[eddiecatflap]

just ordered a 20" imac dual intel on the apple store

can hardly contain myself !

[mavherzog]

Originally Posted by eddiecatflap

just ordered a 20" imac dual intel on the apple store

can hardly contain myself !

Ordered mine on the 31st of Jan. This is going to be a LONG two week wait.

[macintologist]

I just ordered a 17" intel imac a few hours ago online.

We're all in the same boat

[toddtmw]

Originally Posted by macintologist

Does X-Tunes work on the intel imac?

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/8445

It says it installs a preference pane, so it will not work.

[eddiecatflap]

i guess going from a g4 17"er i should notice a fair speed up , no ?

[toddtmw]

Originally Posted by eddiecatflap

i guess going from a g4 17"er i should notice a fair speed up , no ?

Don't know how fast your G4 is, but I went from a G4/400 with 1.5 GB of RAM to the 20" Intel iMac with 2 GB of RAM, and it runs rings around EVERYTHING. Even the rosetta stuff.

-Todd

[eddiecatflap]

it's an 800 mhz one , it's soooo slow on safari it sometimes grinds to a halt and even crashes , everything sees the beachball and finally after 3.5 years of using it i've decided to get something fast like the new imac

the fact the hard disk is full up prob doesnt help

the new imac seems like a dream come true in technical comparison , partic. the amazing videocard

[toddtmw]

Originally Posted by eddiecatflap

it's an 800 mhz one , it's soooo slow on safari it sometimes grinds to a halt and even crashes , everything sees the beachball and finally after 3.5 years of using it i've decided to get something fast like the new imac

the fact the hard disk is full up prob doesnt help

the new imac seems like a dream come true in technical comparison , partic. the amazing videocard

The only thing you need to look at is your preference panes and your menu bar hacks. Any of those that you are using will not work until the developer releases universal binaries. For me, the biggest thing missing is the Logitech drivers. Logitech has finally confirmed that they will eventually release drivers for Intel, but they give no indication on WHEN this will happen.

The other thing I REALLY REALLY miss is Detour. Rogue Amoeba stopped supporting this last year. At the time, they were like, but the current version still works, so you should be able to use it for a long time to come, and now it doesn't work on the Intel iMacs.

I think I want my money back...

-Todd

[eddiecatflap]

i don't have any of those , i like os-x just as it is

maybe i'm the kind of user they're aiming it at - only mac ilife/safari and occasional appleworks to be 100% honest

hardly pro , eh ?

i think i'll keep the old imac as backup for the os-9 stuff

[eddiecatflap]

on another note - does photoshop elements work on the intel ?

[John the Geek]

Originally Posted by ravenz

I think I'll have to wait for iEmulator, which uses QEMU. The developer said that current tests on the Intel iMac are very promising. An update to iEmulator is expected next month.

I hate to burst your bubble, but iEmulator is really just Q with new icons.

iEmulator Interface

Q Interface

I PMed the developer of Q and he had this to say:

Originally Posted by kberg

Hello John,

He offers the source and I did a diff. Beside some cosmetic changes it's 100% QEMU and Q. You can run a "diff -Nru" on his source (you find it in the faq of iEmulator) and the last source I published (a little outdated by now )...

He mentioned in some news today, that iEmulator is ready to run on X86 by end of feb... now I know what's expected of me .

I did calm down already... at least he gives credit and publishes the source. (Btw You can build iEmulator by downloading the code... unzip, open the terminal, cd to the source folder, then:

Code:
./configure --prefix=/sw --enable-cocoa --target-list=i386-softmmu --enable-adlib --cc=gcc-3.3
make
make app

leaves you with a iEmulator branded Version of Q in /sw.

[sarcasm]If you rebrand it and change the icons, you can use it for free.[/sarcasm]

Mike

[godrifle]

I sent the following message to the sales team at OpenOSX (I'm months away from a promotion to Director of Educational Techology):

Thank you for your response. Since my original email, I have read a very large number of posts from your customers who are exceedingly unhappy with your marketing claims, product performance, and your track record for not appropriately acknowledging the intellectual work of third parties. Therefore, I will steer my organization's considerable purchasing requirements towards a more customer-centric vendor.

Best,

Chris Brewer
Webmaster - College of Business
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Phone: 719-262-3827
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On Feb 3, 2006, at 5:21 AM, OpenOSX Sales wrote:

Thanks for your interest.

We normally do not apply our educational discount towards downloads, however we can make an exception for you. If you are interested, please place an order and paste this email into the "Special Instructions" for a $20 download.
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On Jan 28, 2006, at 12:51 PM, Chris Brewer wrote:

Do you offer discounts for educational institutions or students? I've got a number of people (in addition to myself) curious about running Windows on the new Intel-based Macs.

[godrifle]

I have found that taking the following action *really* has results:

1) Contact the Consumer Affairs department in the state in which the company does business, and file a complaint. OpenOSX does business in California (according to their web site), so the correct URL is: http://www.dca.ca.gov/complainthelp/...complaint.html
2) Contact the Attorney General's office in the state in which the company does business and file a grievance. It appears that this company is in violation of California's Business & Professions Code, Division 7, General Business Regulations, § 17200.

Based on my experience, company's run like this tend to hang themselves when presented with the legal ramifications that both options above present.

[Eriamjh]

So it's been several weeks and no Windows on Intel iMacs, eh?

I guess the nerds need to do more homework!

[d0ubled0wn]

Originally Posted by eddiecatflap

on another note - does photoshop elements work on the intel ?

Version 2.0 runs fine on my core duo.

[eddiecatflap]

exc

ok , that's me sorted

just have to wait now...damnations

[Michael Jolly]

I know the feeling I have to wait to the 26th of this month to get mine, I can't wait but I will have to

[No Time 4 Love Dr. Jones]

I ordered mine last Tuesday, customized 17" with 2 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive and wireless keyboard/mouse option and it arrived today (a full day earlier than FedEx's delivery date). Two days of backlogged work = me not enjoying it for two days, heh.

[macs are good mkay]

apple listen up here: everyone who is due for a new mac is drooling over the core duos, but were afraid to buy the first revision because we know the 2nd will have fewer bugs and better technology. so hurry up with that 2nd rev, i know soooo many people who will order one the second its out. that is what were all waiting for.

[macs are good mkay]

p.s. does anyone have a realistic time frame for when the 2nd gen intel imacs will be shipping? and what kind of upgrade can we expect? 2.3-2.5 ghz? 2.5-2.7? same prices?