how about they say that the G5 is "bitchin' fast!"
Or they could just have some benchmarks that show the G5 is way faster than any Intel or AMD chip.
Or how about showing terrorists trying to smuggle a powermac G5 out of the country...the FBI arrests them for trying to acquire a computer so powerful it could be used as an instrument of death!
<strong>how about they say that the G5 is "bitchin' fast!"
Or they could just have some benchmarks that show the G5 is way faster than any Intel or AMD chip.
Or how about showing terrorists trying to smuggle a powermac G5 out of the country...the FBI arrests them for trying to acquire a computer so powerful it could be used as an instrument of death!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah, that's be perfect for what this country's going through now.
<strong>I remember in the Mac Mall catalogs when the B&W G3s came out they had this little logo saying "Equipped with the furiously fast G3 processor".</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah I remember when MacWarehouse even had that "Equipped with the furiously fast G3" with the iMacs too. If I recall right they even had that with the iMacs after the G4s came out.
Im not going to get into how Apple names its comps. But the naming scheme behind the G3-G4-G5 is just fine. It easily and simply shows a progression between the processors, and that one is most likely 'faster' than the other. If we ever see the day that the G6 gets released I agree it will get a little redundant, but it serves its purpose.
<strong>Im not going to get into how Apple names its comps. But the naming scheme behind the G3-G4-G5 is just fine. It easily and simply shows a progression between the processors, and that one is most likely 'faster' than the other. If we ever see the day that the G6 gets released I agree it will get a little redundant, but it serves its purpose.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Even though I think it's a little old now, I think definately by the G6 there should be some kind of a different name.
Nice mock-up, but I don't like the exposed speaker.
Those drives aren't very good, either. The problem with slot-loaders is that if you want to buy an aftermarket drive, your choices are too limited. Of course that won't stop Apple from using them, possibly.
I don't have a problem with the current naming stucture either. In fact PowerBook is my favorite name for a computer. If they did change the name of the PowerMac the only thing I can think of that I like is the ProMac.
I like the G5 but think they should change it by the time the G6 is ready.
Hell, "PowerBook" has been around since '93. Just naming the comps "iMac" or "iBook" is fine. Remember the iMac DV or the iMac DV+. What was up with that? Good thing that didn't last long. However, the "SE" moniker was rather nice....
Apple can't keep renaming its comps every 6 months. Although "Macintosh PowerBook Mecury" would be bitchin'.
Oh, and to say that "Power Mac" is outdated because the whole line is stardardize on PPCs, PPC Performas were still called "Performa", and PowerBooks have always been called "PowerBook".
i have to admit, i like the idea of apple actually using their codenames for product names... apple has some of the best codenames in the industry - heck, ANY industry. mercury, quicksilver, kihei, pismo, lombard.
though i wonder if anyone would have bought a "BHA" (aka butt-headed astronomer)
<strong>Hell, "PowerBook" has been around since '93. Just naming the comps "iMac" or "iBook" is fine. Remember the iMac DV or the iMac DV+. What was up with that? Good thing that didn't last long. However, the "SE" moniker was rather nice....
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I never really understood why in late 2000 they had the DV+. Couldn't they think of something at least a little better than that? If anything, there shouldn't have been a regular DV.
[quote] If anything, there shouldn't have been a regular DV.<hr></blockquote>
Yeah... I forget exactly how they were configured but it was something like 1. iMac, no FireWire, CD-ROM, 2. iMac DV FireWire, CD-ROM 3. iMac DV+ FireWire, DVD 4. iMac SE (more ram, hd, proc power). Oh and you could only choose certain colors in each level, but there was some overlap, so colors couldn't even help distingusing the models (they only painted "iMac" on the front). <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
<strong>I think G3, G4, etc is fine. What Apple does need to do however is spice up their ads. Example:
note: the G5 mockup was taken from the macnn fourms, I did not draw it so don't yell at me.
[ 12-03-2001: Message edited by: G4Dude ]</strong><hr></blockquote> I just want to add that that has to be the fastest looking toaster I have ever seen, bar none.
you want a slow but sweet toaster oven thats not to hot but toasts bread in under 3 minutes.
my toaster oven is funky Its REALLY hot and takes like 30 seconds to reach max heat, and likewise Its hard to get the right setting for various breads, but I manage
toaster ovens are the greatest invovations in the bread and personal pizza preparing business since toast
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Anywayz, G5 just means 5th generation and it sounds better than anything else they could use.
Imagine having a computer that said "quicksilver" or "pismo" or "Apollo" instead of "powermac G4 533"
Or they could just have some benchmarks that show the G5 is way faster than any Intel or AMD chip.
Or how about showing terrorists trying to smuggle a powermac G5 out of the country...the FBI arrests them for trying to acquire a computer so powerful it could be used as an instrument of death!
<strong>how about they say that the G5 is "bitchin' fast!"
Or they could just have some benchmarks that show the G5 is way faster than any Intel or AMD chip.
Or how about showing terrorists trying to smuggle a powermac G5 out of the country...the FBI arrests them for trying to acquire a computer so powerful it could be used as an instrument of death!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah, that's be perfect for what this country's going through now.
<strong>I remember in the Mac Mall catalogs when the B&W G3s came out they had this little logo saying "Equipped with the furiously fast G3 processor".</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah I remember when MacWarehouse even had that "Equipped with the furiously fast G3" with the iMacs too. If I recall right they even had that with the iMacs after the G4s came out.
<strong>Im not going to get into how Apple names its comps. But the naming scheme behind the G3-G4-G5 is just fine. It easily and simply shows a progression between the processors, and that one is most likely 'faster' than the other. If we ever see the day that the G6 gets released I agree it will get a little redundant, but it serves its purpose.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Even though I think it's a little old now, I think definately by the G6 there should be some kind of a different name.
MondoMac?
or Mac on smack?
I think g5 is fine the idea of g5 makes me personally feel "damn"
they could name the next computer Frank
<img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
I like this little face
note: the G5 mockup was taken from the macnn fourms, I did not draw it so don't yell at me.
[ 12-03-2001: Message edited by: G4Dude ]</p>
Those drives aren't very good, either. The problem with slot-loaders is that if you want to buy an aftermarket drive, your choices are too limited. Of course that won't stop Apple from using them, possibly.
I like the G5 but think they should change it by the time the G6 is ready.
Apple can't keep renaming its comps every 6 months. Although "Macintosh PowerBook Mecury" would be bitchin'.
Oh, and to say that "Power Mac" is outdated because the whole line is stardardize on PPCs, PPC Performas were still called "Performa", and PowerBooks have always been called "PowerBook".
though i wonder if anyone would have bought a "BHA" (aka butt-headed astronomer)
<strong>Hell, "PowerBook" has been around since '93. Just naming the comps "iMac" or "iBook" is fine. Remember the iMac DV or the iMac DV+. What was up with that? Good thing that didn't last long. However, the "SE" moniker was rather nice....
</strong><hr></blockquote>
I never really understood why in late 2000 they had the DV+. Couldn't they think of something at least a little better than that? If anything, there shouldn't have been a regular DV.
Yeah... I forget exactly how they were configured but it was something like 1. iMac, no FireWire, CD-ROM, 2. iMac DV FireWire, CD-ROM 3. iMac DV+ FireWire, DVD 4. iMac SE (more ram, hd, proc power). Oh and you could only choose certain colors in each level, but there was some overlap, so colors couldn't even help distingusing the models (they only painted "iMac" on the front). <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
iMac: 350mhz 64mb 10GB CD-ROM (Indigo)
iMac DV: 400mhz 64mb 10GB CD-ROM Firewire (Indigo, Ruby)
iMac DV+: 450mhz 128mb 20GB DVD-ROM Firewire (Indigo, Ruby, Sage)
iMac DVSE: 500mhz 128(?)mb 20GB DVD-ROM Firewire (Graphite, Snow)
Almost as bad as the Performa series
[ 12-04-2001: Message edited by: G4Dude ]</p>
<strong>I think G3, G4, etc is fine. What Apple does need to do however is spice up their ads. Example:
note: the G5 mockup was taken from the macnn fourms, I did not draw it so don't yell at me.
[ 12-03-2001: Message edited by: G4Dude ]</strong><hr></blockquote> I just want to add that that has to be the fastest looking toaster I have ever seen, bar none.
A FAST toaster will burn the bread!
you want a slow but sweet toaster oven thats not to hot but toasts bread in under 3 minutes.
my toaster oven is funky Its REALLY hot and takes like 30 seconds to reach max heat, and likewise Its hard to get the right setting for various breads, but I manage
toaster ovens are the greatest invovations in the bread and personal pizza preparing business since toast