At any rate, the stuff would still be way to heavy.
I don't know if you're joking or not, but Fluorinert wasn't really brought up for serious consideration. A) You need a Fluorinert bath for it to dissipate heat effectively, or you need some kind of secondary cooling. The set-up also needs to be sealed since the stuff evaporates rather quickly.
I think both of the above are nasty, especially the big transparent 'X'.
They are not at all Ive-Like
I think nasty is a bit harsh. I don' think Apple is going to release boxes that are as "in your face" as those two, but they have potential. The al one would look nicer if it were not as chrome and was a bit more rounded in the edges. The X would look nicer with more of a silvery look and with the X a little toned down. They are nice concepts though.
But hey, maybe Ive will take us completely by suprise like he did with the "new" iMac.
I think it was a custom built overclocked water cooled PowerMac from a company in Finland. Apple killed the project though
Yeah! Right. Like anyone is going to believe that. But I guess you did.? That's a Photoshop mochup of an old Sure Micraphone. That thing never existed.
Yeah! Right. Like anyone is going to believe that. But I guess you did.? That's a Photoshop mochup of an old Sure Micraphone. That thing never existed.
Ok. I may be wrong about that picture, but wasn't it some company a couple o' years ago that had taken the PowerMacs and rebuilt them with som sort of "cool"-ing tech?
Think it was introduced at some event in Helsinki Finland on the first of April 2001
Yeah, they were called Xtrem. Their website used to be www.xtrem.com. At some point they were actually shipping a $30 jumper block for overclocking. I don't know if the Xtrem mac was a hoax or an overly ambitious plan or if Apple killed it but it certainly never saw the light of day.
Yeah, they were called Xtrem. Their website used to be www.xtrem.com. At some point they were actually shipping a $30 jumper block for overclocking. I don't know if the Xtrem mac was a hoax or an overly ambitious plan or if Apple killed it but it certainly never saw the light of day.
I don't know if you're joking or not, but Fluorinert wasn't really brought up for serious consideration. A) You need a Fluorinert bath for it to dissipate heat effectively, or you need some kind of secondary cooling. The set-up also needs to be sealed since the stuff evaporates rather quickly.
Heft is a non-issue as a result.
No, I wasn't being serious, just pointing to an obvious problem. I should just leave "wild speculation land" alone........
Take a hard drive, insert the cables and set the jumpers. Then go out and buy a bucket of Polyester. Put some duct tape over the seals and bolt holes. Then just dip the drive into the polyester and let it dry. Repeat this a few times. You'll soon have yourself a watertight disk.
Umm, last i checked polyester was a synthetic fabric, perhaps you meant Polyurethane?
Umm, last i checked polyester was a synthetic fabric, perhaps you meant Polyurethane?
Polyurethan is often a part of a polyester. The name polyester is used on many different polymers where monomers are connected with an ester.
Polyester is used reinforced with glass fibres i plastic boats f.x. There are also many other uses for polyesters including textiles fx fleece jackets.
Those xtrem machines were nice... it was during 2000 or 2001, right? The fastest chip at that time was still <500Mhz G4. Their CRT display looked mediocre anyway.
Of all the mockups I've seen, and especially the ones posted in this thread, considering the XtremMac as a mockup, I think the XtremMac is the best-looking, most realistic, and most Apple-like. Sure, a bit retro, but retro-futuristic, stylish, and surely unique. It could be done in a light aluminum, yet still appear to be heavy and massive while not taking up any more space (perhaps less) than the current PowerMac.
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Originally posted by Flounder
Woops, sorry! Not reading carefully enough.......
At any rate, the stuff would still be way to heavy.
I don't know if you're joking or not, but Fluorinert wasn't really brought up for serious consideration. A) You need a Fluorinert bath for it to dissipate heat effectively, or you need some kind of secondary cooling. The set-up also needs to be sealed since the stuff evaporates rather quickly.
Heft is a non-issue as a result.
Originally posted by jouster
I think both of the above are nasty, especially the big transparent 'X'.
They are not at all Ive-Like
I think nasty is a bit harsh. I don' think Apple is going to release boxes that are as "in your face" as those two, but they have potential. The al one would look nicer if it were not as chrome and was a bit more rounded in the edges. The X would look nicer with more of a silvery look and with the X a little toned down. They are nice concepts though.
But hey, maybe Ive will take us completely by suprise like he did with the "new" iMac.
[B]Anyone remember these?
I DO! That micraphone that was supposed to be real. Wasn't that an April fools joke?
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Originally posted by onlooker
I DO! That micraphone that was supposed to be real. Wasn't that an April fools joke?
I think it was a custom built overclocked water cooled PowerMac from a company in Finland. Apple killed the project though
Originally posted by NETROMac
I think it was a custom built overclocked water cooled PowerMac from a company in Finland. Apple killed the project though
Yeah! Right. Like anyone is going to believe that. But I guess you did.? That's a Photoshop mochup of an old Sure Micraphone. That thing never existed.
Originally posted by onlooker
Yeah! Right. Like anyone is going to believe that. But I guess you did.? That's a Photoshop mochup of an old Sure Micraphone. That thing never existed.
Ok. I may be wrong about that picture, but wasn't it some company a couple o' years ago that had taken the PowerMacs and rebuilt them with som sort of "cool"-ing tech?
Think it was introduced at some event in Helsinki Finland on the first of April 2001
Originally posted by griel_del_noche
Yeah, they were called Xtrem. Their website used to be www.xtrem.com. At some point they were actually shipping a $30 jumper block for overclocking. I don't know if the Xtrem mac was a hoax or an overly ambitious plan or if Apple killed it but it certainly never saw the light of day.
Thanks man!
Originally posted by Th0r
Anyone remember these?
I can just see someone pulling up in their Chrysler Limited Edition and unloading one of those.
Originally posted by Eugene
I don't know if you're joking or not, but Fluorinert wasn't really brought up for serious consideration. A) You need a Fluorinert bath for it to dissipate heat effectively, or you need some kind of secondary cooling. The set-up also needs to be sealed since the stuff evaporates rather quickly.
Heft is a non-issue as a result.
No, I wasn't being serious, just pointing to an obvious problem. I should just leave "wild speculation land" alone........
Originally posted by NETROMac
Take a hard drive, insert the cables and set the jumpers. Then go out and buy a bucket of Polyester. Put some duct tape over the seals and bolt holes. Then just dip the drive into the polyester and let it dry. Repeat this a few times. You'll soon have yourself a watertight disk.
Umm, last i checked polyester was a synthetic fabric, perhaps you meant Polyurethane?
Originally posted by ThunderPoit
Umm, last i checked polyester was a synthetic fabric, perhaps you meant Polyurethane?
Polyurethan is often a part of a polyester. The name polyester is used on many different polymers where monomers are connected with an ester.
Polyester is used reinforced with glass fibres i plastic boats f.x. There are also many other uses for polyesters including textiles fx fleece jackets.
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