Chuk-chuk-chuk
My computer started making a scary sound a few weeks back... "Chuk-chuk-chuk". I feared the hard drive might be going at first, but then I discovered some horrifying dust beasts swarming at the fan. I vanquished them with a dustbuster and some swiffers and thought I'd be back on easy street.
But soon enough, "Chuk-chuk-chuk!" -- like The Tell-tale Heart!
I've run some diagnostics and things *seem* to be okay. I have an added internal drive inside (it's a Mac G4 tower) so I'm not sure what's really making the noise. I have my camera at the ready to capture the sound if it returns.
Which leads me to ponder the mortality of my computer. I remember thinking that I wanted a good five years out of it when I bought it... five years ago (I believe it arrived at my house on September 30, 2000). It got me through grad school, into my current job and chugged through many a crazy project. Plus, these new Macs can run circles around it (soon an iPod will be more powerful).
So my wife and I are looking for a new Mac. We considered the Mac mini, but I think we want to rid us of my ginormous monitor to free up some desk space. So we're thinking of the G5 iMacs -- they seem quite robust and have a small overall footprint.
And I think I'll lower my life expectancy to three years -- enough to bridge the gap before Apple starts using Intel chips. Do I have some sort of farewell for my machine. Or toss it out the window ala SCTV?
But soon enough, "Chuk-chuk-chuk!" -- like The Tell-tale Heart!
I've run some diagnostics and things *seem* to be okay. I have an added internal drive inside (it's a Mac G4 tower) so I'm not sure what's really making the noise. I have my camera at the ready to capture the sound if it returns.
Which leads me to ponder the mortality of my computer. I remember thinking that I wanted a good five years out of it when I bought it... five years ago (I believe it arrived at my house on September 30, 2000). It got me through grad school, into my current job and chugged through many a crazy project. Plus, these new Macs can run circles around it (soon an iPod will be more powerful).
So my wife and I are looking for a new Mac. We considered the Mac mini, but I think we want to rid us of my ginormous monitor to free up some desk space. So we're thinking of the G5 iMacs -- they seem quite robust and have a small overall footprint.
And I think I'll lower my life expectancy to three years -- enough to bridge the gap before Apple starts using Intel chips. Do I have some sort of farewell for my machine. Or toss it out the window ala SCTV?
1 Comments:
chuck
and luck
and chuck-a-chuck-a-chuck
where is 3 abreast when you have such good material?
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