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James Thomson

Happy 40th birthday, Macintosh!

To make it about me for a second, the fact that PCalc is 31 years old too is just wild, because it means I’ve been doing all this for a not insignificant chunk of the Mac’s entire existence.

It definitely felt to me like I came late to the Mac, because I didn’t use one until 1990, but in reality it was only 6 years old when I bought a Mac Classic.

Not to mention, I was working at Apple itself when the Mac was only 12.

Now somehow, it’s 40? How does that work?

@jamesthomson to quote from a lesser Star Trek movie: "Time is the fire in which we burn"

@jamesthomson I had a second-hand original Mac (in 85) and then, like you, a Mac Classic. I also don't understand how time works… Maybe PCalc can help me.

@jamesthomson I always knew the Mac’s birthday was about you

@jamesthomson all I read was “we are getting old..” 😅

@jamesthomson

I went to work at a company using Macs in 1990, having never used computers before. It was love at first sight.

@jamesthomson I wouldn't have thought I've been using a Mac longer than you. My parents bought a Mac II in 1987. In Germany it cost an absolute fortune, even with a large educational discount.

@hagedose68 I could only afford my Classic because of the large discount too!

@jamesthomson Nonlinear time. It's really annoying. People keep telling me that 90ies was 30 years ago, too!

@jamesthomson my question is, what happens when PCalc turns 42?

@jamesthomson I used your dock app for a long time; a long time ago. What was it called again?