The page's title, "Pax; et Cupertino sugerat," as far as I can tell, translates to "Peace, and Cupertino Sucks."
Telling. IMHO.
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Telling. IMHO.
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New G4 Case Leaked?
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no way....
I started crying after I saw the slot loading quad processor because it was killer,....then when I saw the spy photos I started crying again because I killed myself....
Please someone agree with me that apple is way too creative to make these weak changes.
I started crying after I saw the slot loading quad processor because it was killer,....then when I saw the spy photos I started crying again because I killed myself....
Please someone agree with me that apple is way too creative to make these weak changes.
if anyone missed the pictures
try http://www.madhamster.org
personally, i like the new G4 pictures, the G4's haven't been changed in design for like forever, its good to see something new for a change.
i dont know about you but i am expecting big things at the expo.
try http://www.madhamster.org
personally, i like the new G4 pictures, the G4's haven't been changed in design for like forever, its good to see something new for a change.
i dont know about you but i am expecting big things at the expo.
'kay,
Apple are releasing new iMacs soon right?
Would Apple risk introducing two totally new models at the same time? No. Faults with both simultaneously would kill them.
So presume Apple are working on a totally new tower but this is a cosmetic update to sell a few more towers until the "real" new tower arrives later.
Basically, don't get stung by buying one of these. It's like buying a key lime iBook.
And hey, stop criticising beige. My B&W monitor has blown up. Can anyone recommend a B&W replacement monitor to match my B&W tower? Beige rocks!
Apple are releasing new iMacs soon right?
Would Apple risk introducing two totally new models at the same time? No. Faults with both simultaneously would kill them.
So presume Apple are working on a totally new tower but this is a cosmetic update to sell a few more towers until the "real" new tower arrives later.
Basically, don't get stung by buying one of these. It's like buying a key lime iBook.
And hey, stop criticising beige. My B&W monitor has blown up. Can anyone recommend a B&W replacement monitor to match my B&W tower? Beige rocks!
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graffix
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The new iBook doesn't have a slot-loading CD Drive... it's got the same style drive as the old version.
I've known Chevell (who runs macosx.org) for quite some time and he's never given any indication that he would be prone to posting fake photos and trying to pass them off as real... that's just not the kinda guy he is. If you happen to snoop around MacOSX.org a bit, you'll see that his intention is to help inform users about information that is Mac-related... he's not trying to dupe anyone...
besides... he already got his C-A-D letter, so the photos are gone... now we'll just have to wait a week and see how close they are to what is released... of if they were pre-production models like someone else had suggested...
I just wanted to say Chevy's not a shyster... far from it in fact.
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I've known Chevell (who runs macosx.org) for quite some time and he's never given any indication that he would be prone to posting fake photos and trying to pass them off as real... that's just not the kinda guy he is. If you happen to snoop around MacOSX.org a bit, you'll see that his intention is to help inform users about information that is Mac-related... he's not trying to dupe anyone...
besides... he already got his C-A-D letter, so the photos are gone... now we'll just have to wait a week and see how close they are to what is released... of if they were pre-production models like someone else had suggested...
I just wanted to say Chevy's not a shyster... far from it in fact.
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Why this is a Fake!
Well,
when I saw these pictures at the middle of yesterday (german time), I was really disappointed. This was because I considered them to be real at the first sight, because they fit so well to the description of "The Naked Mole Rat" (look at http://www.appleturns.com, posted a few days ago) and other rumors, and I didn't like the design very much.
But I have thought about them over the day and looked at them again, and now I know, they are fake!
Please, look at those pictures again, and consider what I say:
At first, look at the G4 picture from the side, and at the "translucency", which macosx.org claims, that the "new G4s" feature.
Everyone who has ever opened a computer in his life knows, that there are no computers who look like this inside, not even macs ;-)
Especially, what shall these curled cables be, and where are the drive bays inside, etc.???
So, someone here has claimed that what you see must be a reflection, not a translucency.
Then, please tell me, what kind of material is the G4s case made of?? It reflects like a mirror, but is still white plastic? -whouoo-?
And even considered it would be a reflection, what cracy stuff can you see in it??
Second: What kind of drive bays on the front panel shall that be? They appear to have solid, transparent plastic in front. Where shall the CD-rom (or DVD-R) fit in? For me, they look far too small for a 5,25" Drive.
(and even, if apple had a cd-rom, that would fit in this bay, what sense would a secound bay have, if no other drive would fit in?
The third point is that it would be far too expensive to develop a new case, that is so similar, but a little slimmer as macosx.org claims, than the old one (you would have to adopt all machines,...)
And why should Apple ever to this??
'Get a clou?
It could be, that the real enclosure of the new G4 we see at MWNY is somehow similar to those pictures (the old one?!), but what we can see here is definitely a stupid but great photoshop fake!
I'll bet with you!!
and I'll win! ;-)
and sorry for my lousy english.
Well,
when I saw these pictures at the middle of yesterday (german time), I was really disappointed. This was because I considered them to be real at the first sight, because they fit so well to the description of "The Naked Mole Rat" (look at http://www.appleturns.com, posted a few days ago) and other rumors, and I didn't like the design very much.
But I have thought about them over the day and looked at them again, and now I know, they are fake!
Please, look at those pictures again, and consider what I say:
At first, look at the G4 picture from the side, and at the "translucency", which macosx.org claims, that the "new G4s" feature.
Everyone who has ever opened a computer in his life knows, that there are no computers who look like this inside, not even macs ;-)
Especially, what shall these curled cables be, and where are the drive bays inside, etc.???
So, someone here has claimed that what you see must be a reflection, not a translucency.
Then, please tell me, what kind of material is the G4s case made of?? It reflects like a mirror, but is still white plastic? -whouoo-?
And even considered it would be a reflection, what cracy stuff can you see in it??
Second: What kind of drive bays on the front panel shall that be? They appear to have solid, transparent plastic in front. Where shall the CD-rom (or DVD-R) fit in? For me, they look far too small for a 5,25" Drive.
(and even, if apple had a cd-rom, that would fit in this bay, what sense would a secound bay have, if no other drive would fit in?
The third point is that it would be far too expensive to develop a new case, that is so similar, but a little slimmer as macosx.org claims, than the old one (you would have to adopt all machines,...)
And why should Apple ever to this??
'Get a clou?
It could be, that the real enclosure of the new G4 we see at MWNY is somehow similar to those pictures (the old one?!), but what we can see here is definitely a stupid but great photoshop fake!
I'll bet with you!!
and I'll win! ;-)
and sorry for my lousy english.
B
BLAH!
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nevermind...sorry.
caught the link someone left, thanks.
disappointing anyway. those are obvious fakes. apple would never put out a computer quite that ugly. the "new" design features look like something out of a doctor who episode. this was photoshopped together by someone with a serious lack of design sense.
apple pulled it off macosx.org 'cause they were embarrassed by the mere chance that someone would mistake that hoax for one of their designs
caught the link someone left, thanks.
disappointing anyway. those are obvious fakes. apple would never put out a computer quite that ugly. the "new" design features look like something out of a doctor who episode. this was photoshopped together by someone with a serious lack of design sense.
apple pulled it off macosx.org 'cause they were embarrassed by the mere chance that someone would mistake that hoax for one of their designs
After thought, the case is ugly, and it is a fake. IF not, I will be very sad and Apple will have to discontinue such a disgusting looking product.
Apple could put that beautiful motherboard in a shoebox and i would still buy it. You just cant beat the Mac OS!
Re: Kasimir
No, the G4's case is not translucent. Yes, it's white yet also reflective. ...like a white surface that's shiny. Have you never before seen the current G4 tower's side??
I am baffled that people keep thinking this is a translucent casing. IT would seem that these are people who are thrown into a tempest of horror when they behold themselves in a mirror, the scary encounter with something so reflective.
blakespot
No, the G4's case is not translucent. Yes, it's white yet also reflective. ...like a white surface that's shiny. Have you never before seen the current G4 tower's side??
I am baffled that people keep thinking this is a translucent casing. IT would seem that these are people who are thrown into a tempest of horror when they behold themselves in a mirror, the scary encounter with something so reflective.
blakespot
Not a fake...
This is NOT a fake. But it is also not what we are going to be seeing in MWNY. This is probably just a protoype of the original G4 that is still sitting around that someone grabed some photos of. This is just my opinion and if they are released at MWNY, I will be suprised. But like many have said before, I dont think Stevie and Apple would take the time and $$ to release something so similar to the original enclosure that has been around since the the ol' G3 B&W. If we dont see a new G4 enclosure at MWNY, We will see it early next year. But this would be a big error on Apple's part to release such a similar looking case.
Another question you would have to ask yourself, "why would Apple choose to take step backward in design." This thing is ugly anyway.
[Edited by Klownhaus on 07-11-2001 at 10:15 AM]
This is NOT a fake. But it is also not what we are going to be seeing in MWNY. This is probably just a protoype of the original G4 that is still sitting around that someone grabed some photos of. This is just my opinion and if they are released at MWNY, I will be suprised. But like many have said before, I dont think Stevie and Apple would take the time and $$ to release something so similar to the original enclosure that has been around since the the ol' G3 B&W. If we dont see a new G4 enclosure at MWNY, We will see it early next year. But this would be a big error on Apple's part to release such a similar looking case.
Another question you would have to ask yourself, "why would Apple choose to take step backward in design." This thing is ugly anyway.
[Edited by Klownhaus on 07-11-2001 at 10:15 AM]
I saved the pics...
Even though my opinion on whether or not they are fakes is completely neutral, I did manage to save the images for my own curiosities...
anyone wants them let me know...
Even though my opinion on whether or not they are fakes is completely neutral, I did manage to save the images for my own curiosities...
anyone wants them let me know...
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SomeoneElse
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Here is my take on the images, and for any one who hasn't seen them goto http://www.macosx.org/images/?M=A so you can see what I mean.
!) The images where supposedly edited to hide the identity of the person who took the photos. But if you goto the link above there is an "unedited" version of the angled view of the G4. Here you can see that it is the top of a current G4 model because it is not standing on anything.
2) Look at the close up because I don't know about any body else but I thought that zip drives were smaller than a CD. Not vise versa.
3) That is supposed to be transparent plastic on the zip drive right? Or is it some kind of new force field apple has been developing to keep the dust out because I don't think I could get a zip in there.
4) There FAKE!
!) The images where supposedly edited to hide the identity of the person who took the photos. But if you goto the link above there is an "unedited" version of the angled view of the G4. Here you can see that it is the top of a current G4 model because it is not standing on anything.
2) Look at the close up because I don't know about any body else but I thought that zip drives were smaller than a CD. Not vise versa.
3) That is supposed to be transparent plastic on the zip drive right? Or is it some kind of new force field apple has been developing to keep the dust out because I don't think I could get a zip in there.
4) There FAKE!
C+D
Actually, come to think of it, let's see some proof of that CDO. I don't even believe Apple would bother with such an obvious fake. If you think about it, it can only make the genuine G4 successor even more desirable when it is finally unveiled. If we all sit around depressing ourselves because the new G4 is a slight update only, then when we see the sexy MF in a couple of weeks, we'll be rushing out to buy one ASAP.
Actually, come to think of it, let's see some proof of that CDO. I don't even believe Apple would bother with such an obvious fake. If you think about it, it can only make the genuine G4 successor even more desirable when it is finally unveiled. If we all sit around depressing ourselves because the new G4 is a slight update only, then when we see the sexy MF in a couple of weeks, we'll be rushing out to buy one ASAP.
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anotherguy
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parallel
http://www.garone.net/anthony/newg4close3.jpg
It's a boring work day, so I thought I would look at the images here on my cheezy peecee "Paint" application. It would seem to me that an image taken this close to the computer would seem to have proper angling of the drives (i.e. they should be parallel to each other). But, who knows? I'm no imaging expert...
http://www.garone.net/anthony/newg4close3.jpg
It's a boring work day, so I thought I would look at the images here on my cheezy peecee "Paint" application. It would seem to me that an image taken this close to the computer would seem to have proper angling of the drives (i.e. they should be parallel to each other). But, who knows? I'm no imaging expert...
