@aristotle0dude Werd. And don't forget Apple eWorld: essentially the same thing, but slightly earlier, smaller, with higher prices, spiffier, and with no coherent business direction. Yup, it's Apple.
hey, not everybody has to like ipods! i hate that click wheel (or touch wheel or w/e it is). the file organization is weird, and its got pretty s**tty sound. it's so much easier if you could just out-of-the-box plug it in and drag music over w/o having to use s**tty itunes (memory hog). lol. im just being honest.
I have to say, I doubt you are the target market. Why not put something together yourself with a spare hard disk, a battery pack and some audio components?
"eject button on the keyboard"? i know what you're talking about, but the workstation had a logitech windows USB keyboard attached to a mac. NOW tell me how to eject a damn CD. i didn't set up this workstation, it wasn't my fault. i could blame it on the people for setting up the workstation, but i think apple is also at fault for designing a system that can't eject a CD without a designed-for-apple keyboard instead of a standard keyboard. i also pointed out to you guys earlier that the terminal was _disabled_ by the administrators of this workstation. NOW tell me how to eject a CD. none of the ways that have been standard and common on windows and linux (jointly 90% of the market) for the past N years worked on that PC. it doesn't make sense for apple to invent new ways of using a PC unless they are actually better, and i disagree that a keyboard eject button is better - it prevents you from using any of the huge market of interesting keyboards available out there for 90% of the market.also, let's say you have a mac with 2 CD drives. which CD gets ejected by an eject button on the keyboard? that sounds like an awful ambiguity to me. if it brings up a menu, good. if it ejects a drive at random, bad. if it ejects the first drive, bad. all of you apple fanboys are losers. why the HELL can't it be simple as pushing a damn button next to where you inserted the damn CD? ... or just right-click and hit eject on the CD icon (the _standard_ way on both windows and linux gui's that make desktop icons)
Super,Maybe people would be more helpful in giving you information about a platform if you didn't start the thread with "Apple and Macs and iPods SUCK"!You're right on many of the points you made. If the Mac doesn't have a standard Apple keyboard, then yes, without remapping (especially on a keyboard that was designed for Windows) you won't be able to eject a disc (CD, DVD, or mounted drive) via a keyboard shortcut. It sounds like you tried most of the standard (and some non-standard) ways of ejecting a mounted device. If you already tried what I'm about to say, I apologize as this thread has gotten pretty long.1. Open a Finder window. Each mounted storage device SHOULD be able to be seen. If for some reason it isn't, then check with the network administrator to get your permissions changed. I've never worked with Macs networked beyond my own machines so I can't fathom why something as basic as a disc insertion or ejection would be disabled.2. Next to the mounted device will be a circle with an arrow. Clicking the arrow SHOULD dismount the drive or eject the disc. If it doesn't, then it's most likely a permissions issue that will have to be changed with the network admin.
Applelink Personal Edition (PE) preceded AOL and was built by the same folks (Steve Case, Quantum Computer Systems). Applelink PE was Apple's second online system, after Applelink, which was only open to dealers and developers. eWorld came along after Quantum Computer Systems became America Online and started growing exponentially. Apple licensed the Applelink PE software from AOL, built their eWorld service using it, and tried to compete with AOL as a Mac friendlier alternative. It lasted about 2 years (1994-96) and folded as AOL just couldn't be beat at the time.
streakFeb 20, 2007
and Steve Jobs will be 52 y.o. in 5 days.
raksliceFeb 20, 2007
@aristotle0dude Werd. And don't forget Apple eWorld: essentially the same thing, but slightly earlier, smaller, with higher prices, spiffier, and with no coherent business direction. Yup, it's Apple.
georgiepiebobFeb 20, 2007
hey, not everybody has to like ipods! i hate that click wheel (or touch wheel or w/e it is). the file organization is weird, and its got pretty s**tty sound. it's so much easier if you could just out-of-the-box plug it in and drag music over w/o having to use s**tty itunes (memory hog). lol. im just being honest.
br208Feb 20, 2007
Didn't eWorld actually precede AOL? Perhaps a testbed for the later expanded AOL. Might be wrong it was a long time ago.
angosturaFeb 20, 2007
I have to say, I doubt you are the target market. Why not put something together yourself with a spare hard disk, a battery pack and some audio components?
Closed AccountFeb 20, 2007
"eject button on the keyboard"? i know what you're talking about, but the workstation had a logitech windows USB keyboard attached to a mac. NOW tell me how to eject a damn CD. i didn't set up this workstation, it wasn't my fault. i could blame it on the people for setting up the workstation, but i think apple is also at fault for designing a system that can't eject a CD without a designed-for-apple keyboard instead of a standard keyboard. i also pointed out to you guys earlier that the terminal was _disabled_ by the administrators of this workstation. NOW tell me how to eject a CD. none of the ways that have been standard and common on windows and linux (jointly 90% of the market) for the past N years worked on that PC. it doesn't make sense for apple to invent new ways of using a PC unless they are actually better, and i disagree that a keyboard eject button is better - it prevents you from using any of the huge market of interesting keyboards available out there for 90% of the market.also, let's say you have a mac with 2 CD drives. which CD gets ejected by an eject button on the keyboard? that sounds like an awful ambiguity to me. if it brings up a menu, good. if it ejects a drive at random, bad. if it ejects the first drive, bad. all of you apple fanboys are losers. why the HELL can't it be simple as pushing a damn button next to where you inserted the damn CD? ... or just right-click and hit eject on the CD icon (the _standard_ way on both windows and linux gui's that make desktop icons)
macparrotFeb 20, 2007
Super,Maybe people would be more helpful in giving you information about a platform if you didn't start the thread with "Apple and Macs and iPods SUCK"!You're right on many of the points you made. If the Mac doesn't have a standard Apple keyboard, then yes, without remapping (especially on a keyboard that was designed for Windows) you won't be able to eject a disc (CD, DVD, or mounted drive) via a keyboard shortcut. It sounds like you tried most of the standard (and some non-standard) ways of ejecting a mounted device. If you already tried what I'm about to say, I apologize as this thread has gotten pretty long.1. Open a Finder window. Each mounted storage device SHOULD be able to be seen. If for some reason it isn't, then check with the network administrator to get your permissions changed. I've never worked with Macs networked beyond my own machines so I can't fathom why something as basic as a disc insertion or ejection would be disabled.2. Next to the mounted device will be a circle with an arrow. Clicking the arrow SHOULD dismount the drive or eject the disc. If it doesn't, then it's most likely a permissions issue that will have to be changed with the network admin.
stevewmnFeb 20, 2007
Applelink Personal Edition (PE) preceded AOL and was built by the same folks (Steve Case, Quantum Computer Systems). Applelink PE was Apple's second online system, after Applelink, which was only open to dealers and developers. eWorld came along after Quantum Computer Systems became America Online and started growing exponentially. Apple licensed the Applelink PE software from AOL, built their eWorld service using it, and tried to compete with AOL as a Mac friendlier alternative. It lasted about 2 years (1994-96) and folded as AOL just couldn't be beat at the time.
yakoffFeb 21, 2007
I am so old I remember Applelink.