Our
Cat and the Computers
We
all know the friendly feeling we have
towards our beloved Macs. It is difficult
to put in writing what is so captivating
about the Macintosh. After listing the
reasonable facts, we still just can't
express why we feel the way we do. Often
we must resort to saying, "It's a Mac
thing."
I
say it is our sixth sense! I even have a
story to prove that the Mac has something
a PC doesn't: a certain effect that is
detectable even by animals. Well, our cat
certainly detected something.
Here
is a little story I wouldn't have believed
if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. The
characters in my little tale include our
picky cat, Morci; one Mac, and two PC
computers.
The
Story
A
friend asked my husband to get a PC for
him and his friend from eBay. Another
friend wanted a Mac. When the first PC
arrived, we placed it on a little table in
our "technical" room where Morci sometimes
takes her nap during the day. We worried a
little that Morci would jump up on the
table and accidentally entangle herself in
the cables. Instead, our cat stayed clear
of that table. Days went by. My husband
tested the PC and the owner came and took
it away. The little table was free again
and Morci went back to her territory.
Then, the Mac arrived. We thought that our
Morci would stay away again, but she
jumped up on the table and happily went to
sleep half way on the keyboard. We thought
that she just had enough and wanted her
favorite place back no matter what.
However, when the Mac went to its owner
and the second PC arrived a couple of days
later, Morci disappeared again. Then, we
realized what was happening. She didn't
object to something being on her
table. She only had problems with
what we put on that table. She
didn't want to be near a PC, but she was
very happy to share her little table with
a Mac!
Did
I mention that she is a very picky
cat?
Who
would have thought that even animals can
feel the difference? What else can it be
other than the sixth sense!?
Ilona
Melis
November, 1999
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