It was a positive experience, what's your problem, fanboy?
So you're basing your opinions on an 11 year old version of OSX, and a ten year out-of-date version of the iMac? Which was it? The hemispherical flat panel G4, or the all-in-one G5? Either one shipped with OSX.3 Panther. Those are antiques compared to todays' modern Macs. . . Those Macs were powered by PowerPC processors, not Intel processors. More demonstration of your ignorance of the Mac platform.
Sorry to disappoint but I know a lot about the Mac platform and it was an anecdote, want a link to a dictionary?
Now you reach back 25-27 years to the Mac SE??? It was never necessary to open the Mac SE's case to eject a recalcitrant disk unless the drive itself was DOA. If dragging the disk icon to the trash, which converts to an eject icon, fails to work, then CTRL-CLICK on a single-button mouse, right click on a dual-button mouse, reveals a contextual pop-up menu that includes an "eject" option. There's also a drop-down menu option to eject when an ejectable device's icon is selected. If all those fail, reboot while holding down the mouse button. If that fails, use the handy-dandy, all-purpose Apple disk ejector tool:
Once again it was a true anecdote and I said it was the only real problem I had. Now I hate to deflate your Mac cred but the floppy was physically stuck, no amount of button pushing or paperclips could fix that. Do you test your blood pressure a lot, I recommend you do so since such a little problem has you frothing at the mouth.
Sorry but your paper clip trick would not have worked since the mechanism was bent for whatever reason.
I would recommend the iPad, of course, but for good reasons. . . Since you already have an iPhone, everything you do on the iPhone will be mirrored on your iPad, and vice-verse, notes, mail, purchases, bookmarks, etc. When iOS 8 is released, you'll be able to start something on your iPhone, say an email, finish it on the iPad. Or you'll be able to answer the phone on your iPad. If you do get a Mac, you can do the same on it. I.e., you're working on your Mac and your iPhone rings in the other room. . . just answer it on your Mac. . . then pick up the call on your iPad, where you've sent your work from your Mac to finish later while sitting in the park.
I'm shocked that you would recommend an Apple platform and here I thought you were an unbiased source.
I use my Iphone to make phone calls, I don't use all the little apps that are making people speak like they're writing a text. I want the tablet for one purpose, to put on a couple complete Bibles and be able to search them instantly. I don't social media, I don't text. I speak English.
Do you get paid to shill for Apple? You spend a lot of time as a Mac evangelist and your condescending, 'I'm smarter than everybody because I use a Mac' is wearing rather thin.
I feel sorry for people whose identity is based on the computer they own, sad...
Wow! An entire reply of ad hominem attacks. Typical. You certainly did not indicate anything was physically wrong about removing the disk that would have ALSO required a tech’s intervention on any other platform. YOU implied it was purely a failing of Apple’s choice to not include a physical eject button, not an actual hardware failure. Then you attack me for providing the multiple alternatives Apple provides to eject a non-cooperative disk. Sheesh! The only “condescending” one on here is YOU, Lx. You are the one throwing smarmy, insulting comments about those of us who choose to use Apple products and those products, yet you base your complete experience on myth, outdated information, and abysmal ignorance. Your mind IS closed.