Reminisce QuarkXPress

The year is 1998. I'm working on a G3 iMac with translucent blue casing—matching keyboard and mouse. The mouse is a sleek and ergonomic, circle. There's a dongle connected to one end of my keyboard to take advantage of the 'print' feature; the other end connects to open air. I use the 'speak text' feature in OS9 to taunt our professor in broken, monotone voices, "Aren't you glad you have this fancy computer". Yes, yes I am.

When I see this startup screen—that's the place I go.

I'm working with tools like Item Tool, Content Tool, Rectangle Picture Box tool, and my favorite, Starburst tool. Most things in Quark are extremely descriptive, for example: "H&Js" obviously stands for Hyphenation & Justification. Did I mention the excitement that flowed through me when trying to save an image with a transparent background—ecstatic.

I'm currently renaming files from 2001 to contain less than 35 characters—making sure they're still descriptive—and then relinking those files in the document. Joy.

I'm not bitter—just enjoying the memories.

So, what are you working on?