Beige Box Apple Clone? 533
steve.m writes "Finally it looks like I'll be able to get a cheap box to run MacOSX on, but not from Apple! John Fraser is (sort of) getting into the clone business 5 years after Apple shut down their 3 year long 'experiment' in licensing the hardware. Based on off the shelf apple components in a custom pizza box style case with no bolted on display, a barebones 'iBox' will be around 300 USD and require a processor, disk and memory (and the OS). Complete systems (again, without the OS) should start at around 650 USD."
iBox? (Score:5, Funny)
"I was looking at this lolita sight and all of a sudden beep... beep... beep. I was like, bummer. It was a good sight.
I'm Mike Tyson and iBox."
Yup (Score:2, Funny)
I claim full responsibility for this development - after all, I spent £2500+ on a powerbook last week (which I really can't afford but you know, mmm, titanium...) so of course a cheaper option is going to be just around the corner...
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Patent how to plug one bit into another???! (Score:0, Funny)
this should have been posted yesterday (Score:5, Funny)
Local Boy Discusses Cool Idea with Friends
Local boy has great idea to make his own macs. "Sure, it's been tried before but failed miserably due to Apple's licensing restrictions, but it sure would be cool to try," he says. "Just think of all the press coverage I'd get! It's guaranteed to make the frontpage at Slashdot. Maybe I'll even get some venture capitalists to invest mass amounts of money that I'll launder to a swiss bank account before succumbing to legal pressure and declaring bankrupcy. I can't go wrong!"
Re:brand confusion (Score:-1, Funny)
Hmmm...perhaps he can call it Xbox?
Oh, yeah...
Good idea..... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:brand confusion (Score:5, Funny)
Re:brand confusion (Score:3, Funny)
unlike lindows- this guy in his garage making iboxes as a hobby will not have the legal power or cash to stop the i-steamroller
While you're at it... (Score:2, Funny)
Be is dead (Score:1, Funny)
Unfortunately Be is dead now, Bill Gates killed them.
It'll never sell... (Score:3, Funny)
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