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From a 333Mhz Compaq to a Dual 1.4Ghz PowerMac; or, I Love This Job
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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I am currently enjoying my first full day on my new PowerMac dualie. In one fell swoop, I went from the slowest PC in my office (Compaq Deskpro 6000, 333Mhz PII�couldn't even play a CD without it skipping) to the fastest.
My boss and I had been campaigning to get me on a Mac for at least a year now. The department head -- a great guy otherwise -- insisted that copywriters, of which I am one, need to stay on PCs. We were unable to budge him from this position. (My boss is old-fashioned, in that he believes people should be permitted to work on the equipment that makes them most productive, not on what some other department dictates.)
Two things then happened: the dept. head was promoted, and I was asked to start learning DV and multimedia creation. I was allowed to basically write my own ticket re: equipment, and the first item on my list was, of course, a PowerMac, followed immediately by a 23" Cinema Display.
The stuff was finally delivered and installed Friday, and I've spent the morning loading all my software and goodies. Damn, it's nice to be able to work on a machine like this. It's wicked fast and the screen is gorgeous.
Anyway, replies aren't necessary�I just had to tell someone, and if not you guys, then who? 
(Actually, I have one question: does anyone know of a site, other than MacDesktops, that specializes in jumbo Cinema Display-ratio desktop pictures?)
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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.
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Join Date: Feb 2000
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Don't try to outweird me, I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal.
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Near Antietam Creek
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I am stupidest when I try to be funny.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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Man that's sweet.. but why didn't you get a G5?
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Riverside IL, USA
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Originally posted by Superchic[k]en:
Man that's sweet.. but why didn't you get a G5?
With corporate buying, once the expenditure is approved, the order gets placed: whatever's at the high end that day, that's what I get. I'm just happy there were still some 1.4s in the channel. Besides, I can't really afford to wait 'til October to get my machine (shipping delays + IT setup delays).
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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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Yeah that's cool either way, good luck with it, it's a killer setup
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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w00t! Good for you! 
So glad to hear a little bit of corporate sucess
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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I have a 1.42 dual. LOVE IT..
Its awesome and will server you well for years.
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5G 60GB video iPod
512MB iPod Shuffle
Westone UM1 Canalphones
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Moving from a Ford Pinto to an Audi S4 is a day-or-night changes.. just like your new dualie.
I know the PII is a dog, my dad uses the "old-school" PII/266 with Win98 on it, it won't play music CD w/o skipping.. (dame right)
My DP 1.25 is very nice.
Good to hear you your dept. allows to make a purchase.
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