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XP Commercial
jpb
Thursday, October 18, 2001
Eeeek! I just saw the first Win XP commercial. Geeezzz! What's up with all those flying people? What a stupid commercial! In the end it says "You Soar". Watching it I think I am sore!
Apple makes $66 million profit in fourth quarter
jpb
Thursday, October 18, 2001
Apple yesterday posted a fourth quarter profit of $66 million. Revenues were $1.45 billion. Apple shipped 850,000 Macs in the last quarter.
?We accomplished a lot in FY 2001, even though it was a challenging year for us and our industry,? said Steve Jobs, Apple?s CEO. ?We gained market share in education, and iBook sales to education tripled last quarter; we launched Mac OS X, and released the stunningly fast 10.1 update in September; we opened our first Apple retail stores, and are on track to open 25 stores across the U.S. by the end of 2001.?
?We?re pleased to have delivered solid results while maintaining lean channel inventories in a very challenging environment,? said Fred Anderson, Apple?s CFO. ?Our balance sheet remains very strong, with over $4.3 billion in cash. Given the uncertain global political environment and weak economy, we are targeting December quarter revenues of at least $1.4 billion and EPS of at least $.10.?
Dual 800 MHz Server available
jpb
Wednesday, October 17, 2001
Because of yesterday's TiPB and iBook release the release of the Dual 800 MHz server went under a little. But, it is finally available. Essentially this machine is a regular Dual 800 MHz G4 with OS X Server 10.1 installed. An unlimited client license is now standard.
$4,749.00 will get you the following:
Dual 800 MHz G4 with 256k L2 Cache and 2 MB L3 Cache with a 133 MHz system bus. It comes standard with 1 GB RAM and two 80 GB HDs installed. CD-RW, Nvidia GeForce2 MX graphics card, Gigabit Ethernetnet, two USB ports and two FireWire ports are rounding up the picture.
new powerbooks are here
jpb
Tuesday, October 16, 2001
Apple today introduced new TiPBs and new iBooks. Both the TiPB and the iBook now feature faster CPUs. The new TiPB now also includes an Airport card with the faster CPU. The new "Books" in detail.
TiPB:
Starting at $2,199.00 the 550 MHz TiPB packs 128 MB of RAM with 256k L2 Cache and a 100 MHz bus. A 20 GB HD is standard, so are ATI Mobility Radeon graphics card with 16 MB RAM powering the 15.2" wide screen TFT display. Rounding up the machine are DVD-ROM drive, Gigabit Ethernet, 56k modem and 2 USB and 1 Firewire port. Of course this TiPB is Airport ready.
$2,999.00 will get you a 667 MHz TiPB with 256 MB RAM, 256k L2 cache and a 133 MHz bus. This baby packs a 30 GB HD and comes standard with an Airport card installed. Other than that it has the same features as the 550 MHz model.
The $3299.00 model packs a 667 MHz CPU, 256 MB RAM and 256k L2 cache with a 133 MHz bus. You'll also get a 48 GB HD and all the other features of the above two models.
iBook
The iBook starts at $1,299.00. That'll get you a 500 MHz G3 model running with a 66 MHz bus. 128 MB RAM and 256k L2 cache are standard. This little white one packs a 15 GB HD, CD-ROM drive, ATI Rage 128 mobility graphics chip, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, 56k modem, VGA video out, two USB ports and one FireWire port. The iBook, of course, is also Airport ready.
The next three iBooks run $1,499.00, $1,599.00 and $1,699.00. All three are sporting a 600 MHz G3 CPUs with a 100 MHz bus, 128 MB RAM and 256k L2 Cache. All three also come with the same basic features as the $1,299.00 model. The difference between the three 600 MHz models is in the HDs and the DVD/CD-RW drives.
The $1,499.00 model comes with 15 GB HD and DVD-ROM drive. The $1,599.00 model also comes with a 15 GB HD, but sports a CD-RW drive. The $1,699.00 model comes with a 20 GB HD and a DVD/CD-RW combo drive.
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