Especially in the days before MS Word became 99% interoperable and standard, the question of whether to buy a Mac or a PC was a very difficult one for many incoming students, and what you were looking at majoring in could make a difference. (Science folks were far more likely to want a PC, while humanities/journalism people wanted a Mac.)
Of course, the biggest change? When I started, there were three big computer labs (1 all-Mac, 1 all-PC, 1 mixed) that could be used by students who didn't have a computer to type. They are now all gone, converted to normal classrooms, since basically every student has a laptop now.
Ah, the good old days of Apple Garamond. Such a beautiful font.
ReplyDeleteSo...they didn't used to come with a free iPod?
ReplyDeleteEspecially in the days before MS Word became 99% interoperable and standard, the question of whether to buy a Mac or a PC was a very difficult one for many incoming students, and what you were looking at majoring in could make a difference. (Science folks were far more likely to want a PC, while humanities/journalism people wanted a Mac.)
ReplyDeleteOf course, the biggest change? When I started, there were three big computer labs (1 all-Mac, 1 all-PC, 1 mixed) that could be used by students who didn't have a computer to type. They are now all gone, converted to normal classrooms, since basically every student has a laptop now.
If Matt Groening had only ever given us Life in Hell... Dayenu.
ReplyDeleteThat exact Mac SE was my first computer.
ReplyDeleteThey were SO excited about "HyperCards."
I never had a clue how or why I'd want to use HyperCards.
-Daniel
And it can all be yours with a loan of just $3500!
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