• Mac users were blessed with an OS upgrade in February
• Apple returns to profitability
• A cool new Apple advertisement makes its debut
• Bill Gates skirmishes with the DOJ and Belgian pie throwers
And, on top of all that, you get yet another dose of The Happy Mac, designed to give you just another reason to be proud of your Macintosh lifestyle!
 
A Tribute to "The Happy Mac?"
  MacNN's Reality, at
http://www.macnn.com/reality/ , published this
photo of a Macintosh prototype, code-named
"Happy Mac." It boasts a compact, all-in-one
type enclosure and swinging doors that disguise
the Mac when not in use. It all lends to a rather
funky appearance, but don't rush out to
CompUSA just yet! This is just a plastic shell,
and the real mac-coy may never go into
production! Apple if you are listening, "Great
idea! Make it soon!" I bet that some of you are
now wondering where the "Happy Mac"
computer got its name. Well, one day Steve (you know, my buddy, Steve Jobs) sent me an email describing how Apple Computer had decided to design a computer in my honor to reward me for all of the hard work that I do here at Apple Wizards. Steve told me that he absolutely loved this column and asked me if it would be okay if the new Macintosh were named "Happy Mac" in its honor. Of course, I told him that it would be fine as long as I get royalties for the name, and if a copy of Apple Wizards were distributed with each new computer! ... Uh, okay. The last couple of sentences aren't very true, but a girl can dream, right?
 
Reader Mail
Don't Hate Her Because She has a G3!
Just wanted to drop you a note to tell you how much I enjoy  Apple Wizards. I read every word of each issue, and look forward to it. It is
a quality publication, and you should be justifiably proud. Keep up
the good work. I have been a Mac owner for about 13 months, and am spreading the word to everyone who will listen. Recently purchased a new G3 desktop, and am in heaven!
--- Melissa Bishop-Morgan
First of all, I would like to thank Melissa and everyone else who wrote to us this month. We love the feedback, and the praise makes us feel like giddy school-children! In fact, a certain un-named (subliminal message: "Mac Junkie!") columnist hinted that he may lose his sanity if he doesn't get his usual "fix" of feedback this month. Trust me, you don't want to see a Mac Junkie in withdrawl, so I hope he gets his wish! Secondly: Waahhhhh, I want a G3, too! Oh, St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun, can you bring me a G3 on March 17?
 
Who Needs Illicit Pharmaceuticals When You Have a Mac?
  
 
This great animated GIF was sent to me by a Harley-riding Mac addict who goes by the name of Big R of Ellijay. He did a great job creating it, don't you think? His website, http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/7071/ , states that he, his wife, mother-in-law, and three children all own PowerMacs! Sounds like a great family to me! Kudos to Big R for sending me this wonderful and creative graphic. Send Big R email at bigr@ellijay.com .
 
Return of the Favorite Signature File Section
  I wasn't sure about including a space for recognition of an
outstanding personal signature file this month, but after I saw the
following sig, I just knew that I had share it with all of you!
This original sig file is from Timothy Schemmel, law student and defender of Macs!
"They can have my Mac when they pry...
like hell, I'm taking it with me!"
— Timothy Schemmel, 1997
Disclaimer: To fully appreciate Timothy's words, you may need to be familiar with a famous quote popularized by Power Computing. If you don't know what the heck I'm talking about, drop me a note at pr@applewizards.net or use the feedback form located at the Apple Wizards website and I'll help you out!
 
The Moment You've All Been Waiting For . . . The March Comic!
Used with permission from: http://www.macworks.com/stuffthis/stuffthis.html
