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The New iMac G5 - "Everything You Could Do Before, But Better" |
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 Prepare to be dazzled! Our very own Cosmic Stan, who up until a few weeks ago was living on Steve Jobs' pancreas, has come through with hard facts about the new iMac G5.
"Temporal disturbance when the mouse trap snaps" said a wide eyed Cosmic Stan about the newest member of the Mac family. "It's all relative in the strangeness of the universe!" These seemingly incoherent ramblings, along with a few photos, provide us a glimpse of what the new iMac is all about.
Turns out that Jonahan was right, analog IS the new digital. It seems that Apple is moving away from long established standards and is moving in a completely new direction.
Say "Goodbye" to your old Super Drive and say "Hello" to Program Cartridge Technology, or PCT. Instead of using fragile CDs or DVDs to store your information, the new iMac is steam-rolling into the future by storing your information on a rugged plastic cartridge held together with screws and glue. The best part about this is that you'll never have to worry about scratching one of those obsolete DVDs again!
Everyone who has been clamoring for a "headless iMac" are in for a treat; Apple has done away with the elegant all-in-one design in favor of a more practical hook-it-up-to-whatever-you-want design. No display, no problem. You can connect the new iMac to any video device you want with the included DVI to RCA video converter.
The most surprising feature of the new iMac is the lack of a keyboard. The truth of the matter is you won't need one! With the special iMac releases of OS X Tiger and iLife, you'll be able to do everything with the included Apple Pro Joystick. No more typing out a long email or term paper, now you can just "Stick it." Everything in Tiger will be optimized for the Stick so you'll be able to do everything you could before, but better.
I think the bestest part about the new iMac is its ease of use. Everything on the new G5 has been dumbed down so much that the average PC user will have no problem switching over to the Mac platform. All functions and preferences can be controlled by the four toggle switches and Apple Pro Joystick.
Apple has really outdone themselves this time. If you thought the 'Pod was cool, you're really going to love the new iMac G5. |
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August 18 2004, 4:00 PM EDT, by
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Comments:
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| whatsinaname9000 |
8/18/04, 4:06 PM EDT |
I WANT ONE!!!
-but how much does it cost? technology like that would be worth a fortune...
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| iKen |
8/18/04, 4:46 PM EDT |
Nice pictures. I can't wait to get one!
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| DJ-LC |
8/18/04, 5:07 PM EDT |
Love it...
I want mine right now :) !!
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| Jonahan |
8/18/04, 7:22 PM EDT |
Wow, by the looks of things preorders are out of this world.... I want one too, so that makes it four. HA! Europe isn't getting any of these until at least April!
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| Minty |
8/18/04, 8:53 PM EDT |
I actually got to play with one in the backroom of the Apple store at the Falls, it's really a spectacular machine! The annoyingly complicated keyboard commands are gone thanks to the stick!
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| sweetjimmyhugs |
8/18/04, 9:09 PM EDT |
How about that iLife, eh? I just can't wait until they port Adventure to the Mac.
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| Jooblie |
8/18/04, 9:31 PM EDT |
I love how the OS is a separate cartridge.
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| Always Faster... |
8/19/04, 6:35 AM EDT |
Ha!
I already have one (and I'm using it to write this comment) and you guys will never find out how to get one too.
Life is a bitch, isn't it!?... HaHaHaHa
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| HTML Samurai |
8/19/04, 8:40 AM EDT |
Now, if you would take a closer look, you should be able to identify two "Difficulty" switches on the back of the new iMac. Be careful with these! Altering the settings will put the darn thing into terminal mode - for true geeks only. Truely, only qualified technicians should attempt to increase the "Difficulty" rating of their new iMac. Besides, the wrong configuration could cause a disruption in the space time continuum.
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| Bruce McFadden |
8/19/04, 7:03 PM EDT |
The best thing about the new "Pro Stick" controller is that it's Bluetooth. I found it annoying though that I had to stick the OS Tiger cartridge in to load the bluetooth driver, then stick my iLife cartridge back in ... Apple calls this new process "iSwap" and I have to admit that it did keep me on my toes, and provided nice little breaks from my word processing and photo editing tasks. I'm still getting used to "sticking" my emails -- choosing one letter at a time with the joystick seems so 1983, but I have to admit not having a keyboard to deal with is worth the hassle.
Go Apple!
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| sweetjimmyhugs |
8/19/04, 7:45 PM EDT |
You can turn on 'predictive typing' in the System Preferences by toggling switches 2 then 4 then 3 then 2 again. Hope that helps!
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| cAtraXx |
8/20/04, 7:02 AM EDT |
You guys rule, really.
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| BronxRed |
8/20/04, 10:00 AM EDT |
This is gonna put Namco out of business. :-(
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| Christopher |
9/3/04, 11:55 PM EDT |
I'm sure they made the system black instead of white as a slap in the face to Windoze as in "See? We can make black too! You aren't the only people that do that!" Those geniuses at Apple hard at work..
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