Why Don't Macs Use Normal Mice And Keyboards?

[Razors Edge ★]

...& it seems like they should.

[bikeman564™]

last Mac I used was 1993, in school.

[Razors Edge ★]

6 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said:

last Mac I used was 1993, in school.

And I feel like, even in 1993, we had a keyboard and mouse standard. 

[Longjohn ★]

I think they still use normal mice in their Big Macs.

[JerrySTL ★]

Because they are from Apple and they do things differently and you WILL think that it's the best way in the world.

[bikeman564™]

5 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

And I feel like, even in 1993, we had a keyboard and mouse standard. 

I remember the mouse was different. One button?

[Razors Edge ★]

8 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said:

I remember the mouse was different. One button?

Seemingly.  Not sure why one button is better than the half dozen on my Logitech.

[Parr8hed]

23 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said:

last Mac I used was 1993, in school.

I think the last Apple computer I used was seriously the Apple IIE.  I was in grade school.  I have been all PC.  I do love ipads and iphones though.  

[bikeman564™]

1 minute ago, Parr8hed said:

I think the last Apple computer I used was seriously the Apple IIE.  I was in grade school.  I have been all PC.  I do love ipads and iphones though.  

First computer I used was a Commodore 64, I wasn't to say 1985. It was in school, but my friend down the street had one. His dad bought all the latest technology. Computer, VCR, cordless phone.

[Longjohn ★]

When working with my Autism boy I used a Mac laptop. They like to do things different but not hard to figure out.

[bikeman564™]

7 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

Seemingly.  Not sure why one button is better than the half dozen on my Logitech.

I have a gaming Logitech at home w/ a crap ton of buttons. I do use them for navigating, but they work great for gaming.

[Longjohn ★]

1 minute ago, bikeman564™ said:

First computer I used was a Commodore 64,

We had one, I didn’t think we needed it but my wife bought it. I wasn’t really onboard for home computers until the internet was available.

[bikeman564™]

21 minutes ago, Longjohn said:

We had one, I didn’t think we needed it but my wife bought it. I wasn’t really onboard for home computers until the internet was available.

I used a computer at home for writing essays for school. I'm glad there was no internet then

[Longjohn ★]

1 minute ago, bikeman564™ said:

I used a computer at home for writing essays for school. I'm glad there was no internet then

When my son was in college we only had one computer connected to the printer. I don’t remember why. My son came home from a date and I was on the computer in a chat room. He said: “Hey dad I need to use the computer for a few minutes, I have a paper I have to do for school tomorrow.” I asked him if I could watch and he said sure. He put this paper he had to do together so fast it was amazing. He was on the dean’s list so I guess they liked his work.

[Kzoo]

I have 2 wireless Microsoft mouses mices mice that I use with my MacBook.  same-same.  I like the MacBook keyboard (except for the ' key) so I don't use an external keyboard on mine.

[Razors Edge ★]

5 minutes ago, Kzoo said:

I have 2 wireless Microsoft mouses mices mice that I use with my MacBook. 

A mouse for each hand seems overly complicated. 

[bikeman564™]

21 minutes ago, Longjohn said:

When my son was in college we only had one computer connected to the printer. I don’t remember why. My son came home from a date and I was on the computer in a chat room. He said: “Hey dad I need to use the computer for a few minutes, I have a paper I have to do for school tomorrow.” I asked him if I could watch and he said sure. He put this paper he had to do together so fast it was amazing. He was on the dean’s list so I guess they liked his work.

When I wrote papers, I wrote them incorrectly. I would just sit down and start typing my thoughts as opposed to writing an outline first. The computer made writing easier for me because I could cut & paste things around.

[dinneR ★]

 

 

[dinneR ★]

This one is perfect for @Razors Edge. He can talk to people about how great the the iphone is. They might actually care or at least pretend to.

 

[MoseySusan]

10 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said:

I wrote them incorrectly. I would just sit down and start typing my thoughts as opposed to writing an outline first. T

You know I have something to say about this. At the risk of outing myself as a writing geek, there’s nothing incorrect about getting your thoughts down, revision, and then outlining to verify. 

[Kzoo]

19 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

A mouse for each hand seems overly complicated. 

One for the office desk.  One for the backpack.

 

[Razors Edge ★]

2 minutes ago, denniS said:

This one is perfect for @Razors Edge. He can talk to people about how great the the iphone is. They might actually care or at least pretend to.

 

That is FUNNY!

[bikeman564™]

1 minute ago, MoseySusan said:

You know I have something to say about this. At the risk of outing myself as a writing geek, there’s nothing incorrect about getting your thoughts down, revision, and then outlining to verify. 

You would of been a better teacher than who I had. Not every essay needed an outline, but I do recall having to turn an outline in. I wrote them after the fact

[Razors Edge ★]

Just now, Kzoo said:

One for the office desk.  One for the backpack.

 

And when you stop by the Friend Bar? I assume you bring the backpack?

[Kzoo]

3 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

And when you stop by the Friend Bar? I assume you bring the backpack?

sure           whatever

 

[Razors Edge ★]

1 minute ago, Kzoo said:

sure           whatever

 

Cool! See you there!

[MoseySusan]

11 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said:

You would of been a better teacher than who I had. Not every essay needed an outline, but I do recall having to turn an outline in. I wrote them after the fact

Much has changed since the 80’s. 

[bikeman564™]

1 minute ago, MoseySusan said:

Much has changed since the 80’s. 

90s  but I understand I never was big into writing, but after taking two required college classes, eng 131 & 132, I learned quick how not to write lol.

[MoseySusan]

Just now, bikeman564™ said:

90s  but I understand I never was big into writing, but after taking two required college classes, eng 131 & 132, I learned quick how not to write lol.

This writing process discussion parallels the Mac / PC discussion. Mac was designed to be “intuitive,” whereas PC is designed for traditional user interface. So, we’re not really hijacking this topic. 

[sheep_herder ★]

1 hour ago, MoseySusan said:

You know I have something to say about this. At the risk of outing myself as a writing geek, there’s nothing incorrect about getting your thoughts down, revision, and then outlining to verify. 

Don't think I ever really used a written outline, but maybe on a book chapter, while trying to make sense of what I had compiled. Remember I am old, and computers and HP calculators were coming into being as I finished college in the mid-70s.

[Square Wheels]

Do they still make Macs?  I thought they stopped along with iPods as no one used them anymore.