11 Jan
2002
11 Jan
'02
11:53 a.m.
On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
It's looking pretty certain that the Twentieth
Anniversary Mac will be youngest Macintosh that
will *ever* be in my collection...
Lampintosh?
Easily-Broken-In-Two-In-Tosh?
Smackintosh? (what I want to do to it)
Well, first we had MacOS X, the revamp of NeXTstep. Then we had the G4
Cube, an obvious though modernized callback to the NeXT Cube design.
Now it's like they've tried to create something that's entirely
non-NeXT, at least asthetically. Basing the design on a white sphere
places it completely opposite the black cube of the NeXT.
So I'd call it the notaNeXTintosh, or maybe the anti-NeXT.
I think it's a moderately ugly design, but I asked my employer to get
me one as I'm curious (though I'm not curious enough to get one for
home). They're happy to oblige, so I'll get a chance to see how durably
the critter is constructed. It does seem like it'd be likely to get
broken.
-brian.
11 Jan
11 Jan
2:56 p.m.
On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Brian Chase wrote:
Well, first we had MacOS X, the revamp of NeXTstep.
Then we had the
G4 Cube, an obvious though modernized callback to the NeXT Cube
design. Now it's like they've tried to create something that's
entirely non-NeXT, at least asthetically. Basing the design on a
white sphere places it completely opposite the black cube of the NeXT.
The new iMac is nothing new for Apple. In actuality, this is the final
realization of Jobs' product vision. There's a book that Apple put out in
the late 80s called something like "The First Ten Years" that shows all
sorts of prototype designs that were way too radical for the consumer back
then. The new Mac looks like it came right out of that book.
I think it's a moderately ugly design, but I asked
my employer to get
me one as I'm curious (though I'm not curious enough to get one for
home). They're happy to oblige, so I'll get a chance to see how
durably the critter is constructed. It does seem like it'd be likely
to get broken.
I think it's incredibly bitchin' (as is/was the G4 Cube) and I can't wait
til they start showing up in thrift stores in ten years :)
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8:53 p.m.
I haven't seen the thing. I passed on the original URL but I like it already.
Anything relating to the NEXT I like. Go, Jobs, go. but put a fdd or some
entry device on it, and maybe a silent fan.
Hmm, hope I'm around long enough for it to show up in thrift shops. Baah
of course I will. Old computer collectors don't die, they just get outmoded.
Lawrence
On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Brian Chase wrote:
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lgwalker(a)mts.net
Well, first we had MacOS X, the revamp of
NeXTstep. Then we had the
G4 Cube, an obvious though modernized callback to the NeXT Cube
design. Now it's like they've tried to create something that's
entirely non-NeXT, at least asthetically. Basing the design on a
white sphere places it completely opposite the black cube of the NeXT.
The new iMac is nothing new for Apple. In actuality, this is the final
realization of Jobs' product vision. There's a book that Apple put out in
the late 80s called something like "The First Ten Years" that shows all
sorts of prototype designs that were way too radical for the consumer back
then. The new Mac looks like it came right out of that book.
I think it's a moderately ugly design, but I
asked my employer to get
me one as I'm curious (though I'm not curious enough to get one for
home). They're happy to oblige, so I'll get a chance to see how
durably the critter is constructed. It does seem like it'd be likely
to get broken.
I think it's incredibly bitchin' (as is/was the G4 Cube) and I can't wait
til they start showing up in thrift stores in ten years :)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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2:59 p.m.
New subject: OT: Hate to belabour the point...
...but today's San Jose Mercury News has a very timely article on how
Dell's customer support sucks big elephant testicles.
Customer Service: Friend or Foe?
http://www0.mercurycenter.com/business/top/004841.htm
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