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One more G4 for the PowerBook?
PurdueGraphicsMan writes "Much as we'd love to see the next PowerBook revision include a processor evolution to the mighty G5, we know it's not that simple. The Register provides some sound reasoning (and boatloads of model numbers and voltage specs) as to why we'll probably see a 1.5GHz G4 PowerBook before any G5 PowerBooks materialize." I don't want a G5 on my lap anyway. It'd make me feel guilty, having that much power in a small package while other people can't even get it in a PC tower. Oh, and I don't want to burn my lap.
It'd make me feel guilty, having that much power in a small package [...] and I don't want to burn my lap.
Not to worry, the Viagra they spam isn't contraindicated against the "Grow your Willy 4 Inches in 4 Days" stuff.
Trolling is a art,
Ummm...am I on the wrong website?
CB
free ipod and free gmail!
I don't want a G5 on my lap anyway. It'd make me feel guilty, having that much power in a small package...
Yeah, it is far more satisfying having that much power in a large package in that general region.
Not exactly the state of mind of most people when they purchase that ultra-compact incredibly powerful new machine using the PHP's lost credit card. I hate to ask this, but what kind of terrible Freudian traumas did you suffer as a child?
Mother: Pudge, are you surfing in there?
Pudge: Yes, mom, now leave me alone?
Mother: Two-hand surfing, Pudge! And stay away from newsnet!
Pudge: Grrrr... mumble. Thank god for peer-to-...
Mother: And no Kazaa either!
Pudge: Damn!
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I don't want a G5 on my lap anyway. It'd make me feel guilty, having that much power in a small package
Don't you mean, "on a small package"?
Well, I hope that they sell the low-power version of the laptop in the Swedish market.
And I just bought the 1.25Ghz AlBook, last week.
I'm thinking of starting to take up a fund, to help me buy any existing technology that people want upgraded. Then, it'll be a matter of two weeks and, ta-da, new tech is now available!
It only takes one mouse button to open the terminal. --Tsiangkun
You just need to buy yourself a pair of asbestos pants :)
I don't want a G5 on my lap anyway. It'd make me feel guilty, having that much power in a small package...
You know you want it.
>> And, speaking of humour...my prof's PowerBook core dumped yesterday as he was lecturing
Hello Basher, welcome to Nethack! You are a lawful human Knight.
You see here a apple.
There is an apple here;eat it? [ynq] (n)
The apple was delicious; core dumped.
They solved it. Now they include an asbestos underpants with every laptop.
It'd make me feel guilty, having that much power in a small package while other people can't even get it in a PC tower.
How do I mod an article as a troll?
A clear housing would be cool too. But I'm not sure that I want those little plastic fish floating around in my laptop.
>>I have no doubt a 1Ghz G4 iBook would satisfy the computing needs of a liberal arts college student.
The computing _needs_ of a liberal arts student could be satisfied by a typewriter. The only reason a student needs a powerbook is as a babe magnet, which means they're really only necessary for geeks.
The author of this post asserts his moral rights.
I mean.. lets say it didn't _have_ to be water..
.. interface)
i dont know about you but it seems like i've always got more extra "coolant" that my body is urging me to get rid of.. and this laptop is running to hot... and it's already sitting in my lap..
if some sort of interface were made to allow for human releif and laptop cooling... the problem could be solved.
(and there may be a spin-off use for this
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I don't want a G5 on my lap anyway. It'd make me feel guilty, having that much power in a small package while other people can't even get it in a PC tower.
I'll be sure to think about what you said -- and then laugh -- while I'm playing Half-Life 2.
why does this story have a G5 icon, if it's about G4s! I smell a bait and switch in progress...
CB
free ipod and free gmail!
It's easy to ctrl-click with one hand - hold down ctrl with your left hand, and bang your head repeatedly on the mouse button.
;)
As a fairly recent switcher too, I bought Warcraft III with the powerbook so I could get into the way of the one button mouse with some fun rather than frustrated attempts at work. Its pretty much second nature now. One thing you notice is that you don't need to right click much anyway - OS X doesn't emphasise context menus as much as Windows.
Clicking belongs to the mouse. Using the keyboard makes it all more confusing.
Face it, a two button mouse will always be better than one button mouse.
Under windows I use a 5 button MS optical trackball, with a scrollwheel. I have them mapped to Escape, Meta, Alt, Control, and Shift[1]. Because none of those belong on a keyboard
-Baz
[1] In case you're wondering, the scrollwheel adjusts the strength on the coffee machine. I installed a ratchet so it only turns one way.
a little competition from Motorola can only be good for us consumers!
What about non us consumers? You self centered americans are always thinking about yourselves.
If you want a babe magnet, get a 12" iBook G4. Girls find it irresistible. Buy a Powerbook and all you will attract is going to be nerds. Why do you think the iBook looks like a chiclet?
Pedro
----
The Insomniac Coder
There is no "right out of the box and use it without learning".
Except for NippleOS.
Anyway, any self-respecting MacGeek knows that you can predict Apple's product release schedule about as well as you can predict the moods of a pregnant woman.
That was classic intercourse!
I don't want a G5 on my lap anyway. It'd make me feel guilty, having that much power in a small package while other people can't even get it in a PC tower.
How do I mod an original post as Flamebait?
-- This sig for rent.
^ mod this guy up.
My iBook attracts more girls than a Justin Timberlake vs Brad Pitt naked jelly wrestling contest.
I have to fend them off with pointy sticks.
Yeah, they only released a new PPC processor to further confuse you and the braindead moderators that gave you an "informative".
Lars T.
To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck
I think that this guy had a prototype G5 Powerbook