October 25, 2003, 16:23
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Apple PowerMac G5 Gets CNET Editor's Choice Award
CNET Review
WOOHOO!!! 
I'm in  , baba! 
jk about the part. 
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"And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!" --Luke 21:25-28
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
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October 26, 2003, 02:08
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<--- Quote by Former U.S. President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
"And there will be strange events in the skies--signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And down here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides. The courage of many people will falter because of the fearful fate they see coming upon the earth, because the stability of the very heavens will be broken up. Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!" --Luke 21:25-28
For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
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October 26, 2003, 02:10
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Congratulations on the bump. Asher is around nowadays so he might take the bite. 
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October 26, 2003, 02:56
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We can tell this is a really HOT product here on Poly 
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October 26, 2003, 05:15
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What the hell?
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Though Apple's phone-support staff is friendly and relatively knowledgeable, toll-free phone support is available for only the first 90 days after purchasing a Power Mac G5--unless, that is, you sign up for the $249, three-year AppleCare warranty.
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You pay an arm and a leg and you get ninety days of free support?
Falcon Northwest and Alienware both received higher than 8.7, btw.
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October 26, 2003, 18:49
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*bump*
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October 26, 2003, 18:56
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I really, really want it.
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October 26, 2003, 19:02
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as do i, but i don't want to pay for it.
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October 26, 2003, 19:04
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Monolith: What do you seriously think of the looks of it?
Also, on a random note, when will Apple join the 1990s and equip more than a single-button mouse with a $3000 computer?
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October 26, 2003, 19:06
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Well, I haven't seen it in person, but I think it looks decent. Not as cool as I had hoped, but very respectable.
If I'm going to spend 3,000 bucks on a computer, I'm not going to quibble over a $20 mouse...
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October 26, 2003, 19:12
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It's huge in person too, bigger than the case I just bought. I still think it looks like something from a 1950s movie on the "Home of the Future".
And isn't the point that if you spend $3,000 bucks on a computer it shouldn't come with a $2 mouse that was obsolete in 1990?
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October 26, 2003, 19:21
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The point is that a mouse is so insignificant that its not worth arguing over.
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October 26, 2003, 19:49
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I think the point is actually how much Apple emphasizes style over functionality. 
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October 26, 2003, 22:27
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well, if you want functionality, there's always the posix-standard cli.
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October 27, 2003, 04:43
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I thought someone said its possible to use 2-button mouse in macs these days. What was all that about? And does anyone know why Apple stics with one button mouses anymore?
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October 27, 2003, 05:19
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"does anyone know why Apple stics with one button mouses anymore?"
Tradition.
You've been able to use two buttons for years and years and years now. Seriously!
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October 27, 2003, 21:13
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As an mac user, the one button mouse looks great, works fine, but a two button mouse with scroll wheel is definatly superior. why have we stuck with it? only jobs knows.
A single button trackpad is fine, since the control key is handy enough not to be a problem, but on a desktop computer with a keyboard, give us a two buttom mouse.
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October 27, 2003, 21:18
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One button mouses don't "work fine". They are excrutiating to use. Plus I find myself stroking the button, trying to use the scroll wheel
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October 27, 2003, 21:22
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i think that is the one major weakness of the single button design a lack of a scroll whell, of course i'm addicted to them so any mouse that doesn't have them today i think is a bad design. at least the new one button mice are not round(what were they smoking?)
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October 27, 2003, 21:24
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Plus the second mouse button is a LOT easier than having to hold the button down. Plus the things just feel funny.
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October 27, 2003, 21:29
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lol, ever tried the hockey puck mouse? that felt really odd, kinda weird too, like trying to erase the mousepad with the mouse(felt like a really big round eraser).
still i wish apple would make multi-button mice standard on the platform, but i doubt if they ever will.
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October 27, 2003, 21:32
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Oh god, I hate those (the hockey pucks). They are the spawn of satan.
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October 27, 2003, 21:34
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Apple's mice can't even come close to competing with the MS Intellimouse Explorer 4.0.
5 buttons, vertical scrollwheel and horiztonal scroll (tilt), stylish, and VERY comfortable.
Even comes in a black leather variation.
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October 27, 2003, 21:45
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I prefer logitech mice, but that's just my preference. I haven't used a microsoft mouse since well before optical mice came into fashion, even before scroll wheels so i'm not up to how well they are now, but the logitech mice are nice as well.
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October 27, 2003, 21:50
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god, that's ugly. give me the intellimouse optical any day.
now if the intellimouse optical had tilt, it'd be nice, but not if they made it as ugly as the one above.
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October 27, 2003, 21:55
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October 27, 2003, 22:25
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the middle explorer isn't so bad.
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October 27, 2003, 22:35
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question is how does leather feel on your hand day in and day out for a long time? seems to me it whould get old and possibly painful, i'll sitck with the plastic cases.
I agree middle one looks the best, btw.
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October 27, 2003, 22:46
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Microsoft mouses kick Apple mouse ass.
That one-button thing was designed in the pits of Hell itself.
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October 27, 2003, 22:46
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This is a PowerMac G5 thread that has turned into mouse thread. How quiet can things get around here? 
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For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, all the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with him forever. --1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
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