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Power Mac or bust it is then. You are a... 22,563 Views / 383 Replies  
Power Mac or bust it is then.

You are a windows user. Apple doesn't cater to you. The current mini will get them more switchers than their supply can handle. Their business will do just fine -...
Posted by Dumbo, on Mar 7, 2006 at 06:13 AM, in Mac Desktops
Btw, I think this is just another basic example... 22,563 Views / 383 Replies  
Btw, I think this is just another basic example of confusing what we want vs. what's good for Apple's business. Steve will definitely go with the latter.
Posted by Dumbo, on Mar 6, 2006 at 07:17 AM, in Mac Desktops
Umm, no. The person that just wants to try a Mac,... 22,563 Views / 383 Replies  
Umm, no. The person that just wants to try a Mac, will not invest $1000 in a shuttle - that's your mini buyer. The person that knows he wants a Mac, but wants a shuttle, will take whatever else Apple...
Posted by Dumbo, on Mar 6, 2006 at 07:16 AM, in Mac Desktops
Pull the cable through the vent holes out the... 745 Views / 5 Replies  
Pull the cable through the vent holes out the back.
Posted by Dumbo, on Mar 6, 2006 at 04:03 AM, in Mac Desktops
Certainly not going to happen anytime soon.... 22,563 Views / 383 Replies  
Certainly not going to happen anytime soon. Here's why:



And Apple will make (let's guess) about $150 instead of the (let's guess again) roughly $400 they make with the Power Mac. So where is...
Posted by Dumbo, on Mar 6, 2006 at 03:56 AM, in Mac Desktops
Well, to tell you the truth, they aren't exactly... 38,349 Views / 614 Replies  
Well, to tell you the truth, they aren't exactly mine. I copied them from somebody who's on a temporary macnn holiday right here (http://www.appletalker.com/forum/index.php?req=thread&postid=864). ;)...
Posted by Dumbo, on Mar 6, 2006 at 03:47 AM, in Mac Notebooks
MacBook 12" • Core Solo 1.5GHz, 2 SO-DIMM slots... 38,349 Views / 614 Replies  
MacBook 12"
• Core Solo 1.5GHz, 2 SO-DIMM slots
• 12" 1024x768
• Combo (SD as BTO)
• 60/80/100 GB SATA HD (5400rpm)
• Intel Graphics, 64MB shared, DVI out
• APX & BT 2.0 built in
• 2 USB2, 1...
Posted by Dumbo, on Mar 4, 2006 at 04:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm still not convinced the 13" MBP will happen,... 38,349 Views / 614 Replies  
I'm still not convinced the 13" MBP will happen, but if anythong this whole Intel shared graphics thing has made it more likely. The 13" MB could have shared graphics and a 1.67GHz Core Duo, the 13"...
Posted by Dumbo, on Mar 3, 2006 at 11:10 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Indeed Core Duo in the mini sounds like wishful... 1,828 Views / 35 Replies  
Indeed Core Duo in the mini sounds like wishful thinking.

But OTOH putting in a Core Solo instead of a Duo has more to do with marketing than with economics. The Solo is only $32 less (that's a...
Posted by Dumbo, on Feb 27, 2006 at 06:05 AM, in Mac Desktops
That's certainly gonna happen. That... 1,828 Views / 35 Replies  
That's certainly gonna happen.



That however, will certainly not happen. ;)
Posted by Dumbo, on Feb 27, 2006 at 05:59 AM, in Mac Desktops
Spoken like somebody who's never used XP before.... 1,202 Views / 14 Replies  
Spoken like somebody who's never used XP before. The only 40 apps Win can run at the same time are 40 instances of NotePad. And even then its GUI responsiveness will slow down to a crawl. :D

:lol:...
Posted by Dumbo, on Feb 26, 2006 at 05:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
That is absolutely correct. On of my colleagues... 8,547 Views / 60 Replies  
That is absolutely correct. On of my colleagues at work is from Jordan and he's catching onto Swiss German very quickly. His accent is incredibly good mostly because his ch and aspiration is very...
Posted by Dumbo, on Feb 26, 2006 at 08:48 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Same size plus whatever it takes for a standard... 1,828 Views / 35 Replies  
Same size plus whatever it takes for a standard 3.5" HD and 2 RAM slots. Then replace the stupid latches for opening/closing the case with a simple screw. That's it. Perfect mini.

Of course that's...
Posted by Dumbo, on Feb 26, 2006 at 04:20 AM, in Mac Desktops
I think it's mainly demonstrating the powerful... 1,202 Views / 14 Replies  
I think it's mainly demonstrating the powerful OS. Mac OS X and Linux can handle something like this.

Windows can't. Its multitasking and mem management sucks so bad, I wouldn't even try it on an...
Posted by Dumbo, on Feb 26, 2006 at 04:17 AM, in Mac Desktops
But not a single dumbass member. :stick: 109,278 Views / 1,213 Replies  
But not a single dumbass member. :stick:
Posted by Dumbo, on Feb 24, 2006 at 04:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I would never buy it. First of all because... 3,294 Views / 34 Replies  
I would never buy it.

First of all because it's a butt fugly dog. And I'm really serious about that.

Second of all, in the past we've always seen how trying to pinch a penny on a hardware...
Posted by Dumbo, on Jan 10, 2006 at 04:43 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
That's where being cheap on the screen gets ya. ... 501,639 Views / 1,145 Replies  
That's where being cheap on the screen gets ya.

Dell LCD screens can't properly playback Final Cut Pro material (http://www.barefeats.com/quick.html#refresh)

You get what you paid for. And...
Posted by Dumbo, on Jan 7, 2006 at 03:04 PM, in Mac Desktops
mduell, how about you just let go? Everybody here... 10,857 Views / 80 Replies  
mduell, how about you just let go? Everybody here likes FireWire and wants it to stay. Nobody agrees with your twisted ideas. You have your head so far up Intel's corporate ass you're just...
Posted by Dumbo, on Dec 31, 2005 at 04:02 AM, in Mac Desktops
Kadman, are you dumb? Or is it just your reading... 121,495 Views / 401 Replies  
Kadman, are you dumb? Or is it just your reading skills? Go back and read my post again, then think and then answer. Not the other way around. You completely missed it.

Of course the Dell is...
Posted by Dumbo, on Dec 26, 2005 at 04:17 AM, in Mac Desktops
A nice aluminum Power Mac G5 sided by plastic... 501,639 Views / 1,145 Replies  
A nice aluminum Power Mac G5 sided by plastic Dell screens? Yuck. No thanks. :thumbsdow
Posted by Dumbo, on Dec 24, 2005 at 03:50 AM, in Mac Desktops
I see tons of minis with cheap Dell TFT displays... 121,495 Views / 401 Replies  
I see tons of minis with cheap Dell TFT displays here.

I guess Apple was right all these years before when they offered no cheap headless Mac at all.

Apple's losing many display sales (or iMac...
Posted by Dumbo, on Dec 21, 2005 at 04:40 PM, in Mac Desktops
Well, then stop reading these forums and ****... 7,501 Views / 91 Replies  
Well, then stop reading these forums and **** off. Nobody needs your pompous egomaniac ass here. :stick:
Posted by Dumbo, on Apr 26, 2005 at 03:30 AM, in macOS
Truely living up to his name. Wanker, you... 31,779 Views / 372 Replies  
Truely living up to his name.

Wanker, you are one hell of a tight bellybutton. You might want to lay off the overzealous geekness and go outside and talk to a girl or something. ....


Wanker...
Posted by Dumbo, on Apr 2, 2005 at 02:34 AM, in macOS
Wanker, stop linking to your ridiculously boring... 27,297 Views / 224 Replies  
Wanker, stop linking to your ridiculously boring blog. It makes you look like a 12 year old publicity bitch longing to get laid.

:sleep:
Posted by Dumbo, on Mar 11, 2005 at 10:05 AM, in Mac Desktops
nohup does not work for me, please help! 803 Views / 1 Replies  
OK, I would like to use nohup so I can run something on a server, log out and read the output of that program from a file when I log back in the next time.

I tried to do this:

remote_server%...
Posted by Dumbo, on Oct 18, 2003 at 09:07 AM, in macOS
How to change user name on the fly? 630 Views / 3 Replies  
Hi. I'm fed up with having to type a username when I log into the computer lab with ssh or when I copy with scp.

So I would like to change my username on my Mac to the same one I have on my...
Posted by Dumbo, on Sep 24, 2003 at 04:03 AM, in macOS
New PowerBook 12" with external display only? 599 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi. I just ordered a new 12" AlBook. I would like to hook it up to a big external CRT. Can I use it w/o running the internal TFT, just the CRT? Does the PowerBook have to be closed for that to work?...
Posted by Dumbo, on Sep 22, 2003 at 08:57 AM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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