Fans debate whether Jerry's apartment computer is a Mac or PC after spotting Windows 95 packaging on his desk, with some noting a Mac Duo setup visible in earlier episodes.
It always seemed pretty obvious to me that a Mac was sitting over there in the corner. But a few episodes ago, I spotted a box of software on his desk with Windows 95 packaging. Since then I haven't been able to get a good enough look at the computer to see if he's switched to a PC.
Can anyone tell?
"I'm up to my knees in copyright infringments as it is."
--Idaho Joe, in _Raiders of the Lost Tortilla_
-Jay Pennington [email]
I think it is a Mac. I saw the software too. Perhaps Jerry is playing a little joke. We all know the battle between the two OS's!
By the way, remember the episode where Bette Midler is replaced in this show by some blond cry baby woman? Remember the last scene where she doesn't cry because she just found out her grandmother dies, but she cries on stage when her shoe becomes untied?? See what I mean about jokes? That was supposed to be Tonya Harding!!
If you watch each show carefully, they have jokes like that throughout.
Elaine
<<I haven't been able to get a good enough look at the computer to see if he's switched to a PC. Can anyone tell?>>
The first seasons Jerry had a compact Mac (couldn't see if it was a Mac Plus, Mac SE, Mac Classic, etc.) More recently (last couple of years, I think), it appears he has a Mac Duo (you can see the portable Duo portion "docked" into the dock.) The monitor also appears to be a standard Apple monitor. So, I'd guess the computer is one of the 200 series Mac Duos.
Apple does a lot of Mac placements in TV and movies; I suspect Jerry isn't going pc.
D. Bretherton
[email] (Bretherton) wrote:
I believe I saw a Windows 95 box on his desk a few episodes ago. Can anyone else confirm this?
I didn't see it. I'm sure Jerry would only use a Mac, because Mac users are much funnier than IBM PC users. I know this because I use an IBM and am not funny. My brother-in-law, who uses a Mac, is funny. Case closed.
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Yes, you did, as I pointed out when I started this thread at least a week ago....
To bring everyone up to speed, apparently he still uses a Mac, and someone else pointed out that he even got an upgrade within the last couple of seasons (I do recall one of the creators [David?] stating as much on E! or something). So it's a mystery why a Win 95 box would be sitting on his desk.
For whatever it's worth, it looked like they masked out the wording on the box, but the blue sky design was unmistakable.
"I'm up to my knees in copyright infringments as it is."
--Idaho Joe, in _Raiders of the Lost Tortilla_
-Jay Pennington [email]
He still had the Mac but it was behind a Windows 95 Resource book. Some kind of joke for the newsgroups to fester on I guess.
paul
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You are correct. But now, if you look closely in George's office, you will see that they moved it to his office.
Specifically, for example, in the episode where George was supposed to do the special project for Mr. Steinbrenner but didn't hear the details of the project because he was waiting outside of the men's restroom in the hallway. There is a scene where he is sitting at his desk and you can see the Windows 95 box in the background behind him.
Yes, I can confirm that. I definitely saw a Windows 95 box near Jerry's computer.
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But even with a Windows 95 box next to it, the computer is still a Mac! Go figure.
------------------------------------------------------------- ALLEN NEWMAN: Self-taught Mac masseur since 1984, recovering Trekkie, theatre-school groupie, mass communication product, Superman fan, and member of the Star Wars Generation. ------------------------------------------------------------- Armed only with a blaster pistol and an intimate knowledge of Imperial methods, Newman prepares to go to lunch....
What a comedian! It's so funny that they use a "Mac" computer. I think that's hilarious! I crack up just looking at it! Nice touch Jerry!
What a comedian! It's so funny that they use a "Mac" computer. I think that's hilarious! I crack up just looking at it! Nice touch Jerry!
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i noticed a Windows '95 box next to his computer
On 14 Jun 1996, Jeff Mackenzie wrote:
Yeah, I love that touch too!! It's gotta be one of the funniest things in Jerry's apartment!!! A Mac....HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! :-)
Brendan
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't (or wasn't) that computer Jerry's personal computer. I remember reading somewhere that they for some reason needed a computer prop and Jerry suggested using his computer.
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What in the world is this supposed to mean? Do you think that Macs suck or something?
In article , [email] (RonKou) wrote:
Jerry still has a Mac. His original Macintosh SE was stolen (when Kramer left the door unlocked?) and it was replaced a couple seasons ago by a Mac Powerbook DuoDock (docking computer). As many others have seen the Win95 Box last year, we can surmise that Jerry now has a PowerPC equipped Powerbook running SoftWindows so that he can use it. (Which is really kinda dumb to have software to run an OS the same as a MacOS!)
GM
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I agree with this, but I still sort of think that the Win 95 box is there because TV has no regard to computer realism, if you know what I mean.
Actually, it makes perfect sense--most stuff these days run only in either DOS or Windows.
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either DOS or Windows.
This actually belongs in comp.sys.mac.advocacy, but I must object to such misinformation. True, a lot of custom software is done soley for Wintel machines, but the majority of commerical software companies (especially bigger ones) do make mac versions, albeit a bit later.
Examples: Adobe, Microsoft, Netscape, Corel (who just got in the Mac business), Word Perfect, Symantec, Claris, Maxis, Interplay, LucasArts, etc. Not to mention the fact that many educational and graphic arts programs ONLY appear on a Mac, or appear first for macs.
While we're only 10% of the market as a whole, in certain niches (including the internet) macs have disproportional presence, e.g. internet browsing, serving, and content creation, multimedia content creation, color publishing, education, architectural engineering, biological and chemical engineering, etc.
If we let rumors such as "there's no software for the Mac" run wild, we let a the rumors of Apple's demise turn into self-fulfilling prophecies.
Sorry for the rant,
j.g.ballard
In [email] (Jonathan Ballard) writes:
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"DOS Computers manufactured by companies such as IBM, Compaq, Tandy, and millions of others are by far the most popular, with about 70 million machines in use worldwide. Macintosh fans, on the other hand, may note that cockroaches are far more numerous than humans, and that numbers alone do not denote a higher life form." -New York Times, November 26, 1991
I've seen the Win95 box but I've never seen Jerry actually using his computer. Have you?
-Alex G.