Everyone is always going for the latest and the fastest computer. As a student, my first macintosh computer for my studies was bought through money earned during part time work. I like fiddling with computers and earned some extra income from fixing computers.
Before I started university, I knew that the school of architecture used only macintosh computers and so I thought it would be timely to switch to a mac. Technically speaking, my first mac was an Apple III. But that was eons ago and I only remembered playing lode runner and some other F1 racing game on it’s green monochrome screen.
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The year was 2003 and I could not find an affordable ibook for under a thousand dollars. I needed something small to bring with me and knew that the G4 Cube was the answer. It was not that small as today’s mac mini but it was the smallest desktop mac around. I found one going for $1100 and managed to bring the price down slightly to within my budget. Everything was stock standard.
Although it was not the fastest mac around, it sure was a pleasure to use. OS X 10.3 Panther was stable and everything felt snappy. Photoshop ran really well and seemed so much faster compared to windows pc’s of the same era. Another plus point was that the Cube looked really good on my study desk.
Time passes by and with the G5 processors out, I was contemplating an upgrade. The performance was still good but I upgraded the ram to the maximum 1.5 gb. I loved my Cube and it just kept on going. It sat in a corner working quietly unlike other computers with drowning out my thoughts with the sound of whizzing fans.
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My first mac, meet the G4 Cube. It’s hip to be square.