Why doesn't Apple make a......

Resonant Alien · Post by **Resonant Alien** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:57 am

kgdrum wrote:i'd love to see a PDA....................

The new iPod Touch and iPhone are essentially PDAs.......didn't Apple try a full-on PDA once upon a time? Darwin or Einstein or Newton or something it was called...

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:06 am

Resonant Alien wrote:
monkey man wrote:Thanks for not thinking I was crazy RA... this time.
Well now, I never said that...

Ah... but it's the unspoken words that cut the deepest.

kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:17 am

Resonant Alien wrote:
kgdrum wrote:i'd love to see a PDA....................
The new iPod Touch and iPhone are essentially PDAs.......didn't Apple try a full-on PDA once upon a time? Darwin or Einstein or Newton or something it was called...

yeah but i hate at&t wireless it's really bad here in NYC, if they had a full fledged pda now, i think it would be well received

Resonant Alien · Post by **Resonant Alien** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:21 am

kgdrum wrote:
Resonant Alien wrote:
kgdrum wrote:i'd love to see a PDA....................
The new iPod Touch and iPhone are essentially PDAs.......didn't Apple try a full-on PDA once upon a time? Darwin or Einstein or Newton or something it was called...
yeah but i hate at&t wireless it's really bad here in NYC, if they had a full fledged pda now, i think it would be well received

Yeah, I hear ya. ATT blows. I believe you can find unlocked iPhones on the web that you can use with T-Mobile, but still no solution for Verizon or Sprint....

mhschmieder · Post by **mhschmieder** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:01 pm

Yeah, Marathon, that's the company I was thinking of. It's been eight years since I last looked at their solutions. They were VERY pricey at that time.

I guess I'm just surprised that Sweetwater doesn't offer their own solution by now for rack-mounting Mac Minis or Mac Pros. Maybe there's only value-added for them if they're doing their own enclosure as well, but there is another company that has converted a MacBook to a touch screen tablet computer, so Apple does seem willing to partner in this regard.

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:19 pm

Resonant Alien wrote:
kgdrum wrote:i'd love to see a PDA....................
The new iPod Touch and iPhone are essentially PDAs.......didn't Apple try a full-on PDA once upon a time? Darwin or Einstein or Newton or something it was called...

It was called the Newton. It was years ahead of its time as I recall and the handwriting recognition was painfully flakey. Later, Palm did it and it caught on like wildfire. Sometimes a good thing comes out too soon and it's not quite there yet. Also, knowing Apple at the time, it probably cost a LOT of money back then.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:49 pm

Frodo wrote:There are third-party kits for rack mounting Macs, though it's probably not the same.

Curious-- considering the size of the MacPro itself, wouldn't a rack mount version have to be at least 4-5 rack units or larger?

According to the Apple site, the MacPros are 21" inches tall. That'd be some trick to squeeze that into a 19" rack, without a hacksaw.

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kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:50 pm

James Steele wrote:
Resonant Alien wrote:
kgdrum wrote:i'd love to see a PDA....................
The new iPod Touch and iPhone are essentially PDAs.......didn't Apple try a full-on PDA once upon a time? Darwin or Einstein or Newton or something it was called...
It was called the Newton. It was years ahead of its time as I recall and the handwriting recognition was painfully flakey. Later, Palm did it and it caught on like wildfire. Sometimes a good thing comes out too soon and it's not quite there yet. Also, knowing Apple at the time, it probably cost a LOT of money back then.

James -I totally agree,Apple was ahead of it's time on that 1 ......Mac is getting so trendy,I think if they did a new wifi PDA(no phone) it would be a hit
KG

sdemott · Post by **sdemott** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:54 pm

James Steele wrote:
Resonant Alien wrote:
kgdrum wrote:i'd love to see a PDA....................
The new iPod Touch and iPhone are essentially PDAs.......didn't Apple try a full-on PDA once upon a time? Darwin or Einstein or Newton or something it was called...
It was called the Newton. It was years ahead of its time as I recall and the handwriting recognition was painfully flakey. Later, Palm did it and it caught on like wildfire. Sometimes a good thing comes out too soon and it's not quite there yet. Also, knowing Apple at the time, it probably cost a LOT of money back then.

Newton was the name of the OS & the unit itself was called the Apple MessagePad (though they were all called Newtons regardless). I still have one in my pile of old Apple stuff. They were about 5 years too soon for anyone to realize how utterly brilliant the idea was.

Resonant Alien · Post by **Resonant Alien** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:55 pm

Jim wrote:
Frodo wrote:There are third-party kits for rack mounting Macs, though it's probably not the same.

Curious-- considering the size of the MacPro itself, wouldn't a rack mount version have to be at least 4-5 rack units or larger?
According to the Apple site, the MacPros are 21" inches tall. That'd be some trick to squeeze that into a 19" rack, without a hacksaw.

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Here is one

http://www.custom-consoles.com/Rackmount-Mac-g5.php

Hard to see, but I'm guessing there are no rack rails on the bottom portion so that they can fit it in.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:13 am

Resonant Alien wrote:
Here is one

=http://www.custom-consoles.com/Rackmount-Mac-g5.php

Hard to see, but I'm guessing there are no rack rails on the bottom portion so that they can fit it in.

Hmm.... according to this (click on "Gallery"), the MP is 20.1" (OK, I screwed up saying 21" earlier, but the type is small and low contrast and I'm old.). I guess you have to wiggle it in by going at an angle.

If you look closely at the photos on RA's link, the chassis is overhanging the shelf by a small bit, and it is indeed wider than the Digi interface above it, and behind the rails.

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