'Pal', Internet Service Software for 10.3 (with Pictures)

defiant · June 3, 2003 2:35AM

http://www.spymac.com/gallery/showph...t=1&thecat=500

http://www.spymac.com/gallery/showph...t=1&thecat=500

http://www.spymac.com/gallery/showph...t=1&thecat=500

http://www.spymac.com/gallery/showph...t=1&thecat=500

http://www.spymac.com/gallery/showph...t=1&thecat=500

Someone save them fast.

Pal. It's an Internet service software that is basically the "Mac Desktop" for the Internet. Not a .Mac-like thing. Completely new thing. Coining the terms:"Illuminate the Internet.""See the Light" "Green Light to the Internet" Should be able to be used on Windows. Should be a "switching" tool to get Windows users on a Mac-based subscription.

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barto · June 3, 2003 2:50AM

It could all be a cruel hoax... Damn you Adobe for creating Photoshop!!!

It certainly looks genuine. The question is... what does it do?

Barto

defiant · June 3, 2003 2:51AM

http://www.spymac.com/gallery/showph...t=1&thecat=500

This Picture tells a little bit..

barto · June 3, 2003 3:00AM

Green Light...

the Internet...

Forget discs. Forget synching...

Pal takes your desktop and puts...

your fingertips using Mac OS X 10.3...

can take your life on the road...

use your computer and Pal to fix...

problems. So what are you waiting...

see the light.

It's all very cryptic.

new · June 3, 2003 3:13AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Barto

Green Light...

the Internet...

Forget discs. Forget synching...

Pal takes your desktop and puts...

your fingertips using Mac OS X 10.3...

can take your life on the road...

use your computer and Pal to fix...

problems. So what are you waiting...

see the light.

It's all very cryptic.

No, its not. Sounds like online User profiles. Sort of like under NT. only available through internet. Would be real cool. If its true.

othello · June 3, 2003 4:31AM

this is the link which gets my juices running:

http://www.spymac.com/gallery/showph...t=1&thecat=500

over the air syncing...

oh please be true!

ibrowse · June 3, 2003 4:53AM

It's very vague, but the look very authentic.

othello · June 3, 2003 4:58AM

if these are pack shots (thats a big 'if'), then the product must be pretty ready to roll. for 'it' to work it needs:

-- 10.3 (announced WWDC but shipping when?)

-- new isync

plus a *big* RDF special launch event...

ibrowse · June 3, 2003 5:17AM

Everybody on spymac that's commenting on those pictures is suddenly pointing out 'rendering artifacts' claiming that they are rendered in some 3D app. What they are pointing out look to compression artifacts to me, the ones from saving jpg's. I don't really believe 100% that they are real, but I haven't seen great reasons why not yet.

Edit: Actually I have some issues with the corners and shadows on this one in particular. Whatever, we'll see, eventually.

Edit 2: Forget it, I don't believe the most of it. But I still don't know where a 'render artifact' would be seen. Now I'm tired and confused.

barto · June 3, 2003 6:00AM

The fact is, the pictures are not obviously fake. Anything which could be a rendering artifacts could also be from the camera or the compression.

othello · June 3, 2003 6:05AM

the text mentions things which Harald and others have talked about in numerous threads; over the air syncing etc. not proof, but makes me think it might have a ring of truth to it

naderby · June 3, 2003 7:21AM

To me it all just looks too... well, clean.

netromac · June 3, 2003 7:41AM

FAKE?

REAL?

Doens't sound like something new and groundbraking to me. Maybe just another name for iSync. Big deal.

Looks kinda fake. Is that supposed to be a picture of the box itself or a picture of a banner with the box on. To me the corners seems too sharp. On real boxes they are rounder than that.

defiant · June 3, 2003 7:44AM

The two last ones are already removed.

That means Apple sent some lawyers to Spymac...no?

othello · June 3, 2003 8:08AM

they are all gone...

hobbes · June 3, 2003 8:27AM

Quote:

Originally posted by othello

they are all gone...

That was fast. Looks like the leaks have finally begun.

I am silently thanking the heavens if will be labeled "Pal" instead of "iPal".

Can anyone describe what the pictures contained?

piwozniak · June 3, 2003 8:41AM

...and for the love of god, next time CAN SOMEONE SAVE THEM?

i just missed all the fun

dviant · June 3, 2003 8:45AM

What was in the pics that were pulled?

othello · June 3, 2003 8:50AM

a front pack shot of a box (or maybe manual) for something called 'Pal'. it had an 'aqua' look lightbulb logo on it in green

a similar shot with little orange blobs under the lightbulb and 'sync over the air' written underneath

a half obscured advert/manual cover/advert listing the features. requires 10.3 and syncs your user/home profile/directory type thing between computers.

davegee · June 3, 2003 8:51AM

Quote:

Originally posted by NETROMac

FAKE?

REAL?

Doens't sound like something new and groundbraking to me. Maybe just another name for iSync. Big deal.

Looks kinda fake. Is that supposed to be a picture of the box itself or a picture of a banner with the box on. To me the corners seems too sharp. On real boxes they are rounder than that.

From what I've heard from friends (and I'm not saying these pics are real - since I've never heard the word 'Pal' thrown around before) this could be much bigger than iSync. Think more along the lines of 'your home directory anywhere you have a net connection'.

Documents, preferences, the whole nine yards...

Seems like a lofty goal and would have quite a number of roadblocks (internet speed etc) but something like this would be really cool.

Dave

screed · June 3, 2003 9:13AM

Windows roaming profiles that actually work?!

Sign me up!!

Screed

'Pal', Internet Service Software for 10.3 (with Pictures)

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