Article from MacPlus.org (translation by Sherlock)
JamesDPS said:
Is it just me, or is the macplus.org site down right now? (pls note date and time as of this post)... are they suddenly getting bombarded because of these kinds of "news" posts? if something like this can generate this much network traffic, maybe we shouldn't give it as much credence...
Well, the Article was pulled, now it is back. Here's a translation
a la Sherlock.
Futures PowerMacintosh G5? (Rumour)
March 5, 2004 - 23:42
Our anonymous advisor of
Anglo-Saxon extraction* reconsiders a possible date of output (release date) of the
next machines of the professional range APPLE. According to its information, it would seem that roadmap (note: the passenger waybill)
intern of the laboratories of Cupertino (Apple Computers) gave the green light so that the range (of computers) is (to be) announced as of Tuesday March 23, 2004 for an
immediate availability, and with a deadline of 1 month for the rest of the world concerning the model 2,4GHz.
Décidemment (decidedly), that would become really a practice these outputs shifted if this rumour were confirmed... (it's a change in Apple's release practice)
Concerning the contents of the updated range, we would have right (correct)
(I specify again, it is a RUMOUR, thus continue to save!
)
according to him with the following machines:
1) entry level, PowerMac G5 bi-processors
dual 1,8 GHz,
256 Mo of DDR400 (and either 333), a
hard disk of 80 Go Serial ATA,
three sites PCI-X(instead of the NCV "traditional of the current modeèle) and the
card video GeForce 5200 will utlra 64 Mo of Vram
2) middle level, PowerMac G5 bi-processors
dual 2,2 GHz,
512 Mo of DDR400, a
hard disk of 160 Go Serial ATA, the
video card Radeon 9600 64Mo of Vram
3) top level, PowerMacintosh G5 bi-processors
dual 2,4 GHz,
512 Mo of DDR400, a
hard disk of 160 Go Serial ATA, the
video card
Radeon 9600 64 Mo of Vram
And finally, in option BTO (Built to order), the possibility of integrating
Radeon 9800 Pro currently sold to (sells for) 350$ USD.
If this rumour proves to be (well) founded,
one never knows, we would note that only the modèle
entrée de gamme would have relatively in-depth changes, and possibly the best quality-price ratio thus with my direction of this range; if the current tariffs (prices) do not change. But good, that remains "supputuesque" calculation, therefore (let us) quietly wait to see what the laboratories of Apple (have) prepared us for the
spring-cleaning!
MacGregor
* Anglo-Saxon extraction meaning English speaking (non-French); unless, the author really means some Brit from the UK working for Apple Laboratories in America.
This petty "Anglo-Saxon" reference shows how today's French can have such an amazing fixation on English History, especially before the Norman-French Conquest over 1066 A.D. England.
In 1066, King Edward died (of old age) and initially the
Anglo-Saxon Witan (Great Council) chose Harold II as their king. However, Harold's cousin, Prince William of Normandy (northwestern coast of France) objected, claiming his blood right to the crown. Therefore, William invaded England with his army, landed without opposition at Pevensey, near Hastings, slew cousin Harold, Earl of Wessex, during the Battle of Hastings on Oct. 14, 1066 (an arrow shot in the eye
) thereafter, he was crowned King William the Conqueror before Christmas that year. William's victory and long rule introduced Norman-French words (like "beef" to eat, instead of "cow" to milk) into the heretofore pure Anglo-Saxon language, which eventually became modern ENGLISH...
but, of course. As King of England, he was also in effect
King of both England AND Normandy, along the coast of France, not an endearing situation for the "King of France", who had to tolerate the uneasy situation.
Besides the Anglo-Saxon hatred for their Norman invaders (presaging Anglo-Saxon Robin Hood, Earl of Locksley's [or, possibly the Earl of Huntingdon] conflict 300 years later with Norman King John and the Shire Reeve of Nottinghamshire), the Normans and the French-French have disliked each other for over a thousand years. This is because the Normans come from hearty Norse ancestory (including flaming red hair), and have more than once beaten up on the "real" French and their King. The Normans, for much of their existence, had refused to recognize the French King as their sovereign...until the French Revolution settled everything, when the king became irrelevant (along with his head).
Ah, can you hear sweet strains of Celtic music;
but please, no River Dance.
If the author is in fact "MacGregor",
then a French Anglo-Saxon Scot of Danish/Norwegian (Norse) ancestory may have written this article...
one never knows.
