Meet Adam

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I finally gave in to actually identifying my Powerbook.

Since everyone else was doing it… and I actually do have a name for my PC (Halimaw)

Since it was my first Apple, I was thinking in the lines of Adam and Eve… and since it’s soooo common to have a woman’s name for a computer, I decided to stick with the masculine naming preference – like what I did with Halimaw

Besides, despite the elegance, a “Powerbook” on a UNIX based core… this thing purely suggests something masculine.

So there we have it… meed Adam.

My first Powerbook post

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Sorry for the late post it was a busy day for me yesterday (which is when most of the events of this post took place). Had a conference call in the morning right after which, my Powerbook finally arrived (before lunch). We had a pending document to finish however, so I had to de-prioritize it.

Here’s a pic anyway:

*truly, a thing of beauty*

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The longest day of my life (so far)

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I’ve just finalized the “purchase” of my new Powerbook, to be delivered tomorrow.

I used quotes, since the distributor, by some act of God, allowed to give me the machine without any downpayment, credit, or check.

It seems they know a friend of mine quite well, and have unwavering trust in his “customers.”

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