Cult Of Mac, The

Description:
There is no product on the planet that enjoys the devotion of a Macintosh computer. Apple's machines have legions of loyal, sometimes demented fans. The Cult of Mac surveys the devoted following that has grown up around Macintosh computers. Like fans of a football team or a rock group, Macintosh fanatics have their own subculture, with clearly defined obsessions, rites, and passages. Famously dedicated to their computers, many Mac fans eat, sleep, and breathe the Macintosh. Fans who get Mac tattoos and haircuts, people who attend Apple Store openings like they are Grateful Dead shows, counterculture icons who love the Mac, people who turn old Macs into aquariums (or bongs), Ellen Fein lookalike contests, erotic fiction featuring Steve Jobs; it's all here. Technology reporter Leander Kahney exposes all sides of Mac fanaticism, from the innocuous to the insane.

Table of Contents:
Part 1: MACINTOSH MADNESS Ch 1: Techno Fetishism Ch 2: Macs and the Counterculture Ch 3: Worshipping the Two Steves Ch 4: Mac Tattoos and Haircuts Ch 5: Macspotting Ch 6: Mac Evangelism Ch 7: The Mac Web Part 2: GATHERINGS OF THE CLAN Ch 8: Tales of Macworld Ch 9: Macs in Japan PART 3: INCESSANT TINKERERS Ch 10: Macquariums Ch 11: Fantasy Macs Ch 12: Hardware Mods Ch 13: Paper Macs PART 4: HOARDERS AND RECYCLERS Ch 14: Mac Collectors and Collectibles Ch 15: Antique Macs PART 5: NEW FRONTIERS Ch 16: iPod Ch 17: What Makes Mac Fans So Loyal?