From: freaspeach@mail.com   
      
   In article , "DeepThought"   
    wrote:   
      
   > A apologize for my rudeness. I admit this was a jump to conclusions, and   
   > (though this doesn't make up for it) I've had Pneumonia all week... After   
   > talking to you I realize you're not a logic-free Mac user like some out   
   > there...   
      
   Apology accepted.  I'd say you're handling yourself very well for being so   
   sick :)   
      
   > I agree, Mac computers are "PCs" in the fact that they're personal   
   > computers, but the abbreviation is normally used to represent Windows   
   > machines, to avoid confusion.   
      
   Well, it's good to see someone else agree that Macs are PCs :)   
      
   > That's possibly for customization purposes... look in the menu. Is there a   
   > way to change those commands? Or possibly made so commands don't overlap.   
      
   Nope, the commands are all hard-coded into the apps.  Main commands like   
   copy, paste, cut, quit, open, new...  these have always been the same key   
   commands since as far back as I can remember, like in the System 4 days.   
      
   > Anyway, floppies are still handy. I mean, if I have seven text documents,   
   > what does Apple expect me to do... burn them to a CD-R? We finally had to   
   > install a LAN at my old school just for the purpose of getting documents to   
   > that iMac.   
   ...   
   > Those are also good options, but using my example of my old school...   
   > iMac+school papers+no internet+no floppy drive=...   
      
   Yes, a floppy would have been ideal in that case (and USB floppy drives were   
   available), but the "i" in iMac stands for "Internet" - that's why the   
   machines have modems and ethernet installed.  They're supposed to be   
   networked if you want to move files around.  You'd either have to   
   up/download the files via email or ftp with dialup, or file share over   
   AppleTalk and a LAN in a case like this.  The LAN wouldn't even need full   
   Internet access, just some cat5 and a hub, like I have at my house.   
      
   Personally, I'd blame poor planning on the part of whoever installed the   
   machines, since they'd have known ahead of time that there were no floppy   
   drives.  But, that's just a Mac zealot talking :)   
      
   > Hmm... that actually sounds pretty cool... but how did you navigate to the   
   > menu to activate the program without a mouse?   
      
   Five taps on the shift key. A totally non-standard keyboard command :)   
   Actually, I think that activated "Sticky Keys", a feature that held down the   
   shift key fo that the handicapped could type easier.   
      
   > Heh... I was against the interface for XP too, but then I actually bought it   
   > (with the intention to change to the old WinME toolbar).... and I actually   
   > quite like it. Sort of a "it grows on you" kind of thing.   
      
   Yeah, like the OS X interface; can't say I really like it, but it's usable   
   now.   
      
   > You mean the standard HD? My Computer/DriveName (C drive, usually). "My   
   > Computer" lists the HDs, CD drives, USB addons (camera, etc)... all there in   
      
   Right, and "My Computer" wasn't available, from what I remember. I'm   
   assuming she had some sort of kid-proofing settings active.   
      
   > True, Windows viruses are more plentiful than Mac viruses... but that's   
   > because the mac is so hard to program for, even if you get PAID, people just   
   > give up on doing it for free...   
      
   ...which explains why the port of Diablo2 from Windows to the Mac took all   
   of two weeks :)   
      
   > What about when you're updating a system file? If you're scrolling through   
   > to find the one you need to replace, and you accidentally click it, you   
   > rename it nothing... and the system crashes.   
      
   ??? You can move active system folder items around freely while they're   
   active without anything funky happening.  Simply clicking on a file will   
   never rename a file; you have to click on the actual name of the file and   
   then... hold on, lemme go test this to be sure...  yes, you have to click on   
   the name itself, wait for it to hilight, and then start typing for it to   
   rename.   
      
   And also, if it's a truly active system file like, say, the Finder or a   
   required folder, you're not allowed to rename it while it's in the active   
   System folder - type whatever you want, and it will re-name itself to it's   
   original name when you're done. You can freely move items in the Control   
   Panel or Extensions folders without anything happening, I know that for a   
   fact, been doing it for years.   
      
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