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Apple Website Points to PowerBook G5

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-rumor-on dept.

lewsmind writes "The Register has a scoop on the new PowerBook G5. According to this article at the Apple website has hidden clues that suggest the coming of the PB G5 very soon. ."

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  1. Apple is hiring thermal engineers. by Treker · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Apple has posted job ads in classifieds and on Monster Jobs for a "Senior Thermal Enginee r" and "Thermal Engineers". This is much more promising as far as the possibili ty of a PowerBook G5 than the article above. Oh, they've also posted ads on the ir own job site (jobs.apple.com) for a Senior Thermal Design/Engineer...

    1. Re:Apple is hiring thermal engineers. by coopaq · · Score: 5, Funny
      Oh, they've also posted ads on their own job site (jobs.apple.com)

      jobs.apple.com? That Steve is such an ego maniac.

      You don't pay Microsoft at bill.microsoft.com.

      And you don't get into the place through gates.micosoft.com

    2. Re:Apple is hiring thermal engineers. by Zork+the+Almighty · · Score: 5, Funny

      Either that or Steve Jobs is dying.

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  2. Dodgy rumours by jaiyen · · Score: 5, Funny

    I won't believe it until Apple sues The Register ;)

    1. Re:Dodgy rumours by jthayden · · Score: 5, Funny
      Buy a G4 PowerBook now and forget about all the rumors.


      Go ahead, but from what I hear, you'll regret it next Tuesday.

  3. Where's the Beef? by fname · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I mean, c'mon! A web bug was found on a page at Apple that has PowerBookG5 in the filename? Please explain to me, using small words so I can understand, how this points to the PowerBook G5 being released "very soon."

    1. Re:Where's the Beef? by _xeno_ · · Score: 5, Informative

      On that subject, I'm confused what the article author means by: "As we've said, it could be an error, but with two separate files both using containing the sub-string _g5_, one on Apple's site, the other on Avenue A's, this seems unlikely."

      I'm guessing what he means is that the file "apple_g5_powerbook" appears to exist on the target server.

      Well, "http://switch.atdmt.com/action/i bet any damn string will work here and the register is just freaking stupid" works, and "http://switch.atdmt.com/action/tony smith is a wanker" seems OK too. Obviously they were already prepared for this story!

      Or, of course, the bug accepts any input string and just dumps a 1x1 transparent GIF.

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  4. Slashdot has always posted rumors by Infonaut · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I wasn't aware that this was a Mac rumors site. I thought it was Slashdot (News for Nerds/Stuff that Matters + iPods)?

    Rumors have always been fodder for Slashdot. Linux, Microsoft, Sun, Transmeta, Intel, AMD, XM/Sirius, and today it's Apple.

    There are a lot of articles that don't really interest me, but that doesn't mean that they don't matter to other readers.

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  5. correct link form article by minus_273 · · Score: 5, Funny

    if you want to see what the PB g5 looks like now, go directly to the marketing site . I think the details should be self explanatory

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  6. Re:Oh sweet jebus by argent · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is the holy grail of computing

    I think you mean "this is the flaming grail-shaped beacon of computing". And by "flaming" I mean "this will bake your lap from a foor away".

    Apple would be nuts to go with a PB G5 before releasing one using the dual-core G4... which would be both cooler and clock-for-clock more powerful than a G5.

  7. Jeez man by paranode · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shut your iHole...

  8. Re:Since when is Slashdot an Apple Rumors site? by oscast · · Score: 5, Informative

    Quote from Mac World Article:

    "contrary to rumors around the Internet, Apple has told Macworld that you can even do it yourself without voiding your warranty "unless you break something when you open it.")

  9. Re:Pretty conceited... by torpor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pretty conceited of you to extend the adjunct on cynicism through evaluative assessment of his criticism ..

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  10. Re:Since when is Slashdot an Apple Rumors site? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    heresy?

    did he speak out against god or something?

    OOOOOOH, you meant HEARSAY
    ok, now I got ya

    think I'm just being annoying and difficult there? Guess what, you are too.

  11. Re:Since when is Slashdot an Apple Rumors site? by russint · · Score: 5, Funny

    "contrary to rumors around the Internet, Apple has told Macworld that you can even do it yourself without voiding your warranty "unless you break something when you open it.")

    So contrary to rumors on the Internet, rumors on the Internet state that the rumors on the Internet are not true?

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  12. Re:Already gone... by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 5, Informative

    So is

    the g6 powerbook

    and

    Duke nukem forever

    Worked it out yet? This is a non-story.