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terminator · 11:53 PM

"Anyway, I'll have my laugh come June... and I'll be right back here for a big heaping scoop of I told ya so.

-Ryan"

We are waiting........

MrForgetable · Sep 6, 2004, 12:12 AM

You really think he'd come back after that?

terminator · Sep 6, 2004, 12:33 AM

Originally posted by MrForgetable:
You really think he'd come back after that?

Absolutely. He will find a way to make someone else wrong. 'Tis his way.

I just want to hear from him personally. Get his perspective. Hear more of his BS.

Nodnarb · 01:30 AM

Yea I remember reading that thread a while ago, and thinking that he's gonna feel retarted when the G5 iMac came out...well Ryan...???

Dude this threads gonna get locked though, they're already waiting for him in that thread you posted a link too, and you cant post threads about other members, and even if you did this is more of a lounge discussion...

It's all good though man I'm waiting right there with you to see that guy with his foot in his mouth.

But it's gotta be said...
In before the lock.

Randman · Sep 6, 2004, 01:50 AM

I'm glad someone brought this back up. Be interesting to see if there is a response. Still...

in before manofsteal... in before gorickey... in before lock.

Nodnarb · Sep 6, 2004, 01:56 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
I'm glad someone brought this back up. Be interesting to see if there is a response. Still...

in before manofsteal... in before gorickey... in before lock.

You forgot +1.

+1

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Sep 6, 2004, 01:59 AM

Wow, that Ryan guy sure looks like a dork.

iBorg · Sep 6, 2004, 02:16 AM

LOL - reading through that May '04 thread, I see that Eug Wanker was really pretty close, although we didn't get DVD-R at 8x, and the graphics card unfortunately didn't include the Radeon 9600 in the upper end! Apple gave a larger hard drive, too, and did drop the 15" screen, (but he surmised that might happen, too). Otherwise, his predicted specs were darned close, and pricing wasn't far off, either!

Eug: Do you have some inside track of some sort???

iBorg

Randman · Sep 6, 2004, 04:29 AM

Originally posted by brandon420506:
You forgot +1.

Oh yeah, Thanks.

(wait for it...)

(almost there...)

(so close...)

YES!!

+1

ps, still in before gorickey& mos.

Ω · Sep 6, 2004, 04:47 AM

RIP gorickey

Long live MoS!

and +1

jcadam · Sep 6, 2004, 06:25 AM

Just read through that thread for the first time.

Pfffttt

what an asshat.

f1000 · Sep 6, 2004, 07:13 AM

G5 iMac? What G5 iMac? There are no G5 iMacs in 2004, never. Truly, I can say there are, in fact, no G5 iMacs anywhere. The G4 iMac, praise Jobs, will rule a thousand years. Also, the G5 iMac overheats - if there were G5 iMacs which there are not. Lies!

Ω · Sep 6, 2004, 07:20 AM

Simon · Sep 6, 2004, 08:22 AM

That was just plain hilarious!

Cheers to Ryan.

Zoom · Sep 6, 2004, 08:48 AM

Nice, f1000! Perfect. I for one will be happy if Ryan just disappears. It drives me nuts when people post like he did.

Eug Wanker · Sep 6, 2004, 09:40 AM

Heheh, I forgot about that thread. Thanks for the laugh.

P.S. My prediction from that thread wasn't too far off if I do say so myself.

20"
G5 1.8 GHz 970FX
600 MHz bus
Radeon 9600 Pro 64 MB
Single-channel DDR333 memory - 256 MB built-in
ATA100 7200 rpm 80 GB hard drive
SuperDrive 8X DVD+/-RW
Firewire 400
USB 2
Bluetooth option
802.11g option
Integrated speakers
$1949

Simon · Sep 6, 2004, 10:03 AM

Originally posted by Eug Wanker:
My prediction from that thread wasn't too far off if I do say so myself.

You're a funny guy Eug. I'd stay a tad more humble...

Let's see.

� 20" - right, but pretty obvious since we had that before too
� G5 1.8 GHz 970FX - right on
� 600 MHz bus - bingo
� Radeon 9600 Pro 64 MB - we wish
� Single-channel DDR333 memory - 256 MB built-in - we got better
� ATA100 7200 rpm 80 GB hard drive - we got better
� SuperDrive 8X DVD+/-RW - not quite
� Firewire 400 - right
� USB 2 - right, but obvious
� Bluetooth option - right, but obvious
� 802.11g option - right, but obvious
� Integrated speakers - right
� $1949 - we got it a 100 bucks cheaper

Result: 8 out of 13 (62% including the obvious guesses)

I'm not trying to poop on your shoulder patting party here, but I gather from this list that Apple still surprised us a bit... Especially on such touchy details as GPU or (to mention something more positive) price.

But granted, you were a hell of a lot closer than our friend Ryan here.

terminator · 10:59 AM

Originally posted by f1000:

G5 iMac? What G5 iMac? There are no G5 iMacs in 2004, never. Truly, I can say there are, in fact, no G5 iMacs anywhere. The G4 iMac, praise Jobs, will rule a thousand years. Also, the G5 iMac overheats - if there were G5 iMacs which there are not. Lies!

ROTFLMAO

Good show.

I love the name of the source of the pic, too. "welovetheiraquinformationminster"

Eug Wanker · Sep 6, 2004, 10:58 AM

Originally posted by Simon:
You're a funny guy Eug. I'd stay a tad more humble...

Let's see.

� 20" - right, but pretty obvious since we had that before too
� G5 1.8 GHz 970FX - right on
� 600 MHz bus - bingo
� Radeon 9600 Pro 64 MB - we wish
� Single-channel DDR333 memory - 256 MB built-in - we got better
� ATA100 7200 rpm 80 GB hard drive - we got better
� SuperDrive 8X DVD+/-RW - not quite
� Firewire 400 - right
� USB 2 - right, but obvious
� Bluetooth option - right, but obvious
� 802.11g option - right, but obvious
� Integrated speakers - right
� $1949 - we got it a 100 bucks cheaper

Result: 8 out of 13 (62% including the obvious guesses)

I'm not trying to poop on your shoulder patting party here, but I gather from this list that Apple still surprised us a bit... Especially on such touchy details as GPU or (to mention something more positive) price.

But granted, you were a hell of a lot closer than our friend Ryan here.

Heheh... In the context of that other thread we're dealing with tiny tiny details in comparison.

As for the Bluetooth and 802.11g, I though it was obvious too, but I was surprised at the number of people who said Bluetooth was going to be integrated for free on all machines. BTW, the price was only $50 off.

Actually, I would have been happier with the 80 GB drive and the extra $50, if the 9600 Pro were included. In fact I'd say that a lot of people (the geeks anyway) would have been happier with this setup. The 160 GB drive is nice, but that's easily upgradable. The GPU is not unfortunately. Oh well, whatever.

macaddict0001 · Sep 6, 2004, 06:56 PM

Ryan hasn't lost yet his exact words were they had to be set up in people's home's or somewhere, Not just anounced. Though undoubtedly he will lose.

Simon · Sep 7, 2004, 02:29 AM

As this page will tell you, Ryan hasn't posted here since Aug 4 so maybe he's on vacation or something. I'm sure he'll reply when he gets back...

Lateralus · Sep 7, 2004, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by Simon:
As this page will tell you, Ryan hasn't posted here since Aug 4 so maybe he's on vacation or something. I'm sure he'll reply when he gets back...

Yeah, I got into a little 'tiffy' with him publicly (I know... I know... bad moderator!), and he chose to depart.

MrForgetable · Sep 7, 2004, 11:04 AM

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
Yeah, I got into a little 'tiffy' with him publicly (I know... I know... bad moderator!), and he chose to depart.

Bad moderator!!

galarneau · Sep 7, 2004, 12:01 PM

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
Yeah, I got into a little 'tiffy' with him publicly (I know... I know... bad moderator!), and he chose to depart.

Actually, he's still around. I did a search on his username, and he posts exclusively in the Mac Games area.

Let's go in there and pigpile him and give him a noogie.

Lateralus · Sep 7, 2004, 12:10 PM

Originally posted by galarneau:
Actually, he's still around. I did a search on his username, and he posts exclusively in the Mac Games area.

Let's go in there and pigpile him and give him a noogie.

Yeah, thats where the tiffy happened. And he hasn't posted since.

Maflynn · Sep 7, 2004, 12:57 PM

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
Yeah, thats where the tiffy happened. And he hasn't posted since.

I just read that thread. I got give Ryan his due, he stuck to his guns even in light of his own words, i.e., he wrote one thing but meant another.

He certainly added color so its too bad he's not around. It does take all types and even if was wrong he still gave us a good thread to discuss (this one and the original).

Mike

Jens Peter · Sep 7, 2004, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by f1000:

G5 iMac? What G5 iMac? There are no G5 iMacs in 2004, never. Truly, I can say there are, in fact, no G5 iMacs anywhere. The G4 iMac, praise Jobs, will rule a thousand years. Also, the G5 iMac overheats - if there were G5 iMacs which there are not. Lies!

Thank you, thank you... I really neede that laugh!

turtle777 · Sep 7, 2004, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
Yeah, I got into a little 'tiffy' with him publicly (I know... I know... bad moderator!), and he chose to depart.

Question for you, PowerMacMan.

Is it not MacNN policy that no threads about members are allowed ?

I know you're not a mod in this forum, but still, how come you participate in a thread like this ?
I mean, technically, if this thread happened in you forum, you'd had to lock it, right ? Just wondering...

While I did not agree with Ryan's posts back then, the sort of witch hunt that this thread is developing into is really sad !

-t

Lateralus · Sep 7, 2004, 04:27 PM

Well, I figured it wasn't necessarily correct for me to post here, but I figured had more of a reason to post here than most moderators would since I have a history with Ryan that no other mod has.