Beige Box Apple Clone?

steve.m writes "Finally it looks like I'll be able to get a cheap box to run MacOSX on, but not from Apple! John Fraser is (sort of) getting into the clone business 5 years after Apple shut down their 3 year long 'experiment' in licensing the hardware. Based on off the shelf apple components in a custom pizza box style case with no bolted on display, a barebones 'iBox' will be around 300 USD and require a processor, disk and memory (and the OS). Complete systems (again, without the OS) should start at around 650 USD."

Comments

iBox?

[UncleBiggims]

I can already see Mike Tyson in the Switch ad:

"I was looking at this lolita sight and all of a sudden beep... beep... beep. I was like, bummer. It was a good sight.

I'm Mike Tyson and iBox."

Yup

[nath_o_brien]

I claim full responsibility for this development - after all, I spent £2500+ on a powerbook last week (which I really can't afford but you know, mmm, titanium...) so of course a cheaper option is going to be just around the corner...

In other news...

[mrpuffypants]

In other news the iBox company mysteriously dissapeared after being sued in over 300 different lawsuits by an entity described as "a powerful fruit-based technology company" ...film at 11

Re:Patent how to plug one bit into another???!

[FueledByRamen]

I can think of at least 4 different ways to plug a Socket CPU in, or 2 different ways to insert a slot CPU or PCI card. However, as most first-time computer builders quickly learn, only one way will result in a working system...

this should have been posted yesterday

[techstar25]

This kid has about a zero chance of succeeding. I'm not even sure why he deserves this much press coverage. It sounds like a story from The Onion.com.
Local Boy Discusses Cool Idea with Friends
Local boy has great idea to make his own macs. "Sure, it's been tried before but failed miserably due to Apple's licensing restrictions, but it sure would be cool to try," he says. "Just think of all the press coverage I'd get! It's guaranteed to make the frontpage at Slashdot. Maybe I'll even get some venture capitalists to invest mass amounts of money that I'll launder to a swiss bank account before succumbing to legal pressure and declaring bankrupcy. I can't go wrong!"

Good idea.....

[blixel]

...new Apple computers are way too fast to run MacOSX. I'd much rather have an older slower one.

Re:brand confusion

[Cruciform]

how about "Mac in a Box"? :)

Re:brand confusion

[pcp_ip]

no apple does not own "i". they're going to claim he's causing brand confusion. Apple lawyers will argue that the marketplace will be confused and consumers will buy iboxes thinking they are apple computers.

unlike lindows- this guy in his garage making iboxes as a hobby will not have the legal power or cash to stop the i-steamroller

While you're at it...

[eingram]

...drive to Texas and wash your car. I wouldn't mind some rain. ;)

Be is dead

[Anonymous Coward]

No, Be was only a sort-kinda clone-like Apple only in that their BeBox hardware was PowerPC cpu based and their OS originally would run on a Power Mac.

Unfortunately Be is dead now, Bill Gates killed them.

It'll never sell...

[karlandtanya]

Where's the snob appeal?

Re:Uh huh...

[squiggleslash]

Wow. The Sinclair QL User Group manufactures IBM's laptops?

You learn something new every day. Actually, that makes me worry about IBM's "microdrives", I mean, I thought the name was a co-incidence but...