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The New Power Mac Picture Thread
The original Power Mac Picture Thread, over it's four year reign, has grown to 32 pages and is easily the number one thread in the entirity of the Power Mac forum. However, to all things there is an end.
The disadvantage to having a four year old thread that revolves around picture linking is that, well... people don't keep servers forever. It is becoming more and more rare to have all pictures load before page 25 and next to impossible to find any that will load the further you go back towards page 1. All this does is cause annoying load hangs.
So, welcome to 'The New Power Mac Picture Thread'. I've taken the liberty of making this itteration of the Power Mac Picture Thread a sticky, so that it resides at the top of the forum listing.
For those of you stumbling across this thread who weren't around for the original 32 pager and would like to peek around it, you can find it here.
Now, on with the show:
The disadvantage to having a four year old thread that revolves around picture linking is that, well... people don't keep servers forever. It is becoming more and more rare to have all pictures load before page 25 and next to impossible to find any that will load the further you go back towards page 1. All this does is cause annoying load hangs.
So, welcome to 'The New Power Mac Picture Thread'. I've taken the liberty of making this itteration of the Power Mac Picture Thread a sticky, so that it resides at the top of the forum listing.
For those of you stumbling across this thread who weren't around for the original 32 pager and would like to peek around it, you can find it here.
Now, on with the show:
My contribution...
(sorry 'bout the crappy desk & messy office - just moved and things are still mostly still in boxes).



Equipment:
Windtunnel dual 2.5GHz G5
2.5GB RAM
300GB Maxtor 16MB cache SATA HD
74GB Raptor 10,000RPM SATA HD
Radeon X800 XT
AirPort Extreme
Dell 20" LCD (2001FP) x 2
Apple BT keyboard
Logitech MX700 mouse
Logitech Z-560 speakers
20GB 3G iPod (dock shown)
edit - Mouse is now a Logitech MX1000 laser and keyboard is the older-style black/clear Apple Pro Keyboard.
(sorry 'bout the crappy desk & messy office - just moved and things are still mostly still in boxes).



Equipment:
Windtunnel dual 2.5GHz G5
2.5GB RAM
300GB Maxtor 16MB cache SATA HD
74GB Raptor 10,000RPM SATA HD
Radeon X800 XT
AirPort Extreme
Dell 20" LCD (2001FP) x 2
Apple BT keyboard
Logitech MX700 mouse
Logitech Z-560 speakers
20GB 3G iPod (dock shown)
edit - Mouse is now a Logitech MX1000 laser and keyboard is the older-style black/clear Apple Pro Keyboard.
My newly aquired Power Mac G4 Cube with 15" Display and Soundsticks/iSub. I got the cube from a friend in exchange for an Aopen XC18 Cube (a PC). I found the display through a classified ad. It had a broken back leg, but this was easily fixed. The speakers are from ebay and the keyboard will be exchanged for a pro keyboard soon. This is more of an "I build my own computer museum" project.

Cube specs: G4 450MHz, 1GB SDRAM, 80GB HDD, DVD-ROM, AirPort. A very nice system, although I think (oh, blasphemy ;-) my mini + 20" + JBL Creatures is more elegant (and more powerful, of course). The acrylic gives the whole ensemble a very 1970's touch.

Cube specs: G4 450MHz, 1GB SDRAM, 80GB HDD, DVD-ROM, AirPort. A very nice system, although I think (oh, blasphemy ;-) my mini + 20" + JBL Creatures is more elegant (and more powerful, of course). The acrylic gives the whole ensemble a very 1970's touch.
Hanul, that's an extremely beautiful looking retro setup. It's not a G5, but damn - very nice. 
Personally I am expecting a third hand used Sawtooth next week for mainly server tasks. It'll not be in the class of a Cube visually speaking, but probably a useful stationary sidekick for my PB (I hope). Perhaps I should post a picture if the machine survive the transport. It'll be my first PM.

Personally I am expecting a third hand used Sawtooth next week for mainly server tasks. It'll not be in the class of a Cube visually speaking, but probably a useful stationary sidekick for my PB (I hope). Perhaps I should post a picture if the machine survive the transport. It'll be my first PM.
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Originally posted by Mithras: These are ridiculously nice setups. I think it's time for a little MacNN socialist revolution & computer-wealth redistribution. (sulks back to his bought-used Pbook)
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Heh, my Sawtooth will be 5 years old on March 22, so don't come here! What you need to do is redistribute the wealth from your boss to your pocket.

New pic to come soon.
It's an old trusty IntelliMouse® Explorer that have served me well in many years. You can even tell it's old because the "Microsoft" logo is teared so far down it only has three letters left; "Mic". (I like it even better now.)
Also in the picture (besides that CRT), a FW backup drive and a book that have the title "Algorithmics" on it. Nice to chew on when I am really bored. Impressive signature BTW.
Also in the picture (besides that CRT), a FW backup drive and a book that have the title "Algorithmics" on it. Nice to chew on when I am really bored. Impressive signature BTW.

I love this thread.
I finally got to making a new QuickTime VR of my current computer setup. I've placed it on-line here:
http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.html
Have a look. 30 shots taken with an Apple QuickTake 200 (vintage in its own right!) were used and stitched together w/ Apple's QTVR Studio v1.0. Enjoy.
Other shots of this setup can be found (at the bottom of):
http://www.blakespot.com/list
...of those pics, my G5 setup pic is:

Let me know what you think of the QuickTime VR (link above). Cheers!
blakespot
I finally got to making a new QuickTime VR of my current computer setup. I've placed it on-line here:
http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.html
Have a look. 30 shots taken with an Apple QuickTake 200 (vintage in its own right!) were used and stitched together w/ Apple's QTVR Studio v1.0. Enjoy.
Other shots of this setup can be found (at the bottom of):
http://www.blakespot.com/list
...of those pics, my G5 setup pic is:

Let me know what you think of the QuickTime VR (link above). Cheers!
blakespot
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Originally posted by Cadaver: Nice job with the QTVR. Seemless. What kind of desk do you have your Cinema displays on, BTW?? Where'd you get it? I'm looking for something like that - big, clean and simple. |
Thanks! Not quite seamless...but then it's v1.0 of Apple's QuickTime VR Studio, circa OS 8.x. I wish they'd update that under OS X.
The desk is a "conference table" from Storehouse (storehouse.com), but I've never seen it on their site. I think the desk + legs were $300 or so. It's 6' wide - a good foot wider than most desks. The desks that the older machines are on are all from IKEA.
blakespot
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Originally posted by Link: If I'm not mistaken, that's an old macmice cart.. They haven't made those in a while. |
Yep, it's a MacMice cart. Even though the owner of that company is arguably insane, I ordered and got it. Works well. Not sure of the current availability...
blakespot
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Originally posted by blakespot: Yep, it's a MacMice cart. Even though the owner of that company is arguably insane, I ordered and got it. Works well. Not sure of the current availability... blakespot |
He's actually pretty nice, met him at MWSF this year.. was kinda neat I guess

Kenneth, we have the same mousepad! I don't know why I use it because my MX 1000 tracks perfectly fine on the desk... but it's just too classic so I can't let it go 
http://homepage.mac.com/me_mort/DUAL/4.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/me_mort/DUAL/4.jpg
I just posted this in the lounge version of this thread. I guess it belongs here too. The new(ish) setup:


And a view of the other side so you can see where I put the printer:

Pictured:
Quicksilver 2002 G4 800 with 1.25GB Ram, 120 GB & 40 GB drives.
ADC 20" (bought this week!)
Epson 2450 scanner
iPod 20 GB (second gen)
HP 1200 SE printer
speakers & iSub.


And a view of the other side so you can see where I put the printer:

Pictured:
Quicksilver 2002 G4 800 with 1.25GB Ram, 120 GB & 40 GB drives.
ADC 20" (bought this week!)
Epson 2450 scanner
iPod 20 GB (second gen)
HP 1200 SE printer
speakers & iSub.
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Originally posted by SimeyTheLimey: I just posted this in the lounge version of this thread. I guess it belongs here too. The new(ish) setup: Quicksilver 2002 G4 800 with 1.25GB Ram, 120 GB & 40 GB drives. ADC 20" (bought this week!) Epson 2450 scanner iPod 20 GB (second gen) HP 1200 SE printer speakers & iSub. |
Great setup. I've been looking for a larger desk, what kind of desk do you have and where did you get it?
Thanks,
Josh
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Originally posted by KeilwerthSX90R: Great setup. I've been looking for a larger desk, what kind of desk do you have and where did you get it? Thanks, Josh |
It's cubicle furniture from Bush Furniture Online. It's nice because it's all modular so you can fit it in to your space. It's heavy though.
Here's the home rig:

Dual 2.0
LaCie 19" Electron Blue
15" Aplle LCD
Powerbook 15" 1.25
Alesis M1 monitors
Delta 44 sound card
M-Audio keystation 61
Nikon Coolscan V
Canon Pixma ip6000
120 & 20 gb Firewire drives
20 gb iPod
Airport express kinda hidden behind scanner.

Dual 2.0
LaCie 19" Electron Blue
15" Aplle LCD
Powerbook 15" 1.25
Alesis M1 monitors
Delta 44 sound card
M-Audio keystation 61
Nikon Coolscan V
Canon Pixma ip6000
120 & 20 gb Firewire drives
20 gb iPod
Airport express kinda hidden behind scanner.

Specs:
G4 dual 800 (you know the drill)..
G5 1.8ghz [we decided the mini driving a 23" wasn't such a great idea]
22" and 23" displays [the 23" bought in the marketplace
]VoIP over vonage (saving money = good)
Hp 940c and 1315 (would have loved a canon but I needed a scanner), canon multipass 5500 (best for faxing)
Klipsch GMX 5.1 (optical from g5, analog from g4.. though I'll be moving that to coax soon)
Comfy chair
Not so comfy chair
Another Not so comfy chair
2 Comfy Dining chairs (the other 2 in my closet haha)
StudioRTA table borrowed from upstairs
Dining Table
Cheap $15 switch from fry's
isub (hiding back there)
Cool lamp
Cool neon guitar clock (t'was my birthday present)
garage door opener remote (hah)
2 boxes of CD-Rs, 1 spindle of fresh CD-Rs, 2 spindles of random CDs I'm too lazy to put into cases, 1 box of DVD-Rs
9v, AA, and AAA batteries
various lengths of ethernet cable
Traffic light and that funny looking clock that nobody can ever read
Grandfather clock (was my dad's uh.. clock...)
pens, pencils, and paper...
Yeah I think that about sums it up

Oh what the heck, here's more goodness
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Originally posted by Lateralus: The original Power Mac Picture Thread, over it's four year reign, has grown to 32 pages and is easily the number one thread in the entirity of the Power Mac forum. However, to all things there is an end. The disadvantage to having a four year old thread that revolves around picture linking is that, well... people don't keep servers forever. It is becoming more and more rare to have all pictures load before page 25 and next to impossible to find any that will load the further you go back towards page 1. All this does is cause annoying load hangs. So, welcome to 'The New Power Mac Picture Thread'. I've taken the liberty of making this itteration of the Power Mac Picture Thread a sticky, so that it resides at the top of the forum listing. For those of you stumbling across this thread who weren't around for the original 32 pager and would like to peek around it, you can find it here. Now, on with the show: |
I love these photos. One can really never get enough of people's setups. I read these threads, on several forums.
Usually, the setups are one or the other:
1) The beautiful setups that I envy
2) Beautiful setups, but a little messy, which makes me feel a little bit better about mine.
My desk never seems messy to me, everything is tidy in its place, but when I take a photo it looks messy. argh!
Usually, the setups are one or the other:
1) The beautiful setups that I envy
2) Beautiful setups, but a little messy, which makes me feel a little bit better about mine.
My desk never seems messy to me, everything is tidy in its place, but when I take a photo it looks messy. argh!
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Originally posted by MORT A POTTY: Kenneth, we have the same mousepad! I don't know why I use it because my MX 1000 tracks perfectly fine on the desk... but it's just too classic so I can't let it go ![]() http://homepage.mac.com/me_mort/DUAL/4.jpg |
Regarding to the Apple mousepad, I got it in the late 90's.
























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