Name the upcoming server

lolololo
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
We know there's a rackmount Mac coming next week. The question is: what is it going to be called?



What's your guess?



How about PowerRack?
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  • Reply 1 of 35
    spotbugspotbug Posts: 361member
    That's good.



    Not so good, but obvious: "MacRack".
  • Reply 2 of 35
    sliceslice Posts: 10member
    It will be "RackMac" for sure.
  • Reply 3 of 35
    spotbugspotbug Posts: 361member
    "For sure"? You mean, "*CONFIRMED*"? <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    I doubt the name will have either "Mac" or "Rack" in it.
  • Reply 4 of 35
    bodhibodhi Posts: 1,424member
    I think PowerRack is a safe bet.
  • Reply 5 of 35
    spookyspooky Posts: 504member
    The new Intel thrashing, Unix talking, G3 based, not very tall but quite wide silvery thing.



    Apple: Think - that would make a difference.



  • Reply 6 of 35
    pesipesi Posts: 424member
    It will be labeled "Power Macintosh G4 Server" and referred to on tech notes as "Power Macintosh G4 Server (Rackmount)".
  • Reply 7 of 35
    lolololo Posts: 87member
    &gt;&gt;It will be labeled "Power Macintosh G4 Server" and referred to on tech notes as "Power Macintosh G4 Server (Rackmount)".



    Yes, I think you're right. It's not a particularly exciting name, but as long as the hardware itself is exciting, I'll be happy.
  • Reply 8 of 35
    hot chahot cha Posts: 37member
    iSquat
  • Reply 9 of 35
    bjnybjny Posts: 191member
    iMac

    eMac



    how about rMac or

    LabMac
  • Reply 10 of 35
    sean s.sean s. Posts: 1member
    A few years ago Apple's product naming was horrendous. Performa, Quadra, 6300 6400 4200 9600, it made no sense, had no meaning/continuity. Now they are a thing of beauty. Each type of hardware (portable, desktop, monitor, etc.) has its own name. Mac (for desktops obviously,) Book, Pod, Studio Display. And each product has a prefix that correlates with its target market. i Power and now with the introduction of eMac, most likely e (i think apple will make an eBook based off the 12.1 iBook... I also think they will make the e series publicily available saying that families can get the same thing their kids work on in schools). I think Apple might spin off the Server line into its own category. There are two i machines, 2 power machines, 1 e machine (err, eMachines), and soon to be 2 server machines. You see where I'm going. . With the next revision in the Power Macs, Apple will release an update to what is currently the Power Mac G4.I think with inkwell they will release a tablet/pda type device... iPad is my best guess. I think there will be a set-top box somewhere. Using rendevous, airport2, bluetooth, firewire. It will allow u to browse the internet, iChat, Mail, share and play your music, watch ur movies, pictures, DVD's and tivo like service. Let me know what you think of my rather lengthy post



    [ 05-08-2002: Message edited by: Sean S. ]</p>
  • Reply 11 of 35
    crusadercrusader Posts: 1,129member
    For the basic line of file servers:

    iServe

    iHost

    iWishithadag5

    iSuck

    iG3 sever

    iRack



    For a professional line:

    ProServe

    ProIwishithadag5

    and finally:

    "The neat expensive doodad that can host all kinds of information on a networky thingy."



    I do have to say "PowerRack" has a certain appeal to it <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> .



    [ 05-08-2002: Message edited by: Crusader ]</p>
  • Reply 12 of 35
    tazznbtazznb Posts: 54member
    RacMac would be the most fitting
  • Reply 13 of 35
    rolandgrolandg Posts: 632member
    The name depends on the use/target group:



    - BLAST number crunching for bioinformatics

    - Hollywood SFX and production processing

    - Entertainment media and all-purpose server for home use (I guess B&O price tag)

    - Workgroup server (user profiles, directory, inter-/intranet and file services) for schools, and - depending on scalability - small, medium and enterprise level businesses



    The techology is either allready available or coming or at least imaginable. From what Bodhi said in an other thread, I guess Apple has a pretty cool clustering solution coming and I bet they have a pretty user friendly management utility to come with it.
  • Reply 14 of 35
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/themacrack/"; target="_blank">http://homepage.mac.com/themacrack/</a>;



    :eek:
  • Reply 15 of 35
    kurtkurt Posts: 225member
    Think of the great advertising theme: What a Rack on that Mac!



    Sorry to bring this thread to such a low level but I couldn't resist.
  • Reply 16 of 35
    derrick 61derrick 61 Posts: 178member
    [quote]Originally posted by Crusader:

    <strong>For the basic line of file servers:

    iServe

    iHost

    iWishithadag5

    iSuck

    iG3 sever

    iRack



    For a professional line:

    ProServe

    ProIwishithadag5

    and finally:

    "The neat expensive doodad that can host all kinds of information on a networky thingy."



    I do have to say "PowerRack" has a certain appeal to it <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> .



    [ 05-08-2002: Message edited by: Crusader ]</strong><hr></blockquote>





    No,no,no....



    iServe and PowerServe
  • Reply 17 of 35
    valisvalis Posts: 19member
    xMac

    sMac (server)
  • Reply 18 of 35
    bjnybjny Posts: 191member
    rMac

    LabMac

    uMac
  • Reply 19 of 35
    elderlocelderloc Posts: 146member
    Ok I know it's bad but.... iRaq?? hows that?
  • Reply 20 of 35
    imacman287imacman287 Posts: 80member
    [quote]Originally posted by Elderloc:

    <strong>Ok I know it's bad but.... iRaq?? hows that?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Terrorist!!!!
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