. It's funny how pissed off you guys get when I make a stupid comment like that. I appreciate the ones who just smirked, called me a troll and moved on.
However, this fellow needs a good ass-kicking:
Originally posted by Mafoo:
Well, lets stir up this already pointless thread.
Communism Rules!
--mafoo
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Originally posted by Marc Nadene:
That's welcoming me to a building with a possessive. "Welcome to Macintosh" is welcoming me to a computer. There's a difference.
He didn't get it guys....
Marc,
He meant that it should sound familiar to you, given that most people with similar attitudes have a certain occupation:
"Thank you, drive through"
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signatures are a waste of bandwidth
especially ones with political tripe in them.
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Mac Elite
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Originally posted by SupahCoolX:
At least the Mac boot sequence has proper-resolution images. I hate looking at Windows boot with it's blocky, low-res images and text stretching to fill the screen. ICK!
The pixelated graphics make me want to puke! They scream a lack of refinement before you've even gotten a chance to interact with the damn machine.
In regards to the "Welcome to Macintosh" message, well, I love it. I see that message, and the smiling Mac, and I know that everything is okay. It's very comforting to me, especially when doing a little bit of troubleshooting. It's the little touches like this message that make using a Mac so great!
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