Being such a very user-friendly computer, it didn't take me long to get to grips with the Macintosh, with a little help from another Computing Service colleague, Rod Ackland. Soon after that, I assisted in installing a small network of 10 Macintosh 512 Kb computers in the Short Loan Collection of the University Library, along with one Apple LaserWriter and two AppleTalk Imagewriters.

This cluster soon became so popular that our Director at the time (Dr G.K.S. Browning - now Professor) saw fit to extent the cluster to 20 Macintosh Plus computers. This cluster then moved to another part of the University Library where the Mac Plus computers were replaced with 10 Mac Classics and 20 Mac SE/30s. These computers were linked to two Mac SE/30 File/Print servers.

Over the years the demand for the use of Apple Macintosh computers has increased so much, that Computing Service now has various Mac and Mac/PC clusters spread over the campus. These Macintosh computers are now Performa 5200s and Performa 630s.

My present job now entails being a member of a group of support technicians. This group is called the Microcomputer Support Team, and I am a Desktop Support Technician, which supports the University campus in a variety of ways.This support includes networking Macintoshes and PCs, troubleshooting software and hardware, and a multitude of other duties including expert support for Dial-In issues on newer Macintosh platforms using newer up-to-date Operating Systems.

My technical knowledge of the Apple MacOS and the Internal technology changes of the varying Macintosh models has also increased to include the most up-to-date MacOS and Mac hardware.