First Mac Attempt Foiled

So I got a G4 tower given to my by Amy last year when she moved — the HD got toasted, and it was no use to her. I figured that I’d try to recover things off the HD for her at some point. It’s my first Mac, and it’s been sitting here since June.

Fast-forward to today. Searched Craigslist for a firewire HD, e-mailed the dude with my number, and got a call an hour later. Taking taxis to go pick up used stuff probably isn’t the most cost-effective, but it was quick and painless that way, and I got a 120GB Firewire LaCie drive for $60 plus cab fare.

I didn’t get to playing with the Mac right away. My apartment is such that the computers have their own bedroom, and I didn’t summon the will to start moving things around to hook it up until just a little bit ago. Plugged in the HD, a monitor that I had laying around, and… hmm… well, it turns out that I don’t have a single USB keyboard. I guess seeing them everywhere while at work somehow got things confused in my head. So I suppose I’ll have to wait until tomorrow, at least.

Since I also got install media, the plan, I suppose, is to install the OS onto the LaCie and then see if I can access anything on the internal HD to get it back for her… then learn just how all these damned OS X features work. I haven’t regularly used a Mac since System 7, and it’ll probably be quite strange. I don’t expect it to be anything more than a plaything, though perhaps it’ll get me to pay the Jobs tax at some point.

Beyond, that is, the $30 for an Apple keyboard that I’ll probably spend tomorrow.