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Posted by samzenpus on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:00AM from the look-at-how-cute-it-is dept.

cranesan writes "The rumors of Apple releasing a small PC are confirmed. The Mac mini can be found at Apple's website. As expected, the box uses a G4 processor. You can order one today; estimate 3-4 weeks shipping date. Base unit starts at $499."

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Lightening reactions... (Score:5, Funny)

by Nexum ( 516661 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:02AM (#11347314)

... in other news Microsoft unveils next generation Windows operating system... ""Windows XP".

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In other news (Score:5, Funny)

by pnevin ( 168332 ) * writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:04AM (#11347331)

We're getting unconfirmed rumours that President Kennedy's been shot. Can anyone clarify this?

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Re:Dupe... (Score:5, Funny)

by BurritoWarrior ( 90481 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:04AM (#11347334)

The next story will be about the Apple Shuffle.

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Wow! (Score:5, Funny)

by alwsn ( 593349 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:04AM (#11347341)

Now if only they'd release some new type of ipod to go with this "Mac Mini" It could even be flashed based. It's a brave new world.

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Huh? (Score:3, Funny)

by martinX ( 672498 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:05AM (#11347347)

What? Another mini?

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In Other News ... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:07AM (#11347364)

In other news Slashdot announces the release of Windows 3.1 !

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And now... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:12AM (#11347408)

Imagine a random university lab buying 10.000 of these boxes to make a beowulf cluster out of them...

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Re:Wow! (Score:3, Funny)

by schibatzu ( 462983 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:12AM (#11347411)

You sir, have a keen sense of humour.

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Re:Dupe... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:17AM (#11347451)

Yea! Common you guys! It had a large message posting on it too.
STFU, ad revenue is down, Slashdot needs page hits on their banner ads. If you weren't such a cheapskate you'd subscribe and help them out.

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Re:Dupe... (Score:3, Funny)

by Chuqmystr ( 126045 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:17AM (#11347454) Homepage

Uhhhh, yeh. I like already had myself to all that Mac Mini pr0n, smoked a cig, cleaned up, asked my computer if things were gonna get all wierd now and moved on to the next thing say, two days ago?

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Re:Kinda meager on the specs... (Score:5, Funny)

by presearch ( 214913 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:18AM (#11347466)

Funny how that works..
I buy a $500 thing, add $1000 more in options, and it increases the cost 300% !!!!!
Outrageous. Damn Apple.

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This just in! (Score:5, Funny)

by Lurker McLurker ( 730170 ) writes: <allthecoolnameshavegone@gmail. c o m> on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:20AM (#11347477)

Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father.
When asked for a comment Mr Vader said "I find your lack of faith disturbing".

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Re:samzenpus? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:27AM (#11347551)

A Slashdot editor posts without spelling errors? C'mon, that proves it's a hack.

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Re:No PS/2? (Score:2, Funny)

by Cmdr TECO ( 579177 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:33AM (#11347607)

I was going to buy one, but then I found out they didn't include a 20ma current loop. WTF? How do they expect me to connect my Teletype?!?

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Re:Headless Alternative for Less (Score:2, Funny)

by Mudcathi ( 584851 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:33AM (#11347615) Journal

But, most importantly, what tasks can you, as a user, do with a $500 PC that you can't with the $500 Mac?
Defrag?

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Re:Would make a nice Amiga OS4 box! (Score:3, Funny)

by DrWhizBang ( 5333 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:36AM (#11347632) Homepage Journal

...there must only be one or two nails left before the Amigas coffin is finally sealed shut.

Dude, the Amiga has already been buried at sea. And the slashdot editors were there to deliver the eulogy - twice.

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Re:In other news (Score:2, Funny)

by smallguy78 ( 775828 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:38AM (#11347657) Homepage

from the 'look-two-day-old-news dept.'

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Re:You forgot something (Score:5, Funny)

by bill_mcgonigle ( 4333 ) * writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:44AM (#11347717) Homepage Journal

The minimum $500 monitor to use it.

Because the flat-screen 17" at Sams for $110 is just too cheap?

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Be alert & call Apoc! (Score:5, Funny)

by rcastro0 ( 241450 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:54AM (#11347823) Homepage

Neo: Whoa, deja vu.
Trinity: What did you just say?
Neo: Nothing, I just had a little deja vu.
Trinity: What did you see?
Cypher: What happened?
Neo: A black cat went past us, and then another that looked just like it.
Trinity: How much like it, was it the same cat?
Neo: Might have been, I'm not sure.
Morpheus: Switch, Apoc.
Neo: What is it?
Trinity: A deja vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something.

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*Gasp* (Score:4, Funny)

by paranode ( 671698 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:57AM (#11347850)

Because the flat-screen 17" at Sams for $110 is just too cheap?
Then we wouldn't be overpaying for Apple products, now would we? What kind of Apple zealot are you anyways?!?

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Re:Not Politically Correct (Score:3, Funny)

by Skye16 ( 685048 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:58AM (#11347863)

Fine then, I'll see your point and raise you the fact that we just changed it back. Get over it.

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Re:Not Politically Correct (Score:5, Funny)

by fr2asbury ( 462941 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @09:58AM (#11347865)

Latin is not dead! It's in retirement, enjoying lucrative consulting positions in the scientific and medical communities.
Other than that, it occasionally goes to church and has an interest in oral sex.

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Re:Dupe... (Score:4, Funny)

by nomadic ( 141991 ) writes: <nomadicworld@@@gmail...com> on Thursday January 13, 2005 @10:04AM (#11347919) Homepage

Well the only way to avoid duplicate stories would be to have some sort of way to, via some sort of computer automation, examine old stories and see if they had certain key words in common, some sort of "search engine" to coin a phrase. Obviously that would be impossible at our current level of technology, but one can hope for the future.

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Re:Dupe... (Score:5, Funny)

by mgs1000 ( 583340 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @10:08AM (#11347950) Journal

Have you heard the rumors about the iPhoto that can display photos?

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Re:Not Politically Correct (Score:5, Funny)

by CountBrass ( 590228 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @10:15AM (#11348011)

My Psion Organiser II had "Cray Supercomputer" written on it in red crayon...

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Re:Headless Alternative for Less (Score:5, Funny)

by CountBrass ( 590228 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @10:22AM (#11348072)

Also you can play "Hunt The Virus" and "Spyware Fishing" and "Patch the latest security vulnerability in IE".

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Re:Dupe... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @10:25AM (#11348096)

I was telling her about it while you were at work.

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It's so small because... (Score:5, Funny)

by IGnatius T Foobar ( 4328 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @10:42AM (#11348242) Homepage Journal

...because it doesn't have an internal power supply. It uses a power brick. The power brick is the size of a washing machine and requires three-phase power.

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Re:Dupe... (Score:3, Funny)

by stupidfoo ( 836212 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @10:46AM (#11348282)

I heard that apple is creating a portable multimedia device. Not a lot of specs known, but it will be in white plastic, with a circular wheel to navigate your songs.

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Re:Previous link and Financial results (Score:5, Funny)

by CountBrass ( 590228 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @10:51AM (#11348324)

Kudos Mr Jobs. I finally consider Apple a true market player once again.

I have a message for you from Mr Jobs: he says thanks, now he can finally sleep at night.

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Re:Reasoning for the mini (Score:3, Funny)

by caldroun ( 52920 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @10:52AM (#11348337) Homepage Journal

I started drinking for the reason that you mentioned.

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Re:Dupe... (Score:5, Funny)

by nuggetman ( 242645 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @11:08AM (#11348450) Homepage

They already did that. It's got no wireless, and less space than a Nomad. lame.

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Re:Dupe... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Writer ( 746272 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @12:03PM (#11348680)

Yeah, I bet it will be a flop.

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Re:And here are the more interesting posts: (Score:2, Funny)

by daijo78 ( 783312 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @12:53PM (#11349289) Homepage

We'll help you unless you get in trouble

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Re:It's so small because... (Score:3, Funny)

by Equuleus42 ( 723 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @01:11PM (#11349497) Homepage

The power brick is the size of a washing machine and requires three-phase power.

On top of that, it requires being plugged into a retro encabulator [ebaumsworld.com].

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Re:Reasoning for the mini (Score:4, Funny)

by sysadmn ( 29788 ) writes: <sysadmn AT gmail DOT com> on Thursday January 13, 2005 @01:21PM (#11349635) Homepage

You must not be doing much tech support for relatives if you're not already drinking.

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Re:It's ALL about the software, stupid! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @02:16PM (#11350383)

The thing is... Hardware, we must buy. Software, we can pirate.

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Re:Headless Alternative for Less (Score:3, Funny)

by Kiryat Malachi ( 177258 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @03:01PM (#11351002) Journal

I was working on one of our lab machines... had an exposed serial connector hanging out. I was wearing a sweater (I know, I know... I should have been wearing a ground strap too.)

Zapped the serial connector with a static shock, swore like a motherfucker... and only then noticed that the machine had rebooted when it got zapped. Not a normal reboot. A "fuck you for zapping me, I'm going to cycle power and drop your unsaved work you punk motherfucker" reboot.

Took me a few minutes to stop laughing.

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Re:Dupe... (Score:2, Funny)

by Bilestoad ( 60385 ) writes: on Thursday January 13, 2005 @03:56PM (#11351765)

Oh? I thought it meant "asshole" a la Kurt Vonnegut.

picture [tkblog.com]

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Wow! (Score:5, Funny)

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In Other News ... (Score:1, Funny)

And now... (Score:1, Funny)

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Re:Kinda meager on the specs... (Score:5, Funny)

This just in! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:samzenpus? (Score:1, Funny)

Re:No PS/2? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Headless Alternative for Less (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Would make a nice Amiga OS4 box! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:In other news (Score:2, Funny)

Re:You forgot something (Score:5, Funny)

Be alert & call Apoc! (Score:5, Funny)

*Gasp* (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Not Politically Correct (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Not Politically Correct (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Dupe... (Score:4, Funny)

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It's so small because... (Score:5, Funny)

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Re:Previous link and Financial results (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Reasoning for the mini (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Dupe... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Dupe... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:And here are the more interesting posts: (Score:2, Funny)

Re:It's so small because... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Reasoning for the mini (Score:4, Funny)

Re:It's ALL about the software, stupid! (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Headless Alternative for Less (Score:3, Funny)

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