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Who doesn't like secret handshakes? Nothing's better than an obvious demonstration to others nearby that they are not 'in the know' or 'elite'.

:D

dvvega said:
Cards? Secret Handshakes?!
A Mac user craves not these things.
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As to Crystal Ball, looks like it also is waiting for 3.5 updates, I read on the boards where the author considered it a total rewrite. Looks PCGen 'll have to do.

--SJ
 

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Just wanted to add my moniker to the list of Mac folks. Macs at home and work - :D

1) PB500(pismo) 640M Ram, 20G HD, OS X 10.2.8 primarily, 9.2.2 only when absolutely needed - which is rarely these days
2) iMac 266 96M Ram, 3G HD, OS 9.2.2 - tried 10.2 but not enough ram to get decent performance.

Work
3 iMac 500s and a 'Digital Audio' 4XXmH G4 Tower

I've been an Apple user since the days of the Apple II, but wasn't introduced to the Mac unti Vet School - and I've owned at least one ever since.

A link in Mirth's sig pointed me here.

SJ said:
As to Crystal Ball, looks like it also is waiting for 3.5 updates, I read on the boards where the author considered it a total rewrite. Looks PCGen 'll have to do.
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I haven't used PCGen since they pared down the data set to get in compliance with WotC, But...
<Shameless Plug>
As an 'assistant programmer' for CrystalBall, I can say that you won't have to wait for the 3.5 version of the program to gain D&D 3.5 compatibility - I believe that the next release should have updated data sets for 3.5 compatibility.

The total rewrite that the main programmer (CrystalBallMac) is talking about will result in a huge number of improvements to both the UI and beneath the hood.

My sections are being reworked as well, I handle statblocks, printing, and the Print Designer program that lets you design your own print templates for CrystalBall.
</Shameless Plug>

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RE, thanks for the Crystal Ball update!

I am a statblock stickler. I'm picky about it and have/love to reformat and reorganize the statblocks from whatever program I use. I look forward to seeing what CB has to offer.

Since all my games are 3.5 now, I will have to wait for the update. Let us know when it hits.

--SJ
 



I spotted the thread, skimmed the first several posts, then decided to post myself.

I have a B&W G3, 350MHz with...ummm...>512MB of memory (can't remember specifics, it's been so long since I upgraded that :)) with a second hard drive (and yes, it's a revision A box meaning I had to get an expansion card to boot from the newer/bigger drive, that took some looking on macfixit.com to figure out!).

I'm still running 10.1.5 and probably won't jump into Panther until I upgrade computers. I'd really like to play NWN and am looking forward to WoW as well, so I'd like to upgrade sooner rather than later, but I'm switching jobs and we're planning on moving into a bigger house within the next 12 months, so a new computer isn't exactly a high priority right now.

Still, right after the house (and maybe a car by that time) I plan to get another Mac, the best I can reasonably afford since I'll want it to last me as long as possible. I'm also planning on getting a 20" cinema display if at all possible, and my wife and I both would like to have access to a SuperDrive.

I'll have to take another look at CrystalBall and PC Gen. I liked both of them a while back and have old versions from just before 3.5 came out, but haven't updated them since. Recently I've been using a lot of Excel sheets since they are cross-compatible.

Thanks.

DrSpunj
 

DrSpunj said:
I spotted the thread, skimmed the first several posts, then decided to post myself.
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Hallo. We do not bite and the Kool-aid seems to stay at the kiddie table.

BW G3 350 128 RAM 12 gig hard disk... my first mac >sigh<. Yours must be five plus now also. In about a year Apple will either be out of business >snicker< or making a computer which will last 15+ years easy.

I mean the present G5s can handle 8 gigs of RAM... with a max of 16 at some point (I think... I am still having trouble quantifing 8 gig...).

As someone who got one of the last G4s and then a few weeks later heard the news on the G5...

January/February, May - August and October - December seem to be big times for announcements and/or rumors.
Waiting can be a good thing with Apple though, since they let very little slip until they are almost ready for release.

Hope the house works out (heh, new house, hehehehehe).


Four years in our new home... and still not enough room,


Hagy
 

Added SJ, Raging Epistaxis and DrSpunj to the list. Welcome!

Here's a thought:

Has anyone on the list ever set-up a Mac Users Group before? Is it possible to make this a virtual one? I know the local one here is able to get access to publishers, software & hardware companies, etc. to test products, do demos, garner reviews and so on. If we were able to do the same thing here, it might benefit all of us. Especially if some gaming company wanted to court a group of RPG/Macheads.

So what do you all think? Suggestions? Comments?

Jay

mirthcard [at] yahoo [dot] com
 
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I like the idea, too, Mirth.

What about starting as a usergroup on the boards here? I've asked, but no one has every told me how they work. But go to you CP and click the 'usergroups' link. There are only two, and I don't know if they're used. Again, I don't know what they do exactly, but maybe that's a place to start.
 

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