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cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:19 PM
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DU Mac User Group?
Edited on Fri Nov-12-04 02:08 PM by cheezus
are there 9 other starred mac users out there? DUMUG could be a great place to trade tech support, find new software, maybe even find people that you can actually play games with

Mission Statement:
The mission of the DU Mac User Group (DUMUG) is to provide a community dedicated to enhancing our techonolgy experience by sharing information, support and insights with Macintosh computer users on Democratic Underground.

The group has been created!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=233
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nickgutierrez Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:20 PM
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1. Good idea.
I'd join that.
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DrZeeLit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:20 PM
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2. I'd be up for that. Or is it... I'd be down for that? Either way...
... I love my Mac!
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BlackVelvetElvis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:20 PM
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3. I'm for that. n/t
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parasim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:20 PM
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4. Count me in on that one.
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LifeDuringWartime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:21 PM
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5. sign me up
:)
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democracy eh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:22 PM
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6. sign me up baby
besides it would be a good way to think Macitosh while I am at work on this crappy windows laptop that is always freezing up and presently has no sound. I can't listen to my iTunes.
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cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:33 PM
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17. scour ebay for an iPod
btw -- I do tech, so I can help out with your winders problems too
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democracy eh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:42 PM
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22. thanks for the Windows tech offer....
but hopefully I will be switching jobs soon.
and leaving this NEW in March P.O.S. behind.

hoping that I can talk the new employer into picking me up a new 12" powerbook, as I will be travelling extensively for the position and very autonomous.
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Steely_Dan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:22 PM
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7. I'm In...
Wait...You mean there are other computers out there?!

-Paige
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The Spirit of JFK Donating Member (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:23 PM
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8. I'm there -nt-
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:23 PM
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9. sure! I love mac, especially now that it is all unix-y
What games are ya'll playing. The only game I have bothered to install is Fallout 2.
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BlackVelvetElvis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:25 PM
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11. Right now-Diablo 2 LOD. n/t
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:30 PM
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15. love me some diablo
I formed an unnatural affection for a necromancer named chuck. I played that character all the way thru d2 lod. Toward the end I could barely tell where he was for all the resurrected creatures. Talk about an entourage!

That isn't OSX native now, is it?
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BlackVelvetElvis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:38 PM
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20. There is a patch.
It's very buggy, I have to play it on 256 colors (yuk) or it runs soooo slow. You know that isn't good for a melee!
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:44 PM
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24. That is good to hear.
When that game first came out, I lost so much sleep. It has been long enough since I last played that I would go full bore obsessive again if I could get it running well in OSX. Ever play the druid?
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BlackVelvetElvis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:53 PM
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33. I spent 2 months addicted to it after I got it.
Never played the druid. I've been thinking of starting another character that I haven't played. I had a lvl. 64 barb and saved my data files (to play him again someday)-very rare armor and weapons. One of my students suggested I try a bowamazon, so I'm doing that right now.
Anyway, I started again recently after I got an external drive to store my game files on (over 1GB, too much space on a 10GB HD). I also play with a Wacom stylus and tablet instead of a mouse. Much more natural since I hold it like a pen. When I want to fire my weapon, I tap the pen on the tablet.
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:14 PM
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43. I like the wacom idea.
I have not been addicted to any game like I was to DII. I tried sacred, throne of darkness and divine divinty. They are PC based diablo knock-offs. Not the same.
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ralps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:30 PM
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14. Right now my favorite game is Civilization III
but I also like Zoo Tycoon
:bounce:
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:46 PM
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27. Is civilization III at all like HOMM
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ralps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:02 PM
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36. What does HOMM stand for?
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:09 PM
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42. heros of might and magic
Edited on Fri Nov-12-04 02:20 PM by helnwhls
a nice little turn based game where you get to do a campaigns. There are castles to plunder and resources to manage. It stopped bothereing with mac versions when OSX came out.
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ralps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:19 PM
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45. Civilization III is also turn based.
The game starts at 4000 BC with your settler and worker i.e. Romans, Persians etc. and you build your civilization until you conquer the world, culturally win, win the space race, win some other way, or the game ends in 2100 AD. I've played the various versions for years.
:hi:
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:28 PM
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47. I just visited your home page
what lovely art!
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ralps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 03:13 PM
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49. Thanks
:hug:
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cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:34 PM
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18. UT2004
Wish they woulda put a better video card in the iBook. Oh well
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:45 PM
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26. I can not handle the
motion. I am such a baby. I really wanted to play NOLF, but same problem. 20 minutes in a first person shooter and I am sick.
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cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:50 PM
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32. I knew someone like that
Descent was the worst -- it's like doom/quake/ut but you're in a spaceship and the levels are true 360x360 spacial movement

how about warcraft?
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:15 PM
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44. Isn't that another blizzard product?
I have not tried it. Is it as fun as Diablo was?
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cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:22 PM
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46. well, there's a forum for DUMUG now
i edited the thread to reflect that
:kick:
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demodonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:25 PM
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10. I'll Join!
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cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:26 PM
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12. WOW... that was quick! I'll ask the admins for a group
any other mac users, sign in here

(and the rest of you, pm any other mac people you know)
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ralps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:27 PM
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13. Count me in
I love macs. i've had an Apple computer of some sort since 1985 starting with an Apple IIC
:hi:
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:31 PM
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16. I go both ways ....
Do Windows Du at work and Mac DU at home.
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BlackVelvetElvis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:43 PM
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23. Happy to say: Mac at work, Mac at home
Doesn't that get confusing?
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:46 PM
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28. Not really ....
stilling mastering Mac (I'm big on using hotkeys), but a lot of the Windows ones and similar enough.

Also, I have a desktop at work and a 17 G4 powerbook at home, so when I'm at a machine, I subconsciously know which key patterns to use.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:35 PM
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19. I could do this...
count me in.

Do I need to do anything?
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RamblingRose Donating Member (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:40 PM
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21. Sign me up! Avid Mac user since 1984!!
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tsakshaug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:45 PM
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25. I'm in
I wanna join too
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bbernardini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:47 PM
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29. I'm in!
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barackmyworld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:47 PM
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30. I would like it!
Even though I am not a donor...
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Chovexani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:48 PM
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31. I'd be in!
I'm one of those eccentric OS9 users though. :hi:
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:53 PM
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34. Absolutely - EOM
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:54 PM
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35. U betcha
let's
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:04 PM
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37. congratulations - you're there :) n/t
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:04 PM
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38. I'm in. I use a Mac at the office and a PC at home.
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:05 PM
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39. I'm SO in!
I'll even volunteer to moderate, if need be - it'd be FUN to zap trolling posts by Windows-using disruptors.
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cmd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:06 PM
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40. I'm in
Just don't come to me for help. I'll be the one on the asking end.
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meganmonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:06 PM
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41. How 'bout I WISH i had a Mac group?!?!
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FuzzySlippers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 02:57 PM
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48. Oh boy! This will be a smug,
superior group. They'll never have to interact with us great PC unwashed again!:P
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