laptop purchase imminent

As I prepare to embark down the Information Highway with my own little cruiser, I just thought I'd write a little about my thoughts.

I am preparing to buy a refurbished Apple I-book with a 12 inch screen and a year warranty (sold by Apple). This will be my first time using a macintosh system in about five years, maybe a little less.

This is significant because I used to be a Mac girl. I always used Macintosh and I almost always enjoyed it. I still have the insides of my favorite computer that I named Luke (to which I would encourage with those treasured geek words). There is no real reason why I gave up on the mac, other than it appeared that the pc industry was doing its best to stamp the mac out of extinction for good. Well, thanks to the ipod and the large pool of artistically inclined working force that uses macs to create beautiful things, Apple is experiencing a come-back. And I'm getting back on board.

So I found out in my computer class last week that the reason I'm a Mac girl and everyone else who's younger than me isn't is simple. The Mac came out in 1984, when I was seven. I grew up in the era of and under the rule of Macintosh. I remember using Windows and DOS prompts, but mostly, in school, we used Macs. I'm a Mac girl because I'm old and nostalgic.

cheers.