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post #81 of 485
7/21/04 at 7:50am
I think they prolly all want to reintroduce the cube over at apple...
but stevie boy must be afraid of loss of credibility.

well...... you lost me at the sunflower blurb oul' boy.
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post #82 of 485
7/21/04 at 11:54am
I like the breakout box idea too. How much would such a box cost? The idea is to have two or more in different rooms like your office room, living room and to be able to unplug one only cable and carry the iMac to the living-room where you can confortably look at your photo slide show with friends or youe family.

Put a costless battery that would stay a few minutes, the time to carry your iMac to your living-room. No need to reboot. The charging would stop when the battery is full so that it extends its battery life. Ok that's a new extra cost and the boot time is very low.
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post #83 of 485
7/21/04 at 12:42pm
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Originally posted by Rhumgod
Full pics, here:

http://www.3dnews.ru/reviews/mac/imac/

Looks like the Russkies are still trying to reverse engineer Western computers!
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post #84 of 485
7/21/04 at 8:09pm
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Originally posted by ~ufo~
Holy Guacemole Kroehl !

what is that ? it looks like a concept console by B&O !

what the hell is that thing amd do you own it?


HEY HEY HEY WHAT'S WRONG WITH DANISH DESIGN????


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post #85 of 485
7/22/04 at 1:59am
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Originally posted by Zab The Fab
HEY HEY HEY WHAT'S WRONG WITH DANISH DESIGN????
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I said nothing to bash it!

looks dandy to me!

Ze Dutchie (pass it pass it pass it)
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post #86 of 485
7/22/04 at 2:18am
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Originally posted by Zab The Fab
HEY HEY HEY WHAT'S WRONG WITH DANISH DESIGN????


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Nothing WAS wrong with it when they had Danes in charge of it (Jacob Jensen).

Since the murricans took charge it has gone pear-shaped both at B&O and also at BMW (where no Dane was ever in charge AFAIK). YMMV

Ze Deen wiw ze Dutzies (I'll pass)
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post #87 of 485
7/22/04 at 8:33am
I'm glad we got that settled!
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post #88 of 485
7/22/04 at 8:57am
I think I solved the G5 heat issues.

It IS headless, and cube-like...

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post #89 of 485
7/22/04 at 9:30am
All of your ideas are sweet, especially "rolo's". Remember apple is redesigning because they need more space and venilation than the iMAC 2.
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post #90 of 485
7/22/04 at 9:59am
Cool idea
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post #91 of 485
7/22/04 at 2:35pm
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Originally posted by kroehl
Yeh, I wasn't making a value judgement. Rather, I think that once Apple departs from a design they don't return to it. We're not going to see El Capitan or his siblings, nor the gummy-drop iMacs or the coloured plastics of yore raise their little heads again.

The Cube is a thing of beauty, but it has passed away into Apple lore as the one that was too good for the world.

You guys are making me miss my Cube, which I sold to get my current powerbook. I love the powerbook but will always have an unexplainable adoration for that Cube. The look on peoples faces when they saw it was always priceless no matter if they had seen it before or not. ***leans back in imaginary Herman Miller chair and drifts off to memories of running late versions of OS9 (Converses with the Cube in cloudy dream sequence)***
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post #92 of 485
7/22/04 at 5:01pm
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Originally posted by ArticulatedArm
Does anyone have a picture of the current generation iMacs internals?

Like disassembled and layed out?

I have some pictures of the 'guts' of a 800 Flatpanel. I took mine completely apart for upgrading&housecleaning.
I can email them to you; i'm not allowed any attachment on this forum.(for some dumb reason thou' i dunno why)
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post #93 of 485
7/23/04 at 9:38am
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Originally posted by NittanyLionTosh
It looks like an Apple Store.

funny.
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post #94 of 485
7/24/04 at 2:14am
All this waiting is KILLIN me!

Will someone please post some rumours - doesn't matter if they're real or not!

There's gotta be some sketchy pics out there somewhere.
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post #95 of 485
7/24/04 at 4:05am
I miss the Cube.

It's the one Apple desktop with potential.

Badly impleminted.

Badly marketed.

Badly priced.

Badly specced.

Everything wrong with old Apple and parts of 'new' Apple if the iMac 2 is anything to go by.

Thank god they canned it (iMac2). (Another white elephant.)

I still don't see that much wrong with an improved cube.

9x9 inch from front. Longer form ie Cuboid/shuttle. Hey, even wintel land is making these kinda things with the latest Intel/amd/ati fire breathers in them...

Alu case. Stick an Apple badge on it.

Perfect.

Hohum. Apple never repeats itself. So I guess the cube is regretfully out.

I'm curious as to what the new iMac 3G will look like...

I just like the idea of a deeper alu display with components behind the monitor...and maybe a sep' powerbrick?

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post #96 of 485
7/24/04 at 7:08am
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Originally posted by Lemon Bon Bon
I miss the Cube.

It's the one Apple desktop with potential.

Badly impleminted.

Badly marketed.

Badly priced.

Badly specced.

Everything wrong with old Apple and parts of 'new' Apple if the iMac 2 is anything to go by.

Thank god they canned it (iMac2). (Another white elephant.)

I still don't see that much wrong with an improved cube.

9x9 inch from front. Longer form ie Cuboid/shuttle. Hey, even wintel land is making these kinda things with the latest Intel/amd/ati fire breathers in them...

Alu case. Stick an Apple badge on it.

Perfect.

Hohum. Apple never repeats itself. So I guess the cube is regretfully out.

I'm curious as to what the new iMac 3G will look like...

I just like the idea of a deeper alu display with components behind the monitor...and maybe a sep' powerbrick?

Lemon Bon Bon



I liked the old iMac look. Ya it did look weird having a monitor bigger than the base though. The cube was cool it should replace the eMac and become a lower end apple.
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post #97 of 485
7/24/04 at 2:30pm
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Originally posted by LGnome
funny.




white plastic ala iBook/eMac
all i/o sockets on the right side
to turn on/off/sleep just touch the apple logo (which is slightly pulsing)
dvd combo slotin at front only
1.6-1.8 ghz G5
reasonable (AND exchangeable) graficcard

(and no, they won't use aluminium for the consumer line)

This baby is sitting right on my desk, but ... pssssssst ...
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post #98 of 485
7/24/04 at 3:13pm
In the longstandng tradition of one of a kind designs for the imac, I say that this peice of art on the Chicago lakefront looks like a great concept... just make it 1000x smaller...


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post #99 of 485
7/24/04 at 3:35pm
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In the longstandng tradition of one of a kind designs for the imac, I say that this peice of art on the Chicago lakefront looks like a great concept... just make it 1000x smaller...



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post #100 of 485
7/24/04 at 5:24pm
looks to much like a jelly belly.
Ah yes, now I can breath!

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post #101 of 485
7/25/04 at 12:11am
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Originally posted by Altivec_2.0
looks to much like a jelly belly.

From what the artist said it's supposed to resemble a peanut
(I think it does too)
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post #102 of 485
7/25/04 at 3:48am
Come on, guys. We're now talking about 'nuts' for an iMac design...



Come on, we KNOW it's going to be a glorified 17 inch alu studio display...

...right?



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post #103 of 485
7/25/04 at 4:02am
Originally posted by Vox Barbara

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white plastic ala iBook/eMac
all i/o sockets on the right side
to turn on/off/sleep just touch the apple logo (which is slightly pulsing)
dvd combo slotin at front only
1.6-1.8 ghz G5
reasonable (AND exchangeable) graficcard

(and no, they won't use aluminium for the consumer line)

This baby is sitting right on my desk, but ... pssssssst ..

That is sort of what I'd like to see. Cool, clean, with a matching 17" LCD on top.

Kind of reminds me of a Quadra 700 - a beautiful little box.

I think an iMac should have a face.

Like This?

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post #104 of 485
7/25/04 at 4:19am
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Originally posted by lucida
... I think an iMac should have a face.

Absolutely.
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post #105 of 485
7/25/04 at 5:20am
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Originally posted by lucida
Originally posted by Vox Barbara

I think an iMac should have a face.
Like This?


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post #106 of 485
7/25/04 at 5:24am
I prefer yours, - pure elegance. Congrat.

Anyway, just for the record here you are...

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post #107 of 485
7/25/04 at 6:34am
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Originally posted by lucida

That is sort of what I'd like to see. Cool, clean, with a matching 17" LCD on top.

Kind of reminds me of a Quadra 700 - a beautiful little box.

I think an iMac should have a face.

Like This?

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I really like that design, very nice

I'd like to see an iMac with a 23" screen, but i guess they won't go that big in a consumer product?
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post #108 of 485
7/25/04 at 6:59am
I'd like the screen to be an option - so you can choose 15", 17", 20", 23" etc.

Or you could use any old monitor if you prefer.

How many people would buy the base unit for, say, £600, and use an old monitor, but then at a later date add an Apple screen for another £300?

That's how it used to be with the Quadras, Performas etc.

When you look at the size of the Quadra 700 next to the G5 tower you realise what monsters they are.

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Vox Barbara - I prefer yours, - pure elegance. Congrat.

Thanks - you inpired me!

How about a smaller base unit - with a separate PSU like the other ideas on this thread:

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post #109 of 485
7/25/04 at 7:48am
AND WE HAVE COME FULL CIRCLE!




20th aniv. speacial anyone?
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post #110 of 485
7/25/04 at 8:53am
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Originally posted by lucida
How about a smaller base unit - with a separate PSU like the other ideas on this thread:

Vox Barbara and lucida: I really like the white mockups better than the Aluminum/ACD-based ones. IMO, this latest one, with the LCD larger and the base unit smaller, is the best.

Let's hope Apple gets the price right too!

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post #111 of 485
7/25/04 at 8:59am
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Escher: Let's hope Apple gets the price right too!


Thanks!

It's something I'd pay £999 for:

17" LCD
1.8Ghz G5
Superdrive 8x
120GB HD
512MB RAM
Radeon 9800 (swappable)
2 x FW
1 x FW 800
3 x USB 2
Bluetooth and Airport Included
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post #112 of 485
7/25/04 at 9:11am
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Originally posted by Escher
Vox Barbara and lucida: I really like the white mockups better than the Aluminum/ACD-based ones. IMO, this latest one, with the LCD larger and the base unit smaller, is the best.

Let's hope Apple gets the price right too!

Escher

Me too, Mr. Escher! It needs a little refinement, though, takeing a hint from the iBook: round the corners even more.

Make it look like a closed inflated 12" iBook. Give it a high-gloss painted-from-the-inside finish similar to the first 2-USB-iBooks with some aluminium accents. Let it have the looks of a bigger "lunch-box" to accomodate a G5 and the necessary cooling.

The slot-loading optical in the front center is ok with me, how about the powerbutton and one USB and Firewire port, too, on the same height to the right. And how about getting rid of the "iMac G5" signature?

Maybe one of you PhotoShop/Illustrator/FreeHand-whizards can help me out and do a little mockup?
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post #113 of 485
7/25/04 at 10:21am
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Originally posted by RolandG
Me too, ...

last try to satisfy

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post #114 of 485
7/25/04 at 10:26am


Starting to look more like a computer, less like something you'd go "Wow" at...
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post #115 of 485
7/25/04 at 11:44am
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Originally posted by lucida


Starting to look more like a computer, less like something you'd go "Wow" at...

I really is starting to look like a regular compter...

Could you get rid of the holes, curve the edges even more and make it a thiner yet a little bit wider?

Are the ports shown in the right proportion relativ to the optical drive's slot?
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post #116 of 485
7/25/04 at 12:18pm
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Originally posted by lucida
... Starting to look more like a computer, less like something you'd go "Wow" at...

The "WOW" effect comes when you actually are looking into the face of that thing, really. I can imagine its sheer beauty indeed (But i would drop the front holes either, too much of a computerish look)

Look, when i first saw pics from the original imac (bondi rev. A), i thought:
oh no, that's all about that fuzz, actually it is a "Captain Kirk enterprise star trek movie computer"??? But when i covered that machine in reality, i changed
my mind completely. The machine was a miracle, especially for the time beeing

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post #117 of 485
7/25/04 at 12:23pm
Maaaaaan oh maaaan, the next iMac.....who can wait? .....AND THIS TIME WE KNOW WHEN!!!

pure evil, just pure evil
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post #118 of 485
7/25/04 at 12:25pm
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Originally posted by lucida


Starting to look more like a computer, less like something you'd go "Wow" at...

Looks way too close to this



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post #119 of 485
7/25/04 at 1:10pm
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Originally posted by a_greer
Looks way too close to this

Was the mock-up above supposed to be an AIO design? I thought the "box" was the headless iMac with an iCinemaDisplay...
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post #120 of 485
7/25/04 at 1:26pm
Yes I would prefer a headless Mac with a matching screen.

Don't know if it would be classed as an "iMac" though...

Maybe the Apple screen could "dock" with the base unit without wires...?
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