Mac Clone Experiment #6

Pretending to be a n00b…

Hey… there is nothing wrong with n00bs. 95% of the population of computer users are n00bs and should largely remain so. Computers for most of humanity should be useful tools… appliances… and most folks want them to do one or two or three things well. I am a n00b on cars; I can fill the tank with gas. That’s it. There are three state and one federal court orders against me ever using a screwdriver or a hammer. I call 911 to change a light bulb. I am most definitely a n00b.

So, n00bs unite! This review is for you… if the Mac Clone is all it’s supposed to be, it could make a lot of folks’ lives a whole hell of a lot easier and cheaper than buying dedicated Apple hardware.

Hey Apple! No offense; I own a lot of your stuff and like it. I buy it from your refurb store and save a ton. But face it, your stuff is expensive… and when up against a $399 HP (even though it might be total crap and underpowered and using ugh Vista) a $1200 Mac doesn’t come close in the minds of consumers today. Ma & Pa live at Best Buy not Apple stores.

Ergo: if the Mac Clone Experiment is successful, OS X on commodity hardware could be a boon for everyone – and the national security of this and other countries. (We’ll get to that.)

PLUG IT TOGETHER:
I plugged in the wireless mouse & keyboard into a USB on the rear along with a standard VGA monitor. I did not use the VGA-DVI adapter as I tend to believe that Ma & Pa on a budget are going to get a cheap 15” monitor for $79 instead of the $1995 Apple monitor. But that’s just me.

Plug in power. Power on.

Blue power light on. Hum. Whirr. Nothing on monitor. No hourglass icon. Nothing telling me to wait. Now what?

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