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sonicularulus · Aug 9, 2006, 05:53 PM

I am watching the keynote...and i came across to see that they have 2 iSights sitting on top of the cinema display. Is one for the primary system and the second for the backup? i dont get why 2 isights...anybody know?

Chuckit · Aug 9, 2006, 05:59 PM

Yeah, probably one for one system and the second for the backup. That makes the most sense.

mduell · Aug 9, 2006, 06:20 PM

There are two systems under the desk... note when they were demoing Time Machine with iPhoto and iPhoto wasn't working, he reached across the desk and switched the system connected to the keyboard/mouse/display/projector.

Tomchu · Aug 9, 2006, 06:45 PM

Microsoft could learn a thing or two from Apple about doing smooth live presentations.

sonicularulus · Aug 9, 2006, 08:40 PM

yea, i noticed that time machine and iphoto froze on them (its stil in developement/beta..whatever)...
but there is one montor, one keyboard, one mouse...im guessing its a simple kvm switch...
im just guessing why they didnt bother doing the same method for the isight..oh well...

not too important...
haha

Art Vandelay · Aug 9, 2006, 09:24 PM

iSights are FireWire based. I don't even know if there is any KVM switch out there that supports FireWire switching. So, they have to have an iSight directly connected to each Mac.

imitchellg5 · Aug 9, 2006, 09:48 PM

Was one a Power Mac G5 and the other a Mac Pro? I didn't see the keynote

Art Vandelay · Aug 9, 2006, 10:04 PM

Unknown what was under the desk, but most likely both were a Mac Pro.

Moose · Aug 10, 2006, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay

iSights are FireWire based. I don't even know if there is any KVM switch out there that supports FireWire switching.

There are, but perhaps FireWire hotswapping is dodgy in the build of Leopard being used. I don't recall prior keynotes having two iSights.

dmetzcher · Aug 13, 2006, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by Tomchu

Microsoft could learn a thing or two from Apple about doing smooth live presentations.

Yeah, and they could learn something from Apple about getting the right person to do the presentation. Hint: The awkward nerd who works in the engineering department is not the person who should be doing your presentations.

shecky · Aug 13, 2006, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by dmetzcher

Hint: The awkward nerd who works in the engineering department is not the person who should be doing your presentations.

unless its Theo Gray from wolfram research. he is one of the best apple keynote guests consistently.

iranfromthezoo · Aug 13, 2006, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by shecky

unless its Theo Gray from wolfram research. he is one of the best apple keynote guests consistently.

now that is just wrong....he is fun to watch though!

JKT · Aug 14, 2006, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by dmetzcher

Yeah, and they could learn something from Apple about getting the right person to do the presentation. Hint: The awkward nerd who works in the engineering department is not the person who should be doing your presentations.

I thought Bill Gates worked a little higher up than that!

dmetzcher · Aug 25, 2006, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by JKT

I thought Bill Gates worked a little higher up than that!

For now, he does. He demotes himself when there are lawsuits. The next one will put him in the mail room. "Director of Creative Mail Routing"

Seriously, though, I was speaking of the most-recent keynote, where some guy who looked like an engineer or product manager was doing the presentation. Gates will unveil the product, however. It will be some time in 2010, though, if the current delays are any indication. (And now I sound like a fanboy. I should be posting this on Digg.com instead.)