In article <orac-FB5160.20444423062003[at]rcache2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>,
Orac <orac[at]mac.com> wrote:

> Awesome power, but does anyone agree with me that they're kind of ugly
> compared to the G4 towers?

Not me. I like the look -- a kind of minimalist industrial
appearance.

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pz

pz <pzmyers[at]pharyngula.org> wrote:

> In article <orac-FB5160.20444423062003[at]rcache2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>,
> Orac <orac[at]mac.com> wrote:
>
> > Awesome power, but does anyone agree with me that they're kind of ugly
> > compared to the G4 towers?
>
> Not me. I like the look -- a kind of minimalist industrial appearance.

aah, an IBM user... :-/

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madiba

In article <1fx6m2n.1cycli71pe0hdqN%down[at]thekraal.com>,
down[at]thekraal.com (madiba) wrote:

> pz <pzmyers[at]pharyngula.org> wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Not me. I like the look -- a kind of minimalist industrial appearance.


I call it the nordic look, like Scandinavia, and I like that simple
clean design, no clutter, functional.

s

In article <TheSpider-B07B89.15531826062003[at]apollo-ge0.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
Spider <TheSpider[at]spiderweb.com> wrote:

> In article <1fx6m2n.1cycli71pe0hdqN%down[at]thekraal.com>,
> down[at]thekraal.com (madiba) wrote:
>
> > pz <pzmyers[at]pharyngula.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Not me. I like the look -- a kind of minimalist industrial appearance.
>
> I call it the nordic look, like Scandinavia, and I like that simple
> clean design, no clutter, functional.

Yes, it would look great in the kitchen section at Ikea.

I don't particularly care for the machine's looks, but I'll be buying
one anyway.

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"madiba" <down[at]thekraal.com> wrote in message
news:1fx6m2n.1cycli71pe0hdqN%down[at]thekraal.com...
> > Not me. I like the look -- a kind of minimalist industrial appearance.
> aah, an IBM user... :-/


As indeed will all G5 owners be...


Cheers,
Ian

In article <TheSpider-D0A16D.16421726062003[at]apollo-ge0.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
Spider <TheSpider[at]spiderweb.com> wrote:

> In article <260620031417390117%jerrykindall[at]nospam.invalid>,
> Jerry Kindall <jerrykindall[at]nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
> > Yes, it would look great in the kitchen section at Ikea.
> >
> > I don't particularly care for the machine's looks, but I'll be buying
> > one anyway.
>
>
> I'd like one too, but I'll wait, my trusty 533 dual will serve me for a
> time yet.
>
> Anybody know what the top speed of the 970 chip will be....3 Ghz, 4Ghz??

Not even IBM's engineers.

In article <gwestonREMOVE-7A2BDE.08383927062003[at]netnews.attbi.com>,
Gregory Weston <gwestonREMOVE[at]CAPSattbi.com> wrote:
>In article <TheSpider-D0A16D.16421726062003[at]apollo-ge0.rdc-kc.rr.com>,
> Spider <TheSpider[at]spiderweb.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <260620031417390117%jerrykindall[at]nospam.invalid>,
>> Jerry Kindall <jerrykindall[at]nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> > Yes, it would look great in the kitchen section at Ikea.
>> >
>> > I don't particularly care for the machine's looks, but I'll be buying
>> > one anyway.
>>
>>
>> I'd like one too, but I'll wait, my trusty 533 dual will serve me for a
>> time yet.
>>
>> Anybody know what the top speed of the 970 chip will be....3 Ghz, 4Ghz??
>
>Not even IBM's engineers.

I'll guess 2.5Ghz. Then they'll change the chip number :-)

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