Ouch Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 The MacBook Pro's apparently have a 5.8ghz wireless capability: http://static.flickr.com/59/209097059_3070ecd4ae.jpg?v=0 Edit: The MacRumors site says the "new" Macbook Pro carries this feature. I wonder if it is referring to the current model or an updated lineup to be revealed at WWDC. Edit 2: Bond, we must have been posting at the same time! Kudos to you, but I'll leave my post up here since it bears a link. Thats not really news - 5.8ghz is 802.11a which the intel pro wireless cards all support - i think the noteworthy fact was that apple are using this 55mbps wireless system which older macs can't connect to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtm3dd Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I get off work in a few - time to sit and stare at an IRC channel excitedly - who else but mac lovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Well, if the image is accurate, they have both frequencies operating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suleiman Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 Thats not really news - 5.8ghz is 802.11a which the intel pro wireless cards all support - i think the noteworthy fact was that apple are using this 55mbps wireless system which older macs can't connect to. Thanks for clarifying that for me Ouch. I'm in a bit of a frenzied mode here, trying to put whatever news I can find on this page. I'm glad to know community members are stepping up to get to the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deetman Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 This is just a quick clarification... hop on irc.macspeak.net and connect to #WWDC for some collective "live" coverage. We will be pulling from multiple sources and posting as fast as we can. If you are having difficulty connecting, try connecting to one of these specific servers: comrade.macspeak.net irc.fr.macspeak.net irc.de.macspeak.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suleiman Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 From MacRumors: Apple Online Stores are down, or at least being "updated" http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 dammit you just beat me to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suleiman Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 dammit you just beat me to it Okay munky, you've got the next 5 minutes buddy. I've got to go make a nice hot cup of tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin1976 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 (edited) Edited August 7, 2006 by locuras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccabbi Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Everyone keeps talking about IRC, but I still haven't found an OS X client that I like. Any suggestions? As a side note to the mole for next year, I will probably be there. I only live a few min. outside S.F. I wanted to go this year but have to fly out soon. Oh well, always next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuantumByte Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Ready guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LlamaV3 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 bring it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 w00t w00t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suleiman Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 okay I'm back. Maccabbi, Colloquy is pretty good for IRC. MacRumors reports "spontaneous crowd applause - false alarm"....and I think that's hilarious. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampTK Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 too much exitement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin1976 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Jobs takes the stage!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suleiman Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 10:01 AM: Jobs takes the stage and the crowd goes wild! Edit: apparently he's a bit of a funny man, spinning his lines into the "I'm a PC, I'm a Mac" adverts, and to much laughter I might add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Jobs is onstage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnniecarcinogen Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suleiman Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 at 4,200 attendees, largest WWDC ever! 3/4 of a million registered developers for mac over 140 discounts during the time of the conference. 1000 apple engineers on site. (at 1 engineer for every 4 attendees) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin1976 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 yah blah retail update 1.3 million macs shipped last quarter - best ever 3/4 of them intel based UPDATE: "PowerMac says its goodbyes..." - Schiller takes the stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_the_killer Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 IS ANYONE SHOWING THE LIVE VIDEO TELECAST !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suleiman Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 17 million visitors to Apple stores in the last quarter alone, with 50% of purchases being to new Mac owners. Also shipped 1.3 million macs, 3/4ths of whcih were intel macs, with MBP leading the pack. In the past year, half a billion in 3rd party products All of this lead to a stock market skyrocket in june Edit: all this is great, but where is Leopard? New MBP? New Mac Pro? I spoke too soon, they're talking about the new Mac Pro now! Specs: Two optical drives, same G5 Tower case, Woodcrest Processors based on Cord 2 duo, All dual core, up to 3ghz, with 4MB L2 cache, 128 bit vector engine and 64 bits of raw computing power! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampTK Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 (bingo:) mac pro: check woodcrest i knew it All dual woodcrest (bingo:) mac pro quad: check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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