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Wow... I don't know any of you!
Well, it's been 4 years and 6 months since my last post... so, how's everyone doing?
I have just rediscovered the 68kmla and decided to reclaim my user id. I was a member of the "Old Forum" with 80 posts between July 6th, 2002 and February 3rd 2003. I was around (though mostly lurking the Vintage forum at MacAddict) when the 68kmla was formed. Good times!
My first computer was a Mac IIsi, which I received as a Christmas present in 1994 (pre-owned, obviously). This was my one-and-only until I drained my bank account to $13 to purchase the original iMac the day it was released in 1998.
I'm not sure how many liberations I have made... over 100 I'm sure... about 60 in my personal collection. Someday, when I get organized there will be a list. That day is not today.
My most recent liberations are non-Mac. A Sun Ultra60 Dual-450 and a Sun SparcStation 20. I won both of these items in an auction a couple weeks ago for $5 each at the establishment where I just happen to administer the network. Imagine that.
Vintage Mac sites are dropping like flies. Hopefully, I can contribute something to this one.
Aftermac
I have just rediscovered the 68kmla and decided to reclaim my user id. I was a member of the "Old Forum" with 80 posts between July 6th, 2002 and February 3rd 2003. I was around (though mostly lurking the Vintage forum at MacAddict) when the 68kmla was formed. Good times!
My first computer was a Mac IIsi, which I received as a Christmas present in 1994 (pre-owned, obviously). This was my one-and-only until I drained my bank account to $13 to purchase the original iMac the day it was released in 1998.
I'm not sure how many liberations I have made... over 100 I'm sure... about 60 in my personal collection. Someday, when I get organized there will be a list. That day is not today.
My most recent liberations are non-Mac. A Sun Ultra60 Dual-450 and a Sun SparcStation 20. I won both of these items in an auction a couple weeks ago for $5 each at the establishment where I just happen to administer the network. Imagine that.
Vintage Mac sites are dropping like flies. Hopefully, I can contribute something to this one.
Aftermac
Wow! A real old timer.
Glad to see you.
Glad to see you.
Wooo - another oldie! Welcome back! 
I used to be maclover5 back on the old boards...hope you remember me 
I used to be maclover5 back on the old boards...hope you remember me
Woot, good to see some of the founders returning! Indeed, vintage Mac sites are dying off. However, this one just keeps growing!
ah thats good, cuz i don't know you either.
good to not know you again.
good to not know you again.
I was on the old forum 4+ years ago. You must have left just before I showed up (same name).
Welcome back!
I don't know if you'll remember me... I was about for most of the same time as you, but wasn't really one of the "high profile" members.
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I don't know if you'll remember me... I was about for most of the same time as you, but wasn't really one of the "high profile" members.
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I definitely remember you! I figured some of the oldies had to still be aroundWooo - another oldie! Welcome back!
Thanks! LOL, I hardly consider myself a founder... about as much as a fly on the wall at the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Glad to see the site is still going strong!Likewise! I don't expect that too many people will remember me... I was only around for 8 months a long time ago.
Hmm... interesting... Here is my profile page in the "Old Forum Archive". The email address is no longer valid (I'm still not happy that Apple started charging for .Mac email) and my web page is parked.
http://68kmla.org/forums/archive/pop_profile.asp%3Fmode=display&id=325.html
Sorry, unfortunately I don't... you seem to be pretty active today!Welcome back!
I don't know if you'll remember me... I was about for most of the same time as you, but wasn't really one of the "high profile" members.
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I wasn't exactly high profile myself back in the day.
Just selected an avatar... The picture is of my Duo 2300 when I repaired the battery terminals about 5 years ago. First time I ever soldered on a motherboard.
Haha, you could say that [Sorry, unfortunately I don't... you seem to be pretty active today!
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Welcome back, and now, (it hasn't been announced yet!)
Vassili Zaitsev is none other than ..........
Shaktiman!
After a recent hiccup with the hosting I took advantage and changed my user-name.
Who realised?
Vassili Zaitsev is none other than ..........
Shaktiman!
After a recent hiccup with the hosting I took advantage and changed my user-name.
Who realised?
I already knew who you were
LOL, I picked up on the "admin thing"... my "active" comment was kind of tongue-in-cheek.
Thanks, Vassili Zaitsev I had no idea who you were!
Thanks, Vassili Zaitsev I had no idea who you were!
I didn't realise... :O ... thought you had left in the crash.
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I am into stealth and secret ops that kind of thing..... [)] ]'>
I kinda guessed lcguy would've guessed it was me [] ]'>
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] ]'>Thank God you didn't tell anyone your new secret identity thenI am into stealth and secret ops that kind of thing..... [
Don't worry your secret is safe with us.Thank God you didn't tell anyone your new secret identity thenI am into stealth and secret ops that kind of thing..... [
So many plot twists!
Like digital sands through the hourglass cursor, so are the Mac's of our lives...
(yes, I know the Mac uses a wrist watch instead of an hourglass, but sand in your wrist watch would just plain suck...)
(yes, I know the Mac uses a wrist watch instead of an hourglass, but sand in your wrist watch would just plain suck...)
hello aftermac
Hello Bunsen... great avatar!
Hey AfterMac, I wasnt at the forums all those years ago, but i /have/ been here for a couple years. Welcome Back! it's good to meet you!
Blake
Blake
Nice to meet you too, Blake!
I'm too new for you to remember me, but I'm glad you came back! It goes to show that the passion for old Macs never leaves a person.
glad to have u back, no way u would know me, im pretty new, but pre crash, but definitly glad 2 have u back!
Welcome! You won't recognize me; I joined in January 2007.
I had just gotten my 2nd Mac about 4 years and 6 months ago; a 7200/90. I loved that thing to death... (literally). It no longer works.
But, that 7200 is where it allll started. 4 years and 6 months later, I've got over 50 machines in my house.
I had just gotten my 2nd Mac about 4 years and 6 months ago; a 7200/90. I loved that thing to death... (literally). It no longer works.
But, that 7200 is where it allll started. 4 years and 6 months later, I've got over 50 machines in my house.
Thanks, Scott, gobabushka, and IPNixon!
I can't speak for anyone else, but part of the obsession for me is finally getting a chance to play with all this stuff that I could barely afford to read about when I was a kid.
That's quite a collection IPNixon!
A couple weeks ago I started going through my collection, which I have sadly neglected over the last few years as life has happened (work, house, marriage - St. Patrick's day this year, no kids yet - but I'm sure that can't be too far in the future). This project is a big reason why I have come back to 68kmla. Quite a few of my computers have software from previous owners, which I am backing up to my G3 for archival. Anyway, yesterday I pulled out my 7200/90 and powered it up for perhaps the second time since I've had it. Pretty nice computer... of course I say that to all the Mac's.
I can't speak for anyone else, but part of the obsession for me is finally getting a chance to play with all this stuff that I could barely afford to read about when I was a kid.
That's quite a collection IPNixon!
A couple weeks ago I started going through my collection, which I have sadly neglected over the last few years as life has happened (work, house, marriage - St. Patrick's day this year, no kids yet - but I'm sure that can't be too far in the future). This project is a big reason why I have come back to 68kmla. Quite a few of my computers have software from previous owners, which I am backing up to my G3 for archival. Anyway, yesterday I pulled out my 7200/90 and powered it up for perhaps the second time since I've had it. Pretty nice computer... of course I say that to all the Mac's.
Well, I'll take this opportunity to say that I'm also a bit of an oldie in terms of 68kMLA. I think the only people I can identify who have been part of this community longer than I have are LCGuy, Danamania and Cinemafia, although if he's still around here in some form, MacTO might give me a run for my money.
Active all the way until March 2007, when my priorities shifted from "wasting time on the forum" to "passing some 300-level courses as a Freshman." (got an A in ENG321, if anybody cares. )
Anyway, good to see some more faces from way back when!
Active all the way until March 2007, when my priorities shifted from "wasting time on the forum" to "passing some 300-level courses as a Freshman." (got an A in ENG321, if anybody cares.
)Anyway, good to see some more faces from way back when!
I was a member of the old forums for a number of years. Some people here know me, some don't. 'Tis the nature of internet communities, people come and go.