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lucx
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Jun 13, 2001, 07:41 PM
 
...j/k...but really, there doesn't seem to be much action in the PB forum lately...just curious as to where everybody went....

Pismo on!!! ;-)

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Jun 13, 2001, 08:01 PM
 
Oh we're here allright, lurking in the shadows and ready to pounce on the unsuspecting prey.
Interestingly enough, it's been quite hard for me to reach the forum's page for the last 2 days.
     
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Jun 13, 2001, 08:25 PM
 
I think, because the boards have been unbarably slow, we've lost a lot of our members.
     
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Jun 13, 2001, 08:41 PM
 
Originally posted by seanyepez:
<STRONG>I think, because the boards have been unbarably slow, we've lost a lot of our members.</STRONG>
Does anybody know why the forums have been so slow lately? This is ridiculous?!?!
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raz303
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Jun 13, 2001, 08:45 PM
 
To test our will and allegiance to macnn?
     
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Jun 13, 2001, 08:47 PM
 
The newness of the TiBook has worn off and people have gotten down to using them for work or play. The need for most foums is help and when everything is working, people don't use them as much. With everyone waiting for MacWorld......
     
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Jun 13, 2001, 08:55 PM
 
Forums are also used to complain about Apple being late shipping the newest hardware.
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Jun 13, 2001, 11:26 PM
 
Don't worry, this forum will heat up on Friday when Apple starts the bundling...
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Jun 14, 2001, 01:56 AM
 
All the Ti owners got OS X and are now posting in those forums.
     
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Jun 14, 2001, 05:23 AM
 
Originally posted by murbot:
<STRONG>Don't worry, this forum will heat up on Friday when Apple starts the bundling...</STRONG>

What bundling??? Am I missing something?
     
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Jun 14, 2001, 05:53 AM
 
yeah. Apple are bundling a G4 DP tower & 22" Studio Display, with every TiBook as of Friday.

Honest.
     
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Jun 14, 2001, 08:53 AM
 
bundling....hmm. seems to be reports apple might announce bundling, for free, a vst firewire cdrw with the powerbook g4.

maybe apple wasn't able to source enough cdrw/dvd slot loader? or maybe they're trying to clear out existing version 1.0 of the g4 for the upcoming rev 2 w/cdrw?

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Jun 14, 2001, 09:10 AM
 
Taken from As the Apple Turns yesterday:

A Powerful Burning Feeling (6/13/01)

Perhaps it's unease brought on by the dearth of quality Mac drama
fodder lately-- or maybe it's got something to do with the
strawberry-and-Tabasco sorbet we invented in a fit of inspiration
and self-destruction last night. For whatever reason, on our
last visit to Slumberland, the AtAT staff found itself plagued
with dreams that we can only describe as visions: omens of things
to come. (Well, okay, the part when Steve Jobs turned into a
penguin with human feet and started pecking the exposed knees of
a shorts-wearing Regis Philbin probably wasn't an omen, but just
about everything else was.)

You know us; generally we're _very_ unlikely to advise people to
wait before purchasing a Mac just in case a newer model or
special deal is just around the corner. But given the strength
and clarity of the visions that plagued us last night, we're
going to make a very specific suggestion to you, our viewing
audience: if you were just about to rush out and snap up a
titanium PowerBook G4, you might want to wait until Friday. Just
until Friday! That's two measly days; surely a 48-hour delay
isn't going to kill you, and Apple's balance sheet isn't likely
to be scarred for life just because one or two AtAT viewers
decided to heed the portents in some goofy fever-dream by
postponing a purchase for a couple of days.

See, here's what we saw: a PowerBook on fire, but it was totally
unlike the flaming PowerBook 5300s that frequently chase us in
nightmares. Nope, this one was a current model-- a gorgeous slab
of titanium, bathed in a powerful flame that burned with all the
colors of the iTunes Visuals. Suddenly it split into two; one of
the burning PowerBooks ran from us, then, finally stopping three
months away and settling happily into its new slot on the
calendar. The other nestled squarely on its Friday cushion, but
as we watched in awe, the fire poured out of the slot in its
front and burned brightly _next to_ the PowerBook; a thin tendril
of flame connected the fire to the PowerBook's rear. At that
point, the two parties that had been raging in the background ran
out of ice and fizzled out, but just then the mailman showed up
to deliver a third, which immediately started jamming to iTunes.
And then that thing with the Penguin Steve and Regis happened,
Regis force-fed us giant marshmallows, and we woke up to discover
our pillows were missing.

For those of you unfamiliar with dream analysis and the
interpretation of mystical visions, let's just say that we're no
longer as sure about a new PowerBook at July's Macworld Expo as
we once were-- but Apple may be filling a certain gap in that
product's functionality in a slightly less... _integrated_ manner
until the new units are ready to rumble. The thing about
visions is that unless you happen to be Cordelia from "Angel,"
they're frequently inaccurate and not to be trusted-- but in this
particular instance, we think a two-day wait before placing an
order for a PowerBook is at most a minor inconvenience, and the
payoff could be big. Still, it's entirely your call.
Personally, we weren't in the market for a new PowerBook anyway,
so having imparted our divine wisdom, it's back to the Novelty
Dessert drawing board. Hmmm... How about "Tabascicles"?
I've seen several other references to it as well, I'm certain we'll see some kind of CDRW announcement this Friday...
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Jun 19, 2001, 01:01 AM
 
has any one noticed that ibooks are merely 3x the price of a palm pilot? At least so here in Canada.
     
   
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