Mac Rack Photo

arn · May 8, 2002, 05:52 PM

A Photo from the WWDC Keynote has surfaced...

AppleInsider Forums and RumorTracker have a photo of the unit...

Per comments, it seems authentic... but there's some question if the photo only represents a center portion of the entire unit.

lucs · May 8, 2002, 06:00 PM

OMGthat looks so awesome
looks like its gonna have 4 processors

it's brushed metal, isn't it?!?!

MacAztec · May 8, 2002, 06:04 PM

Looks great! I think I want one!

voicegy · May 8, 2002, 06:06 PM

Yum!

Clean, cool, shiny, silver style. I'd even put a damn rack on my desk to house that baby!

(geesh, am I (we) sick puppies or what?!)

gralem · May 8, 2002, 06:06 PM

...Very authentic. I was sitting about 15 rows back...right behind the media. There was only a center video display on the stage, which you can see here. Other stage features include 2 glowing white apples (1 on either side of the screen) and a table stage left with a mac setup for all of the "Jag-Wire" demos (quoting steve's pronunciation).

---gralem

eyelikeart · May 8, 2002, 06:08 PM

hmm...where's mischief?!

he's gonna ***** his pants when he gets wind of this...he he he

mischief · May 8, 2002, 06:16 PM

I want one dammit.

screw that I want SIX!!!!

Rower_CPU · May 8, 2002, 06:22 PM

I beat arn by 2 minutes but he closed my thread.

Oh well. I'm digging the industrial chic aspect...

Let's just hope the insides perform as well as the outsides look.

Mr. Anderson · May 8, 2002, 06:29 PM

WOW, much slimmer than I expected, very cool. I wish I could get one, but I'd have to buy a rack, etc.

I think I'll wait for the new desktops.

mc68k · May 8, 2002, 07:02 PM

This couldn't have been what the "proto" motherboard had to do with, because of the case design. That board had a AGP slot which I don't think a rack server would have a use for (height reasons).

My bet's still on the G4. Probably will have multiple G4's, but I don't think that they would release a new processor, even for a rack, outside of Macworld. After all, they can cluster them, right?

Macmaniac · May 8, 2002, 07:23 PM

It looks very cool and professional! Is this the face of new things to come because I hope it is! This is so cool! What a great week!

Beej · May 8, 2002, 07:27 PM

Guys, c'mon, it's a beige box with a silver Apple on the front! I really don't think it's that cool...

I am looking forward the seeing what that little baby is packin', though!

peterjhill · May 8, 2002, 08:02 PM

Man, this is way more exciting than episode II. As for AGP, rack servers typically have either onboard video (which can be AGP, look at the Powerbook) or have riser cards and mount the cards sideways.

I hope to hell that those bottom two sections are for hotswap disk arrays. yum!!!

They look so beautiful. Way cooler than anything from big blue.

macstudent · May 8, 2002, 08:05 PM

Do you think that these machines will be hot to the touch if they are running all of the time?

mc68k · May 8, 2002, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by macstudent
Do you think that these machines will be hot to the touch if they are running all of the time?

Not hot, but warm. That's a good thing. Have you sen the CoolerMaster cases? They act like a giant heatsink. If the metal case is warm, it's doing its job.

iH8Quark · May 8, 2002, 08:14 PM

ren-der-farm...ren-der-farm...ren-der-farm

Finally!!!

(I won't be complaining about speed anymore...I promise)

Rower_CPU · May 8, 2002, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mc68k
Not hot, but warm. That's a good thing. Have you sen the CoolerMaster cases? They act like a giant heatsink. If the metal case is warm, it's doing its job.

You have learned well...young Padawan...

Mr. Anderson · May 8, 2002, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Beej
Guys, c'mon, it's a beige box with a silver Apple on the front! I really don't think it's that cool...

Have you ever seen rack computers? This thing will standout so much compared to anything else. You'd walk up and have to reach out and touch it.....

peterjhill · May 8, 2002, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dukestreet

Have you ever seen rack computers? This thing will standout so much compared to anything else. You'd walk up and have to reach out and touch it.....

I just hope it doesn't collect fingerprints like the Tibook cases do

mc68k · May 8, 2002, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dukestreet

Have you ever seen rack computers? This thing will standout so much compared to anything else. You'd walk up and have to reach out and touch it.....

Rack servers are ugly and meant to be locked away. But that's where Apple specializes. In their current design rampage, even a rack server has to look good. They've got a repuation to uphold and their products show it.

Rower_CPU · May 8, 2002, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Beej
Guys, c'mon, it's a beige box with a silver Apple on the front! I really don't think it's that cool...

I am looking forward the seeing what that little baby is packin', though!

Not beige...metal....sexy...

3rdpath · May 8, 2002, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lucs

looks like its gonna have 4 processors

maybe a stupid question but how can you tell?

G4scott · May 8, 2002, 08:46 PM

If there is someone here extremely rich, I want them to do this... Buy about 500 of these things... Then get a big 'supercomputer' room, like where you always see massive computers housed. Then, just make an aisle with 250 servers on each side... That would look impressive... Even more impressive than a bunch of dells. They would look like space-age computers...

I wonder if they'll do clustering, and if so, how would they connect? I know that there are ways to setup a render farm over a network, but if you could daisy-chain these suckers together with a special, high bandwidth cable coming from a PCI card, that would totally kick @$$ And if they had up to 4 processers each, the scenario above would have 2000 G4 processors!!!! Of course, I don't think clustering would support that many, but just the thought of it is cool...

PS, after whoever it is that can accomplish this scenario, just remember to think of the guy who gave you the idea when you're looking for something to do with some of those servers...

Backtothemac · May 8, 2002, 09:06 PM

I cannot wait! Lets see.... if I sell my iMac, iBook, car, wedding ring, lawn mower, fake injury at Wal Mar, and sell m wifes body, then I might be able to get one

I really hope that they are in a decent price range, and kick A$$. Hey what if they use embedded G5's?

3rdpath · May 8, 2002, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lucs

looks like its gonna have 4 processors

maybe a stupid question but how can you tell?

May 8, 2002, 05:52 PM	#1
arn macrumors god Join Date: Apr 2001	Mac Rack Photo A Photo from the WWDC Keynote has surfaced... AppleInsider Forums and RumorTracker have a photo of the unit... Per comments, it seems authentic... but there's some question if the photo only represents a center portion of the entire unit.
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May 8, 2002, 06:00 PM	#2
lucs macrumors member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Chicago	OMG OMGthat looks so awesome looks like its gonna have 4 processors it's brushed metal, isn't it?!?! __________________ Mock...yeah; ing...yeah; bird...yeah; yeah....yeah........
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May 8, 2002, 06:04 PM	#3
MacAztec macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA	Hmmmm Looks great! I think I want one!
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May 8, 2002, 06:06 PM	#5
gralem macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2002	it's true... ...Very authentic. I was sitting about 15 rows back...right behind the media. There was only a center video display on the stage, which you can see here. Other stage features include 2 glowing white apples (1 on either side of the screen) and a table stage left with a mac setup for all of the "Jag-Wire" demos (quoting steve's pronunciation). ---gralem
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May 8, 2002, 06:16 PM	#7
mischief macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Santa Cruz Ca	Wasting time elsewhere. I want one dammit. screw that I want SIX!!!! __________________ Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. -Frank Herbert
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May 8, 2002, 06:06 PM	#4
voicegy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sandy Eggo - MacRumors Member since 1-1-2002	Yum! Clean, cool, shiny, silver style. I'd even put a damn rack on my desk to house that baby! (geesh, am I (we) sick puppies or what?!)
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May 8, 2002, 06:08 PM	#6
eyelikeart Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Metairie, LA	hmm...where's mischief?! he's gonna ***** his pants when he gets wind of this...he he he
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May 8, 2002, 06:22 PM	#8
Rower_CPU Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego, CA	I beat arn by 2 minutes but he closed my thread. Oh well. I'm digging the industrial chic aspect... Let's just hope the insides perform as well as the outsides look. __________________ Join MacRumors.com - Team Folding!
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May 8, 2002, 06:29 PM	#9
Mr. Anderson Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: VA	WOW, much slimmer than I expected, very cool. I wish I could get one, but I'd have to buy a rack, etc. I think I'll wait for the new desktops. __________________ "Klaatu varada nikto!"
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May 8, 2002, 07:02 PM	#10
mc68k macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego	This couldn't have been what the "proto" motherboard had to do with, because of the case design. That board had a AGP slot which I don't think a rack server would have a use for (height reasons). My bet's still on the G4. Probably will have multiple G4's, but I don't think that they would release a new processor, even for a rack, outside of Macworld. After all, they can cluster them, right?
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May 8, 2002, 07:23 PM	#11
Macmaniac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A tiny spec in the "Garden State", 1 square mile in area, somewhere on the outskirts of town by the railroad tracks	Nice It looks very cool and professional! Is this the face of new things to come because I hope it is! This is so cool! What a great week! __________________ The customer is NOT always right
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May 8, 2002, 07:27 PM	#12
Beej macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Buffy's bedroom	Cool? Guys, c'mon, it's a beige box with a silver Apple on the front! I really don't think it's that cool... I am looking forward the seeing what that little baby is packin', though! __________________ Hardcore newborn. (Thanks to mcrain for the idea) "You're a lot smarter than you look. Of course, you look like a retard..."
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May 8, 2002, 08:02 PM	#13
peterjhill macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Seattle, WA	Man, this is way more exciting than episode II. As for AGP, rack servers typically have either onboard video (which can be AGP, look at the Powerbook) or have riser cards and mount the cards sideways. I hope to hell that those bottom two sections are for hotswap disk arrays. yum!!! They look so beautiful. Way cooler than anything from big blue.
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May 8, 2002, 08:05 PM	#14
macstudent macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Milwaukee, WI	Do you think that these machines will be hot to the touch if they are running all of the time? __________________ Author \| Instructor \| Designer
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May 8, 2002, 08:14 PM	#16
iH8Quark macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Big Shoulders	Repeat after me ren-der-farm...ren-der-farm...ren-der-farm Finally!!! (I won't be complaining about speed anymore...I promise)
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May 8, 2002, 08:46 PM	#23
G4scott macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX	If there is someone here extremely rich, I want them to do this... Buy about 500 of these things... Then get a big 'supercomputer' room, like where you always see massive computers housed. Then, just make an aisle with 250 servers on each side... That would look impressive... Even more impressive than a bunch of dells. They would look like space-age computers... I wonder if they'll do clustering, and if so, how would they connect? I know that there are ways to setup a render farm over a network, but if you could daisy-chain these suckers together with a special, high bandwidth cable coming from a PCI card, that would totally kick @$$ And if they had up to 4 processers each, the scenario above would have 2000 G4 processors!!!! Of course, I don't think clustering would support that many, but just the thought of it is cool... PS, after whoever it is that can accomplish this scenario, just remember to think of the guy who gave you the idea when you're looking for something to do with some of those servers... __________________ Hook 'em Horns!
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May 8, 2002, 09:06 PM	#24
Backtothemac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: San Destin Florida	I cannot wait! Lets see.... if I sell my iMac, iBook, car, wedding ring, lawn mower, fake injury at Wal Mar, and sell m wifes body, then I might be able to get one I really hope that they are in a decent price range, and kick A$$. Hey what if they use embedded G5's? __________________ 2011 Late 17" MacBook Pro iPad Mini VZW 64GB LTE iPhone 4S 16GB VZW
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