I don't think the 970 will be anounced at WWDC or on any event near june 23th.
Thinksecret writes: . . . Apple is set to finalize P58C in the next week or so, and will then quietly begin shipping the updated models to the retail channel. On the outside, P58C will probably be indistinguishable from the current Power Mac, aside from a new product number. . ."
If true, the reason for this minor tweak to the PowerMac isn't obvious to me. One possibility is a firmware upgrade for Panther, and Apple is simply including it as soon as it is ready. Those who buy some of the last G4 PowerMacs will have less to complain about. Those who bought earlier will have to update their firmware for Panther. But that is only one possibility.
I don't think we can draw a conclusion about when the 970 PowerMacs will be introduced from this Thinksecret article. Introduction could still be at WWDC, with shipment immediately or within 30 days. Since Steve is not doing a keynote at Macworld in July, Apple will likely not introduce it then. So we are left with WWDC or a special event in the August / September time frame. We take our pick.
I was at the WWDC last year, and there was no webcast.
I had to type the play-by-play over the auditorium's Airport network onto DSLR's Mac forum for my friends. MacCentral and other sites do the same in real-time.
I guess that is why I still remember it. Anyway, here is my chant:
I do believe the 2000 WWDC keynote was broadcast via satellite/TechTV. Not sure about QuickTIme. I was there.
Apple has been videoing entire WWDCs for a while now, so the presence of a camera crew is not definitive. (They sell the classes to developers on DVD and via streaming from the ADC site).
If true, the reason for this minor tweak to the PowerMac isn't obvious to me. One possibility is a firmware upgrade for Panther, and Apple is simply including it as soon as it is ready. Those who buy some of the last G4 PowerMacs will have less to complain about. Those who bought earlier will have to update their firmware for Panther. But that is only one possibility.
I don't think we can draw a conclusion about when the 970 PowerMacs will be introduced from this Thinksecret article. Introduction could still be at WWDC, with shipment immediately or within 30 days. Since Steve is not doing a keynote at Macworld in July, Apple will likely not introduce it then. So we are left with WWDC or a special event in the August / September time frame. We take our pick.
According to the author of the report (Nick dePlume) there is no reason to think this update has anything to do with the PPC970's impending release.
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Our report is accurate, but don't read too much into this -- the 970 is still on track, and there's little connection between it and P58C, other than that this could be the last Power Mac update before the 970. If you're waiting for the 970 and you think this is a good thing, you're probably right.
It's worth reiterating that P58C is a minor, invisible, technical update. It will not revert to the QuickSilver casing (that's simply an illustrative picture). It won't contain the 970. While we're told that some updates are related to Panther, that certainly doesn't mean that pre-May Power Macs won't support 10.3.
Finally, Think Secret isn't hard up for 970 info, but there are several points we're still confirming. We'd like to provide as full a picture we can with our first report, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me.
Ok heres the deal. I'll hang outside Apple HQ in Cupertino and jack some techie looking guy as he leaves Steve's secret dungeon on furlough. God knows the poor sap will be blinded by the sun anyway, probably be all couped up in Steve-O's skunk works and such. I'll beat some answers out of him. We'll find out how the 970 thing is going to go down. How does that sound? Just remember, you'd be owing me a favor.
Excellent! You bring the muscle, I'll bring the alcohol and hard drugs. After you beat the sh!t outta him, I'll get him loaded 'til he develops a bad case of verbal diarrhea.
We'll get him talking until he's unleashed everything from exact PPC 970 tower specs to repressed childhood memories. By the time we're done with him, he'll tell us how many times his dad sodomized him as a child.
I think he means yesterday's news from macbidouille. See here. It says that Apple Europe will invite press VIPs and resellers in Berlin to assist in direct retransmission of the WWDC keynote.
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Originally posted by salty chips
Back to topic....
I don't think the 970 will be anounced at WWDC or on any event near june 23th.
Thinksecret writes: . . . Apple is set to finalize P58C in the next week or so, and will then quietly begin shipping the updated models to the retail channel. On the outside, P58C will probably be indistinguishable from the current Power Mac, aside from a new product number. . ."
If true, the reason for this minor tweak to the PowerMac isn't obvious to me. One possibility is a firmware upgrade for Panther, and Apple is simply including it as soon as it is ready. Those who buy some of the last G4 PowerMacs will have less to complain about. Those who bought earlier will have to update their firmware for Panther. But that is only one possibility.
I don't think we can draw a conclusion about when the 970 PowerMacs will be introduced from this Thinksecret article. Introduction could still be at WWDC, with shipment immediately or within 30 days. Since Steve is not doing a keynote at Macworld in July, Apple will likely not introduce it then. So we are left with WWDC or a special event in the August / September time frame. We take our pick.
Originally posted by lundy
Not demented, just mistaken.
I was at the WWDC last year, and there was no webcast.
I had to type the play-by-play over the auditorium's Airport network onto DSLR's Mac forum for my friends. MacCentral and other sites do the same in real-time.
I guess that is why I still remember it. Anyway, here is my chant:
I want a webcast! I want a webcast!
I want a webcast! I want a webcast!
Apple has been videoing entire WWDCs for a while now, so the presence of a camera crew is not definitive. (They sell the classes to developers on DVD and via streaming from the ADC site).
Originally posted by snoopy
If true, the reason for this minor tweak to the PowerMac isn't obvious to me. One possibility is a firmware upgrade for Panther, and Apple is simply including it as soon as it is ready. Those who buy some of the last G4 PowerMacs will have less to complain about. Those who bought earlier will have to update their firmware for Panther. But that is only one possibility.
I don't think we can draw a conclusion about when the 970 PowerMacs will be introduced from this Thinksecret article. Introduction could still be at WWDC, with shipment immediately or within 30 days. Since Steve is not doing a keynote at Macworld in July, Apple will likely not introduce it then. So we are left with WWDC or a special event in the August / September time frame. We take our pick.
According to the author of the report (Nick dePlume) there is no reason to think this update has anything to do with the PPC970's impending release.
Our report is accurate, but don't read too much into this -- the 970 is still on track, and there's little connection between it and P58C, other than that this could be the last Power Mac update before the 970. If you're waiting for the 970 and you think this is a good thing, you're probably right.
It's worth reiterating that P58C is a minor, invisible, technical update. It will not revert to the QuickSilver casing (that's simply an illustrative picture). It won't contain the 970. While we're told that some updates are related to Panther, that certainly doesn't mean that pre-May Power Macs won't support 10.3.
Finally, Think Secret isn't hard up for 970 info, but there are several points we're still confirming. We'd like to provide as full a picture we can with our first report, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me.
-Nick
Originally posted by hegor
Ok heres the deal. I'll hang outside Apple HQ in Cupertino and jack some techie looking guy as he leaves Steve's secret dungeon on furlough. God knows the poor sap will be blinded by the sun anyway, probably be all couped up in Steve-O's skunk works and such. I'll beat some answers out of him. We'll find out how the 970 thing is going to go down. How does that sound? Just remember, you'd be owing me a favor.
Excellent! You bring the muscle, I'll bring the alcohol and hard drugs. After you beat the sh!t outta him, I'll get him loaded 'til he develops a bad case of verbal diarrhea.
We'll get him talking until he's unleashed everything from exact PPC 970 tower specs to repressed childhood memories. By the time we're done with him, he'll tell us how many times his dad sodomized him as a child.
Originally posted by keyboardf12
what new info?
I think he means yesterday's news from macbidouille. See here. It says that Apple Europe will invite press VIPs and resellers in Berlin to assist in direct retransmission of the WWDC keynote.
C-O-N-F-I-R-M.........
He has noted that it is being quoted as a 'Panther Launch', but that Panther will not be the only announcement...
He has promised to keep everyone informed.
Link here:
http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...25#post1445025
http://www.macbidouille.com/news/photonews14/bild.jpg
http://www.macbidouille.com/news/photonews14/bild2.jpg
"Es erwarten Sie Neuigkeiten, die alle ihre bisherigen Erwartungen an Geschwindigkeit übertreffen werden" (emphasis added)
That reads: "Awaiting you are announcements that will exceed all your previous expectations about speed."
Interesting.
[edit: corrected punctuation]
Originally posted by Jawbreaker
The translation on Macrumors hides the most exciting sentence:
"Es erwarten Sie Neuigkeiten, die alle ihre bisherigen Erwartungen an Geschwindigkeit übertreffen werden" (emphasis added)
That reads: "Awaiting you are announcements that will exceed all your previous expectations about speed."
Interesting.
[edit: corrected punctuation]
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I was afraid the invitation would say " 3 to 5 times" more speed...
Originally posted by Clive
He is a good footballer.
He is a bad sport.
He is a bad guitarist.
Your English is pretty good.
Your English usage is poor.
Your English is fairly bad.
Oxford examples of use: ... "was badly defeated".[/B]
The passive voice? tsk, tsk.
which words on which link says the part about "speed"?
thanks
Originally posted by Carson O'Genic
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http://www.macbidouille.com/news/photonews14/bild2.jpg
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