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

ghost_user_name · June 3, 2003 12:16PM

*upload 2 of 3*

ghost_user_name · June 3, 2003 12:16PM

*upload 3 of 3*

Enjoy.

thegelding · June 3, 2003 12:17PM

yeah brad....da man

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still don't know what the beans pal is, but the green is pretty

piwozniak · June 3, 2003 12:22PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Defiant

from http://www.toptechtips.net/modules.p...rticle&sid=457

huh?

How many of you would buy it?

1. I have an iPod, (which i agree sometimes is not enough)

2. my pocketdrive with CCC serves this purpose great.

3. Why would i wan't.... naaaah that doesn't make too muche sense

ibrowse · June 3, 2003 12:24PM

The thing about it being a portable FireWire drive to boot off of, or whatever that said, is that the phrase "Connect over the air" doesn't really seem to fit. Whatever it is, it certainly seems like it'd be more of a feature than a seperate application, which makes the box confuse me. There's something about that box that makes me suspicious, maybe it's the corner, maybe the shadow in front, maybe the fact that the glare from the camera's flash looks like it's too high and to the right for the angle the picture is at, maybe I'm over analyzing it...

And if I were to be nitpicky, (I can't believe I even noticed this, I need to leave this thread), Apple is usually fairly good with kerning their text nicely, and the word 'air' has bucktooth gaps in it.

macusers · June 3, 2003 12:46PM

in the second picture, doesnt the "Pal" on the side of the box look a little too bold

piwozniak · June 3, 2003 12:49PM

Some of u guys would make a career in forensic science....

proud ibook owner 2k2 · June 3, 2003 12:51PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Defiant

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.

8)

WTF they're not there anymore...

piwozniak · June 3, 2003 12:54PM

superkarate monkeydeathcar · June 3, 2003 12:54PM

you notice that the light bulb has no screw cap or electrical contact, it's like a bottle a one end. significant?

ibrowse · June 3, 2003 12:57PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Proud iBook Owner 2k2

WTF they're not there anymore...

Hence the two pages of discussion about who saved them, and then Brad posting them after people sent them to him...

spart · June 3, 2003 1:01PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Proud iBook Owner 2k2

WTF they're not there anymore...

Yeah, that's been mentioned.

Remember when SpyMac faked the iWalk cease and desist courtesy of Apple Legal? Heh...

ibrowse · June 3, 2003 1:01PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MacUsers

in the second picture, doesnt the "Pal" on the side of the box look a little too bold

Yeah I saw that, the 'a' looks like it was horribly scaled, and the words 'Illuminate the internet' appear to be skewed 'down' when the box goes 'up' as it goes back. I actually made a list of 6 or 7 things about it to see if I still thought it was real, decided 'maybe', and now I'm trying not to waste anymore time picking it apart. I'm sure somebody will have diagrams and charts showing the angle of the lights and shadows soon. I still don't fully understand what on earth it would be.

ghost_user_name · June 3, 2003 1:03PM

Quote:

Originally posted by superkarate monkeydeathcar

you notice that the light bulb has no screw cap or electrical contact, it's like a bottle a one end. significant?

Hmm. Not before you mentioned it I saw it as a ligh bulb. For me it looks like this:

Airborne internet service via bluetooth or 802.11?

nitzer · June 3, 2003 1:06PM

Either the rebirth of the Newton... or a complete hoax.

I'm leaning hoax.

ibrowse · June 3, 2003 1:07PM

RosettaStoned started a thread about this in Software posting this link; http://www.mac.com/1/learningcenter/. At the Bottom. I believe it a bit more now.

spytap · June 3, 2003 1:12PM

What are the possibilities of PAL being a new newton-esque handheld? Not a palm, or normal PDA that simply mirrors some types of information (contacts, schedules, etc.), but a wi-fi and bluetooth interface that is a separate and portable link to your desktop at home? Sort of a PDA on meth...or a PDA done right.

ghost_user_name · June 3, 2003 1:15PM

Quote:

Originally posted by piwozniak

Some of u guys would make a career in forensic science....

Pffhh. Thats nothing.

Look here:http://forums.appleinsider.com/showt...ighlight=iWalk .

We would be able to find WoMDs in Iraq even if there aren´t any.

aarons · June 3, 2003 1:18PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iBrowse

RosettaStoned started a thread about this in Software posting this link; http://www.mac.com/1/learningcenter/. At the Bottom. I believe it a bit more now.

I think you've got it. Sounds a little more believeable to me now as well...

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nitzer · June 3, 2003 1:25PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iBrowse

RosettaStoned started a thread about this in Software posting this link; http://www.mac.com/1/learningcenter/. At the Bottom. I believe it a bit more now.

I see NO connection to Anywhere Access with this Pal thing. Anywhere Access will be part of .Mac, that appears to be fact. Why would there be a retail box for one aspect of .Mac, which is a service to begin with?

Newton or hoax. I'm still leaning hoax.

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

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