[NTLK] Another computer group

From: JimRCGMO (jimrcgmo_at_earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Aug 04 2003 - 15:49:20 PDT


Hey all,

Saw this in a UG Info-Digest email today - another computer with a
following after Apple dropped it. Guess they could have their own - what,
QFest (short for Cube)? ;-)

Good computers seem to always have a following of their own...

Jim Rohde

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>01 Jobs' "Cube" exalted in death
>
> Leander Kahney writes: "Though discontinued two years ago, Apple's
>Power Mac G4 Cube commands a strong -- almost fanatical -- following.
>Used Cubes fetch premium prices on eBay, there's a thriving trade in
>aftermarket upgrades, and dedicated owners are going to extreme
>lengths to keep their much-loved machines current."
> Believe it or not the artical reports you can get upgraded Cubes
>equipped with a 1.2-GHz G4 chip, a CD-RW, an Nvidia GeForce 3 video
>card, 1 GB of RAM and a 120-GB hard drive for a paltry $2,000 -- or,
>$800 on eBay -- and they're selling at a brisk pace! "The only
>computer people are interested in buying because of its design alone."
> Laurie Duncan, owner of CubeOwner.com, predicts that "Someone will
>put a G5 in a Cube. I guarantee it." Leander Kahney's article appeared
>in ther July 28 issue of Wired:
>
>http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,59764,00.html
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