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  • Quote: Originally posted by dfiler 'global corporation Apple' 'major corporation such as Apple' Funny. Considering Apple doesn't even bill their stuff as being made in the USA. Instead, they put made in California on their products. Are…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Joey Actually smaller than the Mini... Carbon: 2.5?W x 3.3?H x 0.6?D = 4.95 in.^3 Mini: 2"W x 3.6"H x 0.5"D = 3.6 in.^3
  • Quote: Originally posted by MiMac It does show that Ives had little or no input into the design. In what way? Didn't Ive design the iPod? Looking across the Apple line--including peripherals--this iMac resembles and has the same cues as every…
  • Where did the notion arise that Ive had no part in the iMac's styling or design (which are different things)? He's the VP of Industrial Design, for crissakes--of course he had a say or two in the matter. Secondly, the iPod team is headed by Jon R…
  • Quote: Originally posted by kcmac Where are the expo pictures of the iMac? Here's some from MacNN boards: http://homepage.mac.com/morgan68/App...toAlbum31.html
  • Quote: Originally posted by MacsRGood4U When the first iMac came out there was a round hole on the side door to run the cables through. I remember that at resellers the set ups failed to put them through the hole. Look here! Geez!!!!!! Act…
  • Quote: Originally posted by midwinter Big Muff. Damned right. My old guitarist's electroharmonix died years ago, so he bought the Russian made one. We called it the Big Muffski. (Hey we were 22 at the time--livin' the rusted Econolin…
  • I have a 5-year old 24" Sony WEGA that I've been very happy with. My room isn't that large (I sit roughly 6" away), so it's a good size. That said, I wouldn't consider purchasing any TV for your purposes that wasn't HD capable and had a wide aspe…
  • Peruse this thread at MacNN forums: http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=178702
  • Quote: Originally posted by His Dudeness But anyone remember how they did "Panic Room"? How the letters seemed to reflect the color of the buildings and how the were floating in the middle of the streets? I really liked Panic Room's. Particu…
  • Quote: Originally posted by filmmaker2002 That's the beauty of LOTR. 75% of the CG shots in the films you would never know they were CG. LOTR is our generation's Star Wars for breaking new ground in digital cinema. It's as if Lucas is trying to h…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Tuttle Cool. I didn't know they had different sizes. I must have sat in one of the A or B size chairs. Thanks for the info. You can find the size of an Aeron by feeling underneath the ridge on the chair's upper…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Eugene I'm really surprised they were able to collect 80K preorders. That's a lot more than I expected... Me, too. 80k seems insanely successful. Bravo, Apple.
  • Quote: Originally posted by dferigmu Do you think the average person knows that or even cares? The average person doesn't spend $2600 on a system.
  • Quote: Originally posted by bborofka And from the year ago quarter: iMac - 287,000 (-15%) iBook - 190,000 (+33%) PowerBook - 161,000 (+20%) PowerMac - 133,000 (+42%) I believe you transposed the columns when reading the data summary: …
  • http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/n...-news2805.html Article about the Carlyle Group that appeared in Fortune in 2002: http://www.carlylegroup.net/thebigguys.htm
  • OK, I don't mean to sound stupid, but output the audio from the HD cable box to the receiver (via an optical cable, I'd believe) and bypass the TV altogether? So HD Box>Video Component>TV & HD Box>Audio Optical>Receiver EDIT:…
  • Ah, burgleflickel
  • I'm a fervent Piston fan, and I'm more interested in the Lakers' immediate off-season plans. C'mon, it's the Lakers; like the Yankees, Cowboys, and Red Wings (or Rangers--of US teams) of course they'll get all the news. L.A. will be fine nex…