Apple Wants to Blow You.. Away

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• eh! Thanks. : sliver

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• Also.. Ever since I got my iBook, I havent had any trouble finding replacements for software I used on ... : Warlock
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  yeah, I agree about the laptops, but they're DEFINITELY an exception to the rule. A PPC7450 isn't even C... : yakz
  • agreed...i love the hardware from an engineering standpoint but i cant stand the people in charge : TheTick
• I'm typing this on a TiBook. I'd agree with a lot of your points, but you have to realize that there isn... : Watts

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• knowing apple, its gonna be something completely unexpected, even though the product at first glance (ex.... : mrcoffee32
• Also, I think Apple may include Gamecube compatibility in its new computing line. : Warlock

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  no because it doesnt solve the problems i have with using linux or any other alternative OS : TheTick
  • i think OSX would be very popular, id be first in line to BUY it (i vowed to never again PAY for an MS O... : ~mongoloid~
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  If it would run windows apps and games etc.. Sure. : mrraist-
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    stable??? No !!! : rookieone
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      ... Well, I'll take your trolling and raise you the facts. OSX is based on BSD technology, in fact, the ... : Dan[WSB]
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        Solaris??? : GravyBoat
        • Shush, you don't count ;D : Dan[WSB]
        • I don't put slowlaris on the "stable" category... AIX, HP/UX and OSF/1 go there : Zoesch
  • heh.. WINE for OSX : Toraz Chryx
• Nah.. : dadda2000
• I would absolutely buy it immediately! Dual boot between that and XP would be the ultimate!! : jasonepowell
• Depends on the price, but most likely. : pyrotek
• The only reason I run Windows is to get easy access to all kinds of software, so the answer is no. : belzebutt
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  osx is released for x86.. well Darwin, the core OS is available for free download. : loco3kgt
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    Nobody gives a shit about the OSX kernel. Go install BSD or Linux if a relatively stable kernel is what ... : diehlr
    • umm... the OSX kernel is what bring Mac up to a finally modern OS, from what i hear from many critics of... : carnivore
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      the point with OSX (to me at least) is that it's a freakin' powerful unix OS, with a gorgeous gui sat on... : Toraz Chryx
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        that still cant run anything i want to run =( : TheTick
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          well, yeah, but Apple have been doing fairly cool stuff recently... either a HUGE power increase for the... : Toraz Chryx
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            im not an early adopter...until they actually have the marketshare and have the software i want i cant d... : TheTick
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              what software is it that you need exactly? if there's something for BSD/linux it might be fairly simp... : Toraz Chryx
              • no...i used to run linux but mostly what im talking about is work stuff since i write windows program... : TheTick
• I would look at it, but it would probably have bad app support. : The_FrO
• Yes, (assuming ofcourse it was reasonable in cost and allow dual booting with WinXP) I actually like the... : baron calamity
• Yes, but it won't solve all the architectural issues like: Being forced to use IRQ's and NMI's :[ : Zoesch

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  Compaq already has an iPaq. : project13
  • Apple already had a type of packaging called iPAC :] : Zoesch
• New APPLE slogan: Don't Burn Toast. : indeego

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• that would actually blow me the FUCK away. : jasonepowell
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  does that mean they'd give me $200 to have an Imac? : Toraz Chryx
  • No... because iMacs are worthless... I'm taking their towers and laptops : The_FrO
  • he said a computer, not a toy : jasonepowell
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    i dont really consider an iMac to be a real mac for this discussion i would think you wouldnt either... : TheTick
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      right now, the top end powermac can NOT compete on speed, the 'Quicksilver' G4e 867Mhz rig is, at best, ... : Toraz Chryx
      • the point is that the imac isnt worth having...you can get a comparable x86 for almost nothing if you lo : TheTick
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        also we all know how valid THOSE benchmarks are...heh i really would like to see some 3rd party compa... : TheTick
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          there are a few photoshop filters that DO fly on the G4... they aren't valid grounds for a 'this mach... : Toraz Chryx
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            yes and if they allowed a real guru to tweak the code for it on the x86 i bet it would fly on that platf... : TheTick
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              guru? What guru? Its Adobe's baby. There's no way in hell the current top line macs are anywhere near : johnny rotten
              • but there are some math operations that the G4 is simply [much] faster at. Yup, a dedicated 128 bit a... : Rhyn
        • Byte used to have the best cross platform benchmarks... sadly they went down the drain :[ : Zoesch
• Amen brother, amen. : KinetiK
• That would cause me to buy a few, right there. I always saw macs as gee whiz tech, and would like to pl : indeego

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• Hehe "right-mouse button", innovative waaaaaay beyond their standard! : g30f
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  lol nammie : frenchmeat
  • So replies to my Shack messages but not IMs huh? :) : Namlemez
• If you plug a 2 button usb mouse into a mac it works just like windows (right clicking for menus, etc..)... : nofxsux

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  The OSXBox? In a variaty of minty fresh colors? : rauol_duke
  • delicious : ~mongoloid~
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  heh... it would probably be like a mix of the Gamecube and Xbox, PowerPC 750 with a geforce 3 :) : Toraz Chryx
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    sadly knowing apple it would cost $700 and only have 3 games =\ but they would be really easy to play a : TheTick
    • Didn't Microsoft already do that? : jaga
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      Oh my god! It's like you just described Microsoft and it's legion of fanboys! : anonsanonomous
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        The difference is that Microsoft fanboys, deep down, don't actually believe the shit they spew. they kno : anonimo
        • Buggah. : anonimo
      • the only difference is that i dont see any good sides to MS : TheTick
    • BTW, Apple ALREADY made a console... The Bandai Pippin... And you just described the MS XBox and the : Zoesch

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  Remember those T-Shirts that changed color in response to heat and cold? What did they call those? T : anonimo
  • hypercolor : wetard
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  You mean like interchangable plates, or something more overpriced involved? : Stormrider
  • No... Apple has been developing a new type of system where the consumer can design the color scheme of t... : cwlc98

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  same here but i really do suspect flat panel imacs =\ booooooring : TheTick
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    That would be an awful lot of hype for an evolutionary update. I really hope that isn't it. : pyrotek
    • an imac itself isnt revolutionary and yet they hyped the shit out of it <shrug> I hope thats not it but ... : TheTick
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    9 - Considering they placed a huge order for flat panel LCDs last month I think that's most likely though... : Carnivac
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      Agreed. However, I wonder how these will stack up to iBooks, and what the significant difference will be... : Dan[WSB]
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        Don't they use standard-sized hard drives? It would totally SUCK (emphasis on the inverse-blow) if they... : anonimo
        • Imacs, IIRC, use 3.5" 5400rpm disks, not blazingly fast, but a damn site snappier than the notebook disk... : Toraz Chryx
    • on the other hand, they already sell a boatload of LCD's currently (laptops, Apple Cinema Screen). Yo... : jasonepowell

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• with only one wheel : palewussy

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• second : jedi_27

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  Poe - Angry Johnny... That's your M0rpheus search for today... : The_FrO
  • Yay, yay, yay, yay, yaay! That's your horoscope for today! Great... now I'm thinking Weird Al... : anonimo

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• Johnny dear, don't be afraid. I will keep your secrets safe. Bring me to the blind man who Lost you : anonimo

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  The only problem with that is that the system shown there is $1699 US... Apple's likely to unveil someth... : Postal
  • yeah.. then just got with this model. $1299 with a 900mhz celeron. http://www.gateway.com/home/pro... : Shadowdane

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  as opposed to the 'WHOA' we all did after the Geforce3 unveiling : Toraz Chryx
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    yeah, but that was a guaranteed hit for both platforms, as well as for the hardcore gamers. This one lo... : the archvile
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      since we don't know what 'this' is, we can't say who it's relevent too.. I know I'll go 'WHOA' if it'... : Toraz Chryx
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        I know I'll go 'WHOA' if it's the G5 AND the G5 has similar IPC to the G4 AND the pricing drops to reaso... : pyrotek
        • AND they can scale the bus up fast enough to compete : TheTick
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          if they keep the pricing where it is, and a 1.6Ghz _IS_ twice as fast as a 1.6Ghz Althon.. then I'll sti... : Toraz Chryx
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            i will also be going "whoa" but i wont be going "whoa i need one of those" : TheTick
            • I'll be going 'WHOA, I WANT ONE' at the very least : Toraz Chryx
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            Here is their $2500 G4: • 867MHz PowerPC G4 • 128MB SDRAM - 1 DIMM • 60GB Ultra ATA dr : pyrotek
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              But if Apple keeps with its current pricing, then the system you outlined would cost about $7000 : jaga
              • My serious guess for what they would charge for that system would be around $4500. : pyrotek
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        yes but if they can only get the g5 to scale to 1 gig then i personally wont go WHOA! : TheTick
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          the rumour mill is pegging the G5's introduction clockspeed at 1.6Ghz : Toraz Chryx
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            yes and the rumour mill often "pegs" things dead on eh? once its confirmed then ill celebrate...until t... : TheTick
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              OS X is hardly a disappointment.. okay, so the implementation still needs a few more tweaks here and ... : Toraz Chryx
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                it's really slow though... even on the fastest Macs... and the UI needs to be more customizable... l... : The_FrO
                • have you used the post 10.0.1 versions of MacOS X? they've sped it up, a LOT.. : Toraz Chryx
                • You can disable the dock if you want. Also, 10.1 and above versions of OSX are a lot faster than 10.0. B... : diehlr
              • the best software in the world sucks dick if it has to run on an outdated hardware platform =\ the ha... : TheTick

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  not really. It's got a real motherboard/can use pci cards (that have mac drivers, of course), a real ... : batkiwi
  • Yea that $10 I paid for 128MB of laptop ram was huge! : GravyBoat
• a colorful version of what IBM's been doing for years, eh? http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc... : drazz
• if they do that, and bill it as "the first LCD all in one computer", I'm going to LAUGH so hard... ot... : The_FrO

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• G5 is hoped for, but I don't think expected... I think most people don't expect the G5 until mid-late 20... : loco3kgt

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• hehe : Maarten Goldstein
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  actually, all the NeXT machines had 2-buttoned mice, but the operating system hardwired the buttons to t... : the archvile
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    Steve Jobs: "It's too confusing for the user! I mean, he/she looks at a mouse and goes: "What? Two butto... : nomaad
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      the sad part was that he was right; most Mac purchases are by entry-level users who haven't ever owned a... : the archvile
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        and of course, you have hard facts to back this up? : jasonepowell
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          who needs facts. this is the innernet! : Phil
          • yeah, and I'm confused by that darned second mouse button! : jasonepowell
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        I may be going out on a limb here, but what is wrong with saying "world wide web"? : sur3sh0t
        • YOU MEAN TEH INTARWEB!! : Turd Ferguson
• I love you. That is my ongoing joke about Macs (even though we all know they figured out how to split th... : jrock

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• no, that was their cube !! : rookieone

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  not gonna happen.. Apple aren't going to backtrack over the whole 'Mhz Myth' thing... Here's hopin... : Toraz Chryx
  • sahara! : fat mike
  • Let's wait and see. Perhaps we're even thinking all wrong about the product itself. Perhaps we're not... : dadda2000