O-S--X in da V-O-X

I've been using computers for over 20 years. Fact, not boast. During most of that time, every time I tried to use a Mac, I was appalled by it.  Shhhh, no flames, personal experience, mmkay?  My last experience was with um... System 7.5, I think. Something. Blinky bomb thing. No way to get under the hood. Reinstall everything. Colossal grr.

For the most part, I'm pretty platform-agnostic.  Hardware, software, whatever. They're all tools, all with their proper place and time and use. The last time I purchased a computer was in 1999. In 2002, I made some very minor upgrades to a few components to keep the whole chugging along a little longer.  These days, I can brew a cup of coffee while Photoshop starts, or take a shower while the computer (AMD Athlon) reboots. XP is ok, I think.  I haven't had any trouble with it, I haven't seen a BSOD since I installed it, and my experience of its compatibility with legacy software (old PC games mainly, DOS through Win98) has been excellent. I maintain that it's far from ideal, that it's bloated and quite ugly, but that it's the best out of Redmond so far.  So except for occasional brand-envy, I never had any desire to switch from a PC to a Mac.

Until OS X.

When OS X debuted, I started drooling and I've not really stopped.

Until last night.

Because, my dear VOXers, last night, I did it. I made the switch! On 12 September, when my new Mac Pro is supposed to arrive, I join Xansas as a switcher. =)

Mac pro

2 x 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors

2GB DDR2 RAM

1 x 500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7200rpm hard drive

1 x NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB graphics card

1 x 16x double-layer SuperDrive

Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and AirPort Extreme

Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple wireless Mighty Mouse

AppleCare

I have no idea how I'm going to sleep or do much of anything else for the next couple weeks. =)