Supereor: So, I hear those Macs are looking pretty good. I've also been checking out the PS4, looks like a good idea :)

THATguy93: So I've just searched this in google and found this topic, My father purchased a new computer for me to use in school and had Dell install everything from the OS to to Microsoft Office. I read a post saying it's the OP's fault for installing a trial version, but what if Dell is the reason the wrong version is installed? Especially when the error message starts 6 months after it's purchased. If it's a day to day trial why would it have taken 6 months to ask me to update? I called Dell support and they said the only way to fix the problem is to completely wipe my system clean and reinstall 8.1 full version which should be free. The message only came up once per day so I decided not to do that, but now It's happening a few times a day and is getting pretty annoying. I guess I'll just delete everything in order to use something we already paid for, assuming this isn't actually a virus or something I downloaded, which Dell claimed it probably was.

Any advice that isn't a smart-a$$ remark?

THATguy93: I guess I'll just delete everything in order to use something we already paid for, assuming this isn't actually a virus or something I downloaded, which Dell claimed it probably was.

dirtyharry50: Once you go Mac, you never go back. I love mine.

There's tons of games for Macs including here on GOG and many more GOG titles you can setup to work on a Mac yourself. There is also tons of games for Mac on Steam and Apple's own App Store.

An iMac with a PS4 would be an awesome combination. I plan to get a PS4 eventually myself.

fr33kSh0w2012: These are the Ones I had in High school http://www.retronics.biz/images/old-apple-computer.jpg

mabrookes: For most of high school I had to use these;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Archimedes

In my final year in normal high school they finally upgraded the school and got lots of Windows computers and an ISDN internet connection - but none of the lessons I had used them anyway, and we did IT in the first couple of years of high school so I didn't exactly learn anything useful.

THATguy93: What can I say God is good! And thanks for the helpful replies, the restarts began so I followed the steps and the update is being installed now. Either this is legit from Microsoft or the most elaborate scam known to man!

fr33kSh0w2012: Exactly! your last year of high school must of been around 1998/1999 era when they just did the swap over! which would make you around the 28 to 30 mark!

mabrookes: Yea I left in 1999, and I am unfortunately 30 now :(

I take it you are around the same age then? I did at least get to use them in 6th from for a year before going to college, but they were not really that impressive and were massively locked down (which was no use as people would watch the admin type his password, then we would use that to create another admin account and do what we wanted!).

I think it was RM computers that provided them, or something like that.

GastonArg: install ubuntu or pay for win 7 :P (gamers like us are screwed no matter what)

fr33kSh0w2012: Yes I find that utterly amazing because back in 1999 / 2000 there were hardly anything for Macs! except "PATHWAYS INTO DARKNESS and MARATHON II

dirtyharry50: ... There's tons of games for Macs including here on GOG and many more GOG titles you can setup to work on a Mac yourself. There is also tons of games for Mac on Steam and Apple's own App Store.