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voo · Apr 20, 2007, 05:18 PM

Oh chucky in the corner. Thats scary. Thank god he's happy since the Mac pro sits infront of him.

It's great breaking out a new Mac. It's like the new car smell except new computer smell! :o

Peabo · Apr 20, 2007, 07:48 PM

I wish you could buy new computer smell in a bottle. I love that smell!

all2ofme · Apr 22, 2007, 05:23 PM

I've daisy chained two My Book Pros (FW800) and they're working happily - have you tried that?

Originally Posted by Cei

Much needed pair of 500Gb Pros, the Nikon Coolscan next to them outputs pretty high resolution files, so my drives are stuffed with photographs. The irritating thing is that you can't run two same-model MyBooks on the firewire bus at the same time, as they have the same ID, so you have to run one over USB!

mkerr64 · 12:39 PM

i agree with you z0ne81

iRish1978 · May 6, 2007, 11:55 AM

Here's mine!

Cei · May 7, 2007, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by all2ofme

I've daisy chained two My Book Pros (FW800) and they're working happily - have you tried that?

That was the first thing I tried - when one drive was plugged in, everything was fine. As soon as the second was plugged into the chain (or into a FW400 port) both drives disappeared from Disk Utility and refused to show up. I had to restart the G5 to reset the FW bus to get one to show up again.

parka · May 17, 2007, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Subaru_Nation555

My father just upgraded to a MacPro and I was lucky enough to get his old Quicksilver. Here are the specs:

Dual 1.6GHz (up from dual 800MHz)

That will still last you a few more years.

parka · May 17, 2007, 10:14 AM

Just recently bought a refurbished Mac Pro.
Came at around US$2350

Mac Pro Quad 3
4gb ram
1.5TB storage
X1900XT 512MB ATI Radeon
Airport +BT
Wireless MnKB

I think I hit the refurbished jackpot.

parka · 10:19 AM

There are a lot of Mac Pro setup photos on Flickr also.
Be sure to check them out.

Mithras · May 20, 2007, 09:22 PM

danbrew · May 20, 2007, 09:48 PM

wow. how can you get anything done? besides the computers and frog, you've got a pretty messy office...

Mithras · 11:17 PM

Well I spend most of my time traveling and giving Powerpoint Keynote presentations.

Lateralus · May 20, 2007, 11:11 PM

Glenn Wolsey · May 21, 2007, 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by Mithras

That aint your setup ;-) It's Al Gore's.

danbrew · May 21, 2007, 07:21 AM

now that's funny.

and, uh, this guy wanted to be president? i'm pretty sure that one of the requirements is that you can get at least one thing done in a day. i'd bet there is a budget proposal for 1963 somewhere on that desktop...

hahahahahaha.

MarkLT1 · May 21, 2007, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by danbrew

and, uh, this guy wanted to be president? i'm pretty sure that one of the requirements is that you can seriously screw up at least one thing a day.

there.. fixed it for ya

OtisWild · May 21, 2007, 12:27 PM

omg 90" of screen.. I guess that's what you gets when you invent teh internets..

danbrew · May 21, 2007, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by OtisWild

omg 90" of screen.. I guess that's what you gets when you invent teh internets..

now that's funny too.

chris v · May 27, 2007, 03:32 PM

A few things have changed since I posted waaay back on page 1 --

got rid of the CRT & 15" Studio Display and replaced them both with a 20" Dell 2007WFP. Also ditched the M-Audio Delta 44 and replaced it with a MOTU traveller, and generally cleaned up a bit:

Buckaroo · Jun 11, 2007, 02:30 AM

Update on my computer setup. The setup below no longer exists in this form. The structure holding all of these monitors is in the trash. I am in the process of replacing it with a new setup. Hold on to your britches, because it is going to be awesome when it is finished.

The LCD's and all other electronic equipment has been salvaged. Just the structure has been trashed.

mkerr64 · Jun 12, 2007, 11:17 PM

DAMN Buckaroo

Buckaroo · 03:26 AM

http://home.socal.rr.com/buckaroo/images/desk.jpg

Ok, here is the new setup. I've been working on it for a couple weeks, and I have a lot of work to do still. Including all the finish work. It's coming along little by little.

Buckaroo · Jun 19, 2007, 03:29 AM

I was hoping the automatic shrinking tool would shrink it down. I need to get a program to reduce image size.

diotav · Jun 22, 2007, 06:00 PM

FInally got my Mac Pro!

Kenneth · Jun 22, 2007, 07:20 PM

Buckaroo... do you get paid for showing off the companies' logos? just joking.

Glenn Wolsey · Jun 23, 2007, 06:26 AM

Originally Posted by diotav

FInally got my Mac Pro!

Very cool! How are you liking it compared to the speed of the PowerMac? What are your plans for the old G5 now?

Googer-Giger · Jun 24, 2007, 12:33 AM

What happened to the image auto resizers, I remember them from a while ago...

Todd Madson · 07:45 PM

I completely updated and changed my setup.

See:
New Studio

I moved everything from an armoire style desk to a more suitable studio style desk with
space for my studio monitors, midi keyboard, drum sequencer, audio mixer as well as
my G5 tower, guitar rack and other stuff.

There's still more to come with it but that little mini site will show you what I've done thus far.

If you don't want to click the link, it used to look like:

It now looks like:

Master keyboard, monitors, hard drive array and one audio interface:

Another view of the drive array and monitors:

Mood lighting:

By the light of day and blue leds:

The guitar/effects rack:

More to come...

Hanul · 01:12 PM

While I'm still lurking in the pre-Intel world, saving for a Mac Pro... Maybe my PowerMac Armada should raid an Apple Store

right to left:
1992 Macintosh Quadra 950: 68040, 33Mhz, 128MB RAM, 400MB HD, CD-ROM, A/UX 3.1
1999 PowerMac G3 "Blue & White": 450MHz, 512MB RAM, 120GB HD, DVD-ROM, Mac OS X 10.4.10
1999 PowerMac G4 "PCI Graphics": 400MHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HD, SuperDrive, Mac OS X 10.4.10
2005 PowerMac G5: Dual 2GHz, 2GB RAM, 500GB HD, SuperDrive, Mac OS X 10.4.10

Googer-Giger · Jun 27, 2007, 06:53 PM

We have the exact same G5, and the exact same G3...

Buckaroo · Jun 28, 2007, 12:46 AM

I finally got a smaller size image. Hopefully they'll fix the image resizer.

highstakes · Jun 30, 2007, 03:01 AM

Originally Posted by diotav

FInally got my Mac Pro!

Thats a nice setup!

highstakes · Jun 30, 2007, 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by Buckaroo

I finally got a smaller size image. Hopefully they'll fix the image resizer.

How do you keep track of which mouse to use?

danbrew · Jun 30, 2007, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by Buckaroo

I finally got a smaller size image. Hopefully they'll fix the image resizer.

wow. i gotta ask - what do you *do* with that setup? serious question. i'm not at all saying you got too much stuff - i'm the king of having too much stuff. but i can't fathom what you do with everything. way cool if the answer is 'just because' - but i figure everything on top is video related and the stuff on the bottom of computer related. inquiring minds want to know...

Buckaroo · Jun 30, 2007, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by danbrew

wow. i gotta ask - what do you *do* with that setup? serious question. i'm not at all saying you got too much stuff - i'm the king of having too much stuff. but i can't fathom what you do with everything. way cool if the answer is 'just because' - but i figure everything on top is video related and the stuff on the bottom of computer related. inquiring minds want to know...

Yes. Everything on top is video related. The center LCD TV is for watching. The other LCD's on either side are hooked up to Quad Video Processors. Four TV tuners are hooked up to each Video Processor. I can have up to 13 channels showing at all times (without sound of course). I never have to surf my favorite channels. Just glance up and see what's on. It's especially handy when a car chase comes on one of the local channels.

Last night I received 4 more TV tuners to fill in the 4 blue screens, so now I'm up to 13 surf channels.

I am thinking of replacing the 4 NEC monitors along the bottom with 2 Dell 24" displays. I don't need 5 displays, three is enough.

I still have a lot of trim and finish work to do. I need to cover all the background woodwork. I have not decided yet on what I want it to look like, but it will be awesome with some blinky lights and extra switches and buttons for decorations.

Mr680x0 · Jul 6, 2007, 12:21 PM

I gotta get a new keyboard, mouse, and monitor.

I want to get one of the 17" CRT Studio Displays, a Pro keyboard, and a Logitech Marble Mouse USB for it, like you can see hooked up to the Acer (It won't see as much use once I get Tiger on the G4 instead of OS9) laptop.

PhotoBug · Jul 7, 2007, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by diotav

FInally got my Mac Pro!

sick setup! i would only change that middle speaker

diotav · Jul 7, 2007, 03:07 PM

The room will be getting a upgrade soon .. then I will mount the speakers.
About the speed.. this thing is 10x faster compared to the PowerMac G5!

all2ofme · Jul 7, 2007, 04:19 PM

Updated setup:

Mac Pro 2.66GHz, 5GB, 1900XT, 1TB RAID 0 and original system disk
30" ACD
Logitech MX Revolution
Headroom Desktop headphone amplifier
Sennheiser HD650
Okamura (Teknion in the States, I think) Contessa chair
and...other assorted junk.

And a view of north London out the window

Commodus · Jul 7, 2007, 11:32 PM

all2ofme:

That setup is... beautiful. I'd actually rather have your environment than some of the larger, ultra-modern house setups in the thread. I love the organic feel of the old wood floor and that gorgeous view from the window.

I'd ask if you need a roommate, but (aside from the two visible Coronas on the table) it's a London flat and I'll bet there's not much room.

Parvez · Jul 8, 2007, 02:04 AM

all2ofme: can you post a bigger and closer picture? I like that setup. The image is being gay and not resizing to a bigger size.

Thanks!@

all2ofme · Jul 8, 2007, 03:34 AM

Thanks, you two

Commodus: It's a one bed flat; I just like to drink in stereo

I agree with you about ultramodern stuff, too - it's always felt more homely to me having a bit of junk and a few imperfections around.
Parvez: Here you go.

PhotoBug · Jul 8, 2007, 01:28 PM

That looks very comfortable. i like

Richard Richard · 03:28 AM

got my 2.66 yesteerday

the migration assistant was a nightmare - took 4 hours to transfer

but - wow

is this thing fast !!!

only gripe i have is with the bluetooth mouse - it's a bit weird compared to a wired one

bit of a mess but it all works !

got it connected to a bravia 40w2000 via hdmi /dvi - pic is excellent

wei · Jul 10, 2007, 03:42 AM

all2ofme, nice view from the window!

Here's my updates:

Glenn Wolsey · Jul 10, 2007, 08:21 AM

Just received my new Mac Pro and 30" Apple Cinema Display today. Currently in the process of manually moving files from my old iMac.

Mac Pro 2 x 2.66Ghz.
3GB RAM.
250GB 7200RPM HDD.
500GB 7200RPM HDD.
30" Apple Cinema Display.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/glennwolsey/767801073/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1364/767801073_9ea9dd5d49.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Front On." /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/glennwolsey/767782647/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1227/767782647_f8a42c54b6.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Sideways." /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/glennwolsey/768640312/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/768640312_034b2448ed.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Overview." /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/glennwolsey/767761755/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1232/767761755_5209c2c5d5.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Angled." /></a>

View full Flickr photoset of images here.

Glenn Wolsey · Jul 10, 2007, 08:23 AM

Just received my new Mac Pro and 30" Apple Cinema Display today. Currently in the process of manually moving files from my old iMac.

Mac Pro 2 x 2.66Ghz.
3GB RAM.
250GB 7200RPM HDD.
500GB 7200RPM HDD.
30" Apple Cinema Display.

View full Flickr photoset of images here.

all2ofme · Jul 10, 2007, 08:39 AM

Glenn: Nice keyboard - looks lovely and flat. Does it type nicely? I always loved my Al PB's k/b and would be chuffed if I could find something similar for my desktop.

OT: Where're you from in NZ? I'm from Dunners originally.

Richard Richard · Jul 10, 2007, 12:31 PM

wow glenn , that is stunning !!!

what keyboard is that ?

reRESERVEDFX · Jul 10, 2007, 01:51 PM

diNovo Edge for sick $200