You guys are gettin all crazy about this. There's no need for a ton of details in the name itself. Apple lives for brand identity - any add ons to the PowerMac name dilutes this.
Remember this is the same company that doesn't even bother to put a name on the front of its own retail stores. Simple, simple, simple.
I think they should still keep the PowerMac moniker. "PowerMac" is part of the culture, just like "Mac" has become. However there should be another word, not number to define 64 bit processing, like "Vector" or "Extreme" or "Huge Intake Vents-zilla." The 970 doesn't work.
None of those are any good, but the idea is to make PowerMac the Pro line designation; "Vector" the chip class designation, and any numbering system should refer only to cpu speed. The idea is that the chip and mobo will be given some kind of name, other than 970, that we haven't heard about yet, just like Altavec, etc.
I think PowerMac Pro or PowerMac Q are alright. With a cool look and a cool commercial you could put any letter after 'powermac' and make it a household name.
PS I like the simplicity of M1 but not "X" for obvious OS and XBox reasons.
Well, they did that with the Powerbook, and none of the other computers have anything other than ___Mac or ___Book in their names, so that's very possible.
Und dann....
eMac
iMac
iBook
Powerbook
Power Mac
XServe
The PowerBook's still have the G4 tagged to them ; Apple just simplified the Pismos to a "PowerBook" name because so many G3 PowerBook models were floating around in the mac market at once.
Regarding the PowerMac though, I would like it to go back to basics. We had the Macintosh II, which was an ultra-powered machine for the time. What if Apple dropped "Power" and went with the Macintosh III?
Yeah, and then we have a problem with the portable line...the PortaMacintosh III?
I think they should just stick with there guns and call it the G5, I mean why the hell not, its a new processor just like the last one was from the G3. the i and x names are waaaaaay overused anyhow...just look at what Microsoft XP did and ripped off the X name and a glossy UI like OSX... what the hell does XP stand for anyway? man I hate Windows....and how it rules the computer OS market Ill never understand it...
I beg to differ-- mention "970" in any conversation about processors and people know exactly what you're talking about. It's come to be a moniker akin to G3 & G4... Besides, "IBM's new PPC processor derived from the Power4" just doesn't have the same ring.
Ask my sister if a PPC970 is better than an MPC7455. Now ask her if 64-bit CPUs are better than 32-bit CPUs.
You say you want a single name that can encompass several processor revisions. Why not just expand it a little more to the 64-bit desktop revolution?
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Remember this is the same company that doesn't even bother to put a name on the front of its own retail stores. Simple, simple, simple.
None of those are any good, but the idea is to make PowerMac the Pro line designation; "Vector" the chip class designation, and any numbering system should refer only to cpu speed. The idea is that the chip and mobo will be given some kind of name, other than 970, that we haven't heard about yet, just like Altavec, etc.
I think PowerMac Pro or PowerMac Q are alright. With a cool look and a cool commercial you could put any letter after 'powermac' and make it a household name.
PS I like the simplicity of M1 but not "X" for obvious OS and XBox reasons.
Long shot....PowerMac G64.
I would probably place my bets on something like xStation before anything else . . .
but I would have to say that they'll probably just call it a PowerMac G5.
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Other ideas:
xMac
ProMac
Well, they did that with the Powerbook, and none of the other computers have anything other than ___Mac or ___Book in their names, so that's very possible.
Und dann....
eMac
iMac
iBook
Powerbook
Power Mac
XServe
The PowerBook's still have the G4 tagged to them
Regarding the PowerMac though, I would like it to go back to basics. We had the Macintosh II, which was an ultra-powered machine for the time. What if Apple dropped "Power" and went with the Macintosh III?
Yeah, and then we have a problem with the portable line...the PortaMacintosh III?
Originally posted by robster
Don't knock it though....M for Macintosh....
I was also thinking M from IBM, and the BMW M series of high performance cars.
X is in serious risk of being overdone.
Originally posted by Gamblor
I beg to differ-- mention "970" in any conversation about processors and people know exactly what you're talking about. It's come to be a moniker akin to G3 & G4... Besides, "IBM's new PPC processor derived from the Power4" just doesn't have the same ring.
Ask my sister if a PPC970 is better than an MPC7455. Now ask her if 64-bit CPUs are better than 32-bit CPUs.
You say you want a single name that can encompass several processor revisions. Why not just expand it a little more to the 64-bit desktop revolution?
What do you folks think?
Originally posted by NETROMac
What do you folks think?
I think I can't see your image, because I'm not a Spymac member.
Originally posted by CharlesS
I think I can't see your image, because I'm not a Spymac member.
Link
Originally posted by NETROMac
Ran som ideas trough the iVisualizer?:
What do you folks think?
P e r f o r m a 6 2 1 4 C D what?
Originally posted by Eugene
P e r f o r m a 6 2 1 4 C D what?
A jump into 64 bit computing.
An exciting new processor (or two, I love dualies!).
How about the Neo Mac?
PowerMac X1 is about the best name I can think of.
I'm thinking of the old time radio show X-1
EKS!! Eks eks
MINUS!! Minus minus
ONE!! One one
PowerMac X-1 gets my vote.
~elmlish~
Originally posted by elmlish
I'm thinking of the old time radio show X-1
EKS!! Eks eks
MINUS!! Minus minus
ONE!! One one
PowerMac X-1 gets my vote.
~elmlish~
Would be easier just calling it NINE then, wouldn't it?
Just calling it 'PowerMac' would be okay, but it wouldn't create buzzword-compatibility. The crowd needs a name, I think, and it should be a new one.
Simplicity is king, thus:
Long Name: Apple PowerMacintosh G5
Short Name: PowerMac G5
Nick: G5
It's a new generation of PowerMac after all, even if the 970 is derived from a fourth generation IBM Power processor.
powermac next gen
or, in short
neXt ??? ;-)
think, the owner of the © has no problems with that
APPLE next
MacIntosh next
PowerMac nXt
ok, marketing dept - your job!!
Originally posted by k_munic
we all talk 'bout the next generation of powermacs - how bout
powermac next gen
or, in short
neXt ??? ;-)
think, the owner of the © has no problems with that
APPLE next
MacIntosh next
PowerMac nXt
ok, marketing dept - your job!!
In short: NO!
Originally posted by NETROMac
In short: NO!
you mean NO like in "no, never ever!!!" ? ;-)
have you seen my posting a lil' above? 4 x 4 x 4 = 64?
i can top your "NO!":
next gen apple is a CUBE called NEXT!