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[-] [email protected] 49 points 3 weeks ago

I started on a Mac and now I'm an IT expert.

But that's because my next computer was a Dell.

[-] [email protected] 50 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

My condolences, on both counts.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Could be worse. Dad had a Gateway desktop. I'm still licking old wounds...

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

I started with a DEC Alpha CP/M, then moved to a Macintosh SE. And yes, I do IT. Where does that place me?

[-] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago

Over 40.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Was it a desktop mac? I feel like only laptop macs should count for the experiment.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Laptops really weren't a thing back then.

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