Got ya beat. Apple II+, 1979. It was that or a high-end HP programmable calculator and I gambled on this new thing called a "Personal Computer." I "pumped it up" to a massive 48k of RAM and really impressed my friends. I stood in line for most of a day at the U of U bookstore in 1984 to buy the first Macintosh. I've bought a new Mac every two years ever since, without a break. Moore's Law is a beautiful thing. Seth -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Mark Shelton Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 9:14 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Times-a-changin (Was: Star Rover for iOS) I have a Mac even older than that one. Apple 11C, I think it was 1986 or so when I got it. Sent from my iPad On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
The times certainly have changed. I remember back to when I got my Mac in the mid 80s and back then it was us Apple people wishing this or that program were written for Apple.
'Course that was when you could buy Apple stock dirt cheap. Oh, if only I've invested then I'd have a much bigger plane today. :)
BTW, here's a comparison shot of my current Mac sitting next to me first (yep, the first one still works), http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/oldnew.jpg
patrick
On 07 Mar 2013, at 14:30, william baker wrote:
I have downloaded onto an iPad, and yes it is pretty cool. I just wish it was written for Androids as well.
________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 10:15 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Star Rover for iOS.
Hi Dan,
Thanks for posting.
I didn't really need yet another astronomy app but the price was right. :)
I tried it out on both my ancient iPhone and my not quite so ancient iPad 2. I liked it better on the iPad simply because it was easier for my old eyes to read the text.
Seemed to work fine on both devices. I'll give it a more thorough workout when next the weather cooperates.
patrick
On 06 Mar 2013, at 14:24, Daniel Holmes wrote:
I haven't used it, but those with iDevices may like it...Star Rover is free today:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-rover/id386628906?mt=8 And the iPad HD version: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-rover-hd/id437217048?mt=8
(not a customer, not even downloading it, but I thought others would at least like to know)
Dan
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