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G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
 Posted - 21 Sep 2003 : 12:14:10
I'm posting this from a 1.8 GHz G5 at the Apple Store.WOW! Its Fast, quiet,and big. iWant! G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist
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redrouteone
Junior Member
USA
226 Posts |
Posted - 21 Sep 2003 : 12:42:54
I saw one a Frys the other day. My friend asked me what can it do that my P4 can't. I replyed that I can pray to it.--Eric
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 21 Sep 2003 : 16:32:47
WOW! NICE!!!!!!!!!!!! Is it really as fast as they said it is?  "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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The Lightning Stalker
Full Member
USA
747 Posts |
Posted - 21 Sep 2003 : 19:14:02
 The Lightning Stalker Performa 631CD, 7.5.5
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 21 Sep 2003 : 19:37:57
LOL!I hope that Apple releases Panther in the next week, so's I can go to the Apple Store and buy it, and look at a G5 at the same time  Official 68k videographer
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G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 05:23:41
Its very very fast. As a walked around the Apple store trying different machines, the G5s seemed noticably more responsive than any of the other machines. And this was only a single processor 1.8 GHz machine. I can't wait to see a dual 2 GHz. Slashdot has a discussion of an article (see http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/21/039223&mode=thread&tid=126&tid=181 ) on a speed comparison between a dual G5 and a dual 3 GHz Xeon from Dell. The G5 wins in 4 out of 6 tests. Like cory, I too wish that Panther would come out! G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 05:55:20
Yeah, I mostly wanted panther because mac OS X 10.2.6 was treating me badly,. but I'm at .2.5 now, and we all are doing better  Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 17:55:35
I was talking to a guy at the party last night, and he believes that the university may have at least 1 G5 on order, and that I might be able to see it sometime! I can't wait. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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Da Penguin
Senior Member
USA
1094 Posts |
Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 20:52:22
I live too far away from mac placces to see one at all...*sniff* the closest place is CompUSA, and that is 45 min away.  HOWEVER, The elementary school here just ordered two dual 2Ghz machines to host two lab rooms on/do video edititng (go figure we have $2 PeeCees at the highschool...) They also have a single proc Xserve, that thing was fuuuuun to play with ! ~The Penguin **| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line |**
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 20:55:17
COOLNESS!I heard though, that VPC 6.1 won't run on the G5, because of something in the G3 and 4 that is needed... (I read it on Microsoft's website actually) Official 68k videographer
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Da Penguin
Senior Member
USA
1094 Posts |
Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 22:20:05
Its the whole Big and Little Endian thing, and stuff the G5 lacks, or has too much of, etc. Once a company does a 64bit emu, it should fly. Mordorsoft probably won't though...~The Penguin **| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line |**
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~tl
Junior Member
United Kingdom
312 Posts |
Posted - 27 Sep 2003 : 01:41:16
quote:
I live too far away from mac placces to see one at all...*sniff* the closest place is CompUSA, and that is 45 min away.
lucky ... the closest place to me is a boat trip and a 4 1/2 hour drive away :)Orcadian MLA Division
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 27 Sep 2003 : 05:00:42
Lucky. The closest to me is a 13 hour plane ride and a short bus trip away i think. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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scchicago
Full Member
USA
936 Posts |
Posted - 27 Sep 2003 : 12:27:33
ML5, that seems a bit far to go for an apple place..... isnt there one anywhere on your side of Aus? How long a plane ride is it to Tokyo from there? I hear Apple is opening an Apple store there. But you'd probably rather go to LA for the apple store anyway if you were to travel heh._________________
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 27 Sep 2003 : 14:07:03
He'd rather fly into Sky Harbor in Phoenix and visit me at the Chandler store  Official 68k videographer
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G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 27 Sep 2003 : 14:31:27
Sky Harbor is a solid 15 hour flight from Brizzy. If there are no Aussie Apple Stores, then I'd bet there is one in Singapore.G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 27 Sep 2003 : 14:47:07
LOL!Well either way...
I'm sure that it'd be more fun to visit me,
than to try to learn a new language in Singapore... BTW:
This is posted from Windows NT Workstation 4.0, in Internet
Explorer 2.0!!! OMG the MLA looks weird, I have a screenshot of this very topic
if anyone on AIM wants it... Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 28 Sep 2003 : 15:00:52
quote:
ML5, that seems a bit far to go for an apple place..... isnt there one anywhere on your side of Aus? How long a plane ride is it to Tokyo from there? I hear Apple is opening an Apple store there. But you'd probably rather go to LA for the apple store anyway if you were to travel heh._________________
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Lol, i was CrapUSA...unless i didn't quite get tomleven's joke. Obviously, as the name suggests, we don't have CrapUSA in Australia. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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68kMLA
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 28 Sep 2003 : 15:19:17
I've never thought that CompUSA was that bad... just never talk to the people there...where does all this CrapUSA and CompUSSR stuff come from? Official 68k videographer
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Clinton
Full Member
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - 28 Sep 2003 : 22:23:24
where does compussr come from?ve VILL ONLY CARRY VHAT VE VANT, VE VILL NOT SPEECEL ORDER
ve VILL GOUGE YOU FOR ZE PRICE. :D CCC Commander
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 29 Sep 2003 : 01:13:54
HAR!™ Classic. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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Da Penguin
Senior Member
USA
1094 Posts |
Posted - 29 Sep 2003 : 12:41:32
O M GI just got done helping set up and use a dual 2ghz G5 at my school. May there be mercy upon those who think this thing isn't fast! *passes out* NOTHING bounced in the dock, it all just...opened. I have not been this impressed by apple than when OS X(Jag especially) came out. ~The Penguin **| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line |**
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 30 Sep 2003 : 00:58:56
WOW!!!!!!!!!! "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
Warrior maclover5
68kMLA
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2003 : 06:08:59
you DO know that that machine does still run Jaguar right?just think of it when you can get them loaded with Panther Official 68k videographer
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