spinaltap
Distinguished Member
This month, 30 years ago, I became a Mac user - and ardent Apple advocate. Then, I worked in local government leisure services. It was my job at the time to manage and promote shows and events. Considerable time and money was occupied with employing external graphic artists and print companies - plus the local authority’s own print unit.
I experienced being the ‘enemy’ by the internal print unit - and the Council’s own I.T unit. That is, the print unit falsely believed I would be taking all their work away from them. The I.T department feared the arrival of Macintosh because they rightly acknowledged that I would not need their expensive support.
I endured no end of internal meetings plus committee meetings trying to convince everyone who would listen that this was a really good idea. Thankfully, I won the argument. Mega expensive, then - I spent £10k on a Macintosh II, LaserWriter, AppleScanner, plus an assortment of desktop publishing software. I further secured funding for that rarity of talent at that time: someone who could make it all seamlessly perform as desired.
It all turned out to be a major success. No-one’s job was threatened. Their fears were completely unfounded.
In due course, Mac prices fell to more reasonable levels - but it took educational pricing to buy my first Macintosh LC, Apple 13” Colour Monitor - plus assorted software. A relative worked for HP Corporate. He used his employee discount to get me a B&W HP LaserJet.
Macintosh actively enabled my completion of undergraduate, plus two postgraduate degrees. Macintosh enabled my then 6 year-old daughter to play KidPix - plus ReaderRabbit software in developing her literacy and numeracy skills throughout her Primary education. Later, the MacBook Pro that I purchased for her enabled completion of her own undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
Thank you, Apple.
I experienced being the ‘enemy’ by the internal print unit - and the Council’s own I.T unit. That is, the print unit falsely believed I would be taking all their work away from them. The I.T department feared the arrival of Macintosh because they rightly acknowledged that I would not need their expensive support.
I endured no end of internal meetings plus committee meetings trying to convince everyone who would listen that this was a really good idea. Thankfully, I won the argument. Mega expensive, then - I spent £10k on a Macintosh II, LaserWriter, AppleScanner, plus an assortment of desktop publishing software. I further secured funding for that rarity of talent at that time: someone who could make it all seamlessly perform as desired.
It all turned out to be a major success. No-one’s job was threatened. Their fears were completely unfounded.
In due course, Mac prices fell to more reasonable levels - but it took educational pricing to buy my first Macintosh LC, Apple 13” Colour Monitor - plus assorted software. A relative worked for HP Corporate. He used his employee discount to get me a B&W HP LaserJet.
Macintosh actively enabled my completion of undergraduate, plus two postgraduate degrees. Macintosh enabled my then 6 year-old daughter to play KidPix - plus ReaderRabbit software in developing her literacy and numeracy skills throughout her Primary education. Later, the MacBook Pro that I purchased for her enabled completion of her own undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
Thank you, Apple.
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