Post by: mgcman on November 14, 2003, 02:48:46 AM
The Mac<-->GameCube convergence is beginning. See MacGameCube for the complete story
Post by: The Omen on November 14, 2003, 06:19:02 AM
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on November 14, 2003, 10:17:24 AM
Post by: Clock Nova on November 14, 2003, 11:17:33 AM
Post by: Nintendo Gamecube on November 14, 2003, 11:29:09 AM
Post by: BigJim on November 14, 2003, 11:50:17 AM
The concept is still ridiculous and this is the wrong forum. Take it to the existing thread.
Post by: the_zombie_luke on November 14, 2003, 11:50:46 AM
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Originally posted by: Nintendo Gamecube
Bill Gates invested money in Apple just to keep it in business, so Microsoft wouldn't be considered a Monoply. That's how pathetic Mac really is.
That's the funniest post I've seen in awhile. I'm sure MS is paying for their competitors. That's the secret of their success.
Post by: Berny on November 14, 2003, 01:51:07 PM
Post by: manunited4eva22 on November 14, 2003, 02:02:51 PM
Investing in apple is beyond useless. It would be like nintendo announcing that they are going to have Dell build their next console. Listen to me once, and listen well, apple does not make any core parts or core perifferals anymore. They haven't for several years. Every part they have used in recent memory has been produced by another company.
Lets look at Powermac G5
CPU (IBM PPC970)
Chipset (Designed by IBM)
Superdrive (name of company evades me, sorry, but it is a converted PC drive)
S ATA drive, once again bought
Memory, bought
Case, designed by Lian Li
Honestly the only parts I can even think of that might have been designed are the displays. And as it is, they cost an arm and a leg, and wont see use in handheld and especially home consoles.
Post by: scaryogre on November 14, 2003, 07:32:01 PM
However, if you haven't seen an Apple computer since Mac OS X was released then you are doing yourself a great disservice. OS X is UNIX based and is the best operating system around bar none. Go to a local Apple reseller (or Apple Store) and check it out for yourself.
I still have a Windows PC for games, but after OS X came out I bought THREE Macs. One for my wife, and a 17" Widescreen iMac and Powerbook for me. Trust me...I know where you are coming from, but things have really changed and I was the biggest skeptic around...
Now I use my Macs for everything with one exception...games. That's why this Nintendo thing has me interested. Nintendo and Apple are very similar companies in many respects. They both have a fanatically loyal user base and they both focus on quality. Have an open mind and give a look...I don't think you will be disappointed.
scaryogre
Post by: oohhboy on November 14, 2003, 08:09:05 PM
IBM has always been Apple's partner ever since the inception of the PowerMac. Montrola was there but has some what fallen out of the tech race against IBM.
I mean would you say the same thing to Nintendo if they had the same system? And yes they do you the same business model for thier hardware. Nintendo did farm out thier hardware needs. Same with everybody else out there. Microsoft does it. The difference is they don't have a direct hand in to the hardware design.
Post by: manunited4eva22 on November 15, 2003, 03:30:17 AM
Remember, Nintendo didn't set up a contract with an outsourcing of IBM, nor ArtX, nor Factor 5. It would have been pointless to hire another company to do a job they are perfectly capable of doing internally.
Post by: Uglydot on November 15, 2003, 03:48:48 AM
Macs are quite good now, the OS is based on BSD and the gui looks a lot like KDE with a kicker. The kick gets kind of annoying, but no big deal. The big deal now is the price, definalty too expensive for a lot of people. Especially when I can put together my own windows/linux based pc. Definatly not a pathetic company though.
Post by: Clock Nova on November 15, 2003, 04:17:07 PM
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Originally posted by: oohhboy
Eerr manunited4eva22 Apple has never made it's own parts. Thier hardware design projects have always been farmed out...
This is also incorrect. Every computer Apple makes is designed in-house by their own industrial design team, headed by Jonathan Ive. Much of the parts they use inside the box are third party, but the overall machine is Apple born and bred.
Post by: oohhboy on November 15, 2003, 11:43:22 PM
Post by: StRaNgE on November 16, 2003, 04:49:07 PM
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Originally posted by: Nintendo Gamecube
Bill Gates invested money in Apple just to keep it in business, so Microsoft wouldn't be considered a Monoply. That's how pathetic Mac really is.
oh so that explains why "PC magazine" uses macs to create the layout of each issue?
Post by: Berny on November 16, 2003, 05:28:18 PM
Where's the irony in THAT?
Post by: manunited4eva22 on November 17, 2003, 10:45:48 AM
Mac's hardware team is so far behind when it comes to core peripherals. The chipset for the G5 is almost identical to workstation boards designed by IBM. That's more than a coincidence.
Post by: ghostVi on November 17, 2003, 11:28:32 AM
http://www.top500.org/list/2003/11/
Post by: babble on November 17, 2003, 02:48:37 PM
Post by: manunited4eva22 on November 17, 2003, 03:29:38 PM
Post by: oohhboy on November 17, 2003, 11:16:30 PM
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Originally posted by: manunited4eva22
And thats why macs use microsoft word right? The whole mac-pc arguement is a joke.
More like "Macs can use Microsoft word". You don't have to use it if you don't want to. Theres apple Works and then theres that open source one for MacOSX. Alibe Word(sp?) I believe.
Look manunited4eva22, normally I respect your posts, but your really getting out of hand here. But I don't blame you. I blame NintendoGamecube there for starting this mess in the first place.
Post by: manunited4eva22 on November 18, 2003, 07:04:42 AM
If thats where this is headed, I'm not going to be involved, I just want someone to show some earthly proof of this entirely BS claim.
