philbot

How about running a Steve Jobs simulator? maybe then we'd get more reliable rumours?

in clustering Comment by philbot January 2002

The current Quicksilver line will quickly be rebadged as the 'prosumer' line (for DTP, video editing etc) as they are perfectly fast enough for most tasks such as these. The G5 will come with a new motherboard and all the other stuff we want (DDR…

in A Parting Question... Comment by philbot January 2002

[quote]posted by crayz : philbot you are starting to piss me off. at first I halfway believed you, but now it seems pretty clear you're incorrect Crayz, why on earth should what I say pi$$ you off? I know there are G5's ready cos I've seen a t…

in My cousin works for Moto... Comment by philbot January 2002

There is NO WAY we'll have to wait another year for G5's!!!! Test units have been out for the last 5 months and have recently been signed off and sent back ready for production. The only reason MOTO think their G5 won't be ready is bec…

in My cousin works for Moto... Comment by philbot January 2002

Tigerwoods, you make a lot of sense. You are right about the older Macs genuinely giving you a better deal than PCs. When the first CD ROM shipped on the Mac, PC users were still fumbling around with mountains of floppy disks! What about colour? …

in Why is it that...... Comment by philbot January 2002

[quote]posted by Dorsal M: Processor speeds are 1200/1250MHz to 1400/1500MHz. It could be that Some test boxes were 1200-1400 MHz but these were definately overclocked prototypes. You will get G5's but only 800/1000/1200 for the time being…

in Updated Apple hardware is coming soon Comment by philbot January 2002

To Time and DansG3, thanks for the info! As you work towards the 'end' of the line your information is obviously gonna be much more reliable as in shipping dates and final specs etc. The information I tend to get is much earlier in the c…

in Monday Comment by philbot January 2002

[quote] Time, I noticed your number of posts always says 14. How do you do that? isn't it obvious? he travels through TIME

in Monday Comment by philbot January 2002

DansG3... are you there? I see you worked with Time for a while. Give us a clue... you both work in Apple Store don't you?

in Monday Comment by philbot January 2002

Hey Time (or is that Tim?) can you give us a hint about where you work? I'm guessing you are based somewhere like Mac Mart? or maybe you work at the printers where the boxes are made? Give us a clue! PS don't hesitate to let us know when th…

in Monday Comment by philbot January 2002

[quote] Sixth and last: To all: I was told by the head guy that on Monday the G4's would be announced, so if G4's were sold today and there was a price reduction for the older models on Monday that we would honor the price reduction. If I am wrong, …

in Monday Comment by philbot January 2002

I am a big one, lets hope it has 6 million others

in The new iMac - does it have a fan? Comment by philbot January 2002

The iMac has a fan but it is quiet and only spins up when needed.

in The new iMac - does it have a fan? Comment by philbot January 2002

I think you could have something with the monitor... I like the way you can move it abouth ala iMac. I don't like you PM though. Sorry. Screws to open the side? so 2001.

in 2:00am or so.. doodled a "monitor" Comment by philbot January 2002

I bought a car cassette adapter for £8 and the sound is excellent. Much better than an actual cassette, more like CD quality.