31 Jan
2007
31 Jan
'07
6:04 a.m.
At 11:33 PM -0600 1/30/07, Doc Shipley wrote:
Zane H. Healy wrote:
The only computer I have whose insides are anywhere close to being as
nice as that of a G5 tower just might be my PDP-11/73 in a BA123
Chassis. I love the BA123, but when it comes to cables, the current
Mac towers beat it hands down. What computer other than a modern Mac
tower fits together so perfectly (I've not been in the water cooled
G5 or the Xeon towers, and they might not be quite so perfect).
Zane
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I'd personally consider the SGI o2, Octane,
Tezro and *maybe* the Fuel, as
well as the original Apple G4 towers (the G3's of that design scream LOOK AT
ME, but the G4 is more subdued), G4 cube, and the original iMac and iBook
designs to all be very stylish and "art". The NeXT systems would be a close
contender. While stylish, and very well designed, I doubt I'd put the G5
and Xeon Mac towers in this classification.
Ahem. When I got my G5 I pulled the side panel to make sure
nothing shook loose in shipping. It took me the better part of an
hour to stop ooohing and aaahhing.
Under the hood of a 1963 Mercedes Benz was the only thing I've
ever seen that came remotely close. Totally gratuitous engineering.