Tim Holmes
 I grew up in Eastern PA in a small town, went to Kenyon College, lived in Exeter, England for a year. Moved to California, got involved in BMUG, now I work at Apple! |
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| How did you personally get into using the Macintosh family of computers? |
Dad bought a 128k Mac in late 1984. We'd had an Apple II previously. | |
| Status: | "Consumate user," evangelist, and general critic. | |
First Mac:
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SE/30, if you mean the first one *I* paid for, but Dad bought the original Mac In August of 1984. | |
Current Mac:
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PowerBook 3400c until today... (11/30/98); now its a PowerBook G3 266 -- way cool Tim! | |
| When did you get your first modem? | Soon after getting the SE/30, while working at BMUG. Probably 1991 or so. | |
| Who did you call first? | The BMUG BBS, of course. | |
| Present Occupation: | Mac OS Technology Manager, Apple Computer Formerly known as Evangelist |
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| Claim to Fame: | Tao of AppleScript, editor; BMUG Newsletter, Editor in Chief | |
| Dream Job: | iCEO |
| Not So Random Thoughts... | |||
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| Was there ever a time in your life that you had to "Think Differently?" What was the situation and what did you do? | |||
| Uh, hmmm, I can't think of anything. But I think people just assume I think differently all the time. And I can't tell... | |||
| How has using the Macintosh computer changed your life? | |||
| No answer yet. | |||
| What is the weirdest thing in your office right now? | |||
| Aside from myself, it might be the cat skull, might be the mounted scorpions, but then I haven't looked in the fridge for a while. | |||
| My Passions are: | |||
| Excellence, a product well-made, a job well-done. | |||
| If you could have dinner with one person dead or alive who would that person be and what would you ask them? | |||
| I prefer the living, they smell better usually. It would probably be my dad. What would I ask him? Where would you like to eat? | |||
| When I grow up I want to be: | |||
| Internationally famous. | |||
| The question never asked: | |||
| "Could you talk a little faster please?" |
| Just The Facts, Please... | ||||
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| Biographical Tidbits: | Editor of the BMUG Newsletter and The Tao of AppleScript. | Education: | Bachelor of Arts from Kenyon College in English. | |
| Location at Birth: | A small town of around 2700 people in Northeastern PA. | Current Location: | Northern California, SF Bay area. | |
| Where you've been in between: |
Gambier, OH (college); Exeter, England | Astrological Sign: | Leo | |
| Available? | Married, and therefore not available. | Chat Nick: | None, I don't really chat. (Tim does come in as a guest periodically on Talk City though. -- Ed.) | |
| Favorite Books: | 100 Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez | Favorite Music or Band: | Talking Heads, Dead Can Dance, Ani Difranco | |
| Favorite Food: | A really good ceasar salad, Red Curry Shrimp, and Butterfingers. | Cat or Dog Person: | Cat, though I've had both and enjoy them both. | |
| Tim's Professional Web Site | |
| Favorite Web Site: | Macintouch - I love the Mac Gossip |
| "No pithy quotes here." |
Created Friday, September 4, 1998, 6:10 AM; Edited: 11/30/98, 1/30/99