The inspiration for this design was from the following quote from the AI story:
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Lets All Design The New G5/PPC970! (Or Whatever You Want To Call It)
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I like some of the ideas, but they are beginning to look like the custom/mod cases that you can get at tigerdirect or xtechnologies or outpost. There needs to be a bit more snaz and pizazz to them and then will Apple legal come after you.
Every new Mac needs one of these
Let us not forget the processor.
The XServe look of the PowerMac above is great. I wonder if the body will be transparent like the Cube & G3 iMacs. The mono speaker should be dumped once and for all; after all, Apple has done this to the G4 iMac already. I also hope that noise is minimized with a fan-less design but the quad hard-drive design of current Powermacs does not permit such an option. Perhaps now that IDE drives have the capacity for tones of data and work well with the latest FireWire standard it is time to start using 2.5 inch, serial ATA drives. For bigger drives, and plenty of bays, you can always buy an XServe and/or its RAID unit.
Let us not forget the processor.
The XServe look of the PowerMac above is great. I wonder if the body will be transparent like the Cube & G3 iMacs. The mono speaker should be dumped once and for all; after all, Apple has done this to the G4 iMac already. I also hope that noise is minimized with a fan-less design but the quad hard-drive design of current Powermacs does not permit such an option. Perhaps now that IDE drives have the capacity for tones of data and work well with the latest FireWire standard it is time to start using 2.5 inch, serial ATA drives. For bigger drives, and plenty of bays, you can always buy an XServe and/or its RAID unit.
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okay here is my rendition (taken from the other photos and photoshoped)
i want dual slot loading cdroms!
Sorry for the off-topic reply everyone, but can someone click on the flash link in mystixman's post (the thread-starter), make sure it opens in a new window, minimise the window and wait a long time.
When the flash finally loads does it display on your screen over the current window?
This could be a major bug I've discovered, or my machines screwed.
AppleMatt
(10.2.6 Safari v80)
When the flash finally loads does it display on your screen over the current window?
This could be a major bug I've discovered, or my machines screwed.
AppleMatt
(10.2.6 Safari v80)
if its great expect it to be dictator like:
It will be a 3d image of SJs head with 2x Slot loads in the mouth, an apple logo on the forehead and front mounted USB port and FW400 (maybe 800) port in the nostrils. Eyes are ambient light sensors for Apple LCDs only and the power button is voice activated: "You are god"
now seroiusly - has apple ever truly let us down? i know about the 'puck' but really - mostly i say - no.
It will be a 3d image of SJs head with 2x Slot loads in the mouth, an apple logo on the forehead and front mounted USB port and FW400 (maybe 800) port in the nostrils. Eyes are ambient light sensors for Apple LCDs only and the power button is voice activated: "You are god"
now seroiusly - has apple ever truly let us down? i know about the 'puck' but really - mostly i say - no.
Originally posted by marco_ppc
Here is a real picture of the new apple desktops, ppc 970 based, by the way of ppcnerds
THE picture
Isn't that the design spec for the x-box?
Originally posted by marco_ppc
maybe you want to say apple copied the design?
i've always dreamt a box like that
If I was ever to dream of a Microsoft box, I know in advance, that it would be a nightmare!
What would be the benefit of rackmounting it? Maybe 1% of the users would need a workstation that is rackmountable and for those people there are always solutions from 3rd party companies.
groovebuster