The story of my iMac
I’d say that it began in July 2002. My wife, Eliza, and I like to catch the live Apple keynote’s whenever we can. The July 2002 broadcast introduced the iMac 17″ flat panel, preloaded with OS X. I mentioned to Eliza that I thought that this would be a great machine to get acquainted with Apple’s products. Seeing some of the functionality of OS X, I knew that I wanted to get in somehow, and the iMac seemed like a cool piece of hardware to being that journey.
On August 27th 2002, at Carrabba’s Bar and Grille in Orlando, Florida - Eliza and I exchanged Anniversary gifts. I am not going to mention my gift, because over the last 4+ years of marriage, Eliza has always outdone me, but I digress. Eliza hands me a small box as my anniversary gift. I open the wrapping, and tip the box to dump the contents. I am greeted with a small packet of some type of chemical used to keep the contents of a package “dry”. Hmmm. You can ask Eliza, I put the box down thinking that there was actually no gift. She told me to pick it up, and look inside. I did. Inside was a small, cut out, iMac. Again, I stare at it, having no clue what it symbolized. And then I looked up at her, and realized that she had actually gotten me an iMac for our Anniversary. I was floored.
At first, Eliza thought that I wasn’t excited about the gift. On the contrary, I was unable to process the reality that I now owned an iMac. Never did I expect this gift, nor could I have ever guessed it either. Truly one of the biggest surprises I have ever received in my life. It’s not everyday that your truly surprised.
Excitement turned into torture as I knew that I wouldn’t be able to play with my new toy till after our vacation. Imagine this, if you will, and put yourself in my shoes. 1,200 miles from home, having driven, and about 4 days from heading for home. Little did I know, the iMac was waiting for me at home already. Ugh! Matt and Eliza both can attest to the fact that I was in extreme pain for the entire ride home. Picture this, I drove the better part of the trip home, and then didn’t go to bed for a few days as I played with the iMac.
Well, it’s been almost 2 years since I got the iMac, and I am still not switched to the Macintosh platform. As previously noted, I’ve tried several times, always running into some type of snag. I will save the details of my experiences with switching from PC to Mac for another post.
To Eliza: Thank you for one of the greatest gifts of my lifetime. You are truly the best gift giver, and maybe someday I can surprise you as you’ve surprised me for so many years. I love you.
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