• Welcome to the Off-Topic/Schweb's Lounge

    In addition to the Mac-Forums Community Guidelines, there are a few things you should pay attention to while in The Lounge.

    Lounge Rules
    • If your post belongs in a different forum, please post it there.
    • While this area is for off-topic conversations, that doesn't mean that every conversation will be permitted. The moderators will, at their sole discretion, close or delete any threads which do not serve a beneficial purpose to the community.

    Understand that while The Lounge is here as a place to relax and discuss random topics, that doesn't mean we will allow any topic. Topics which are inflammatory, hurtful, or otherwise clash with our Mac-Forums Community Guidelines will be removed.

Blackbox?

Joined
Aug 23, 2005
Messages
747
Reaction score
23
Points
18
Location
Sacramento, CA
Your Mac's Specs
iMac G5
I was in the Apple Store and I went on iChat and Bonjour opened with all the iChats in the store and there was a computer named "Blackbox". I IMed it and it quickly logged off. Then I opened iTunes and there was a Shared folder called Blackbox music playlist. Anybody know what the "blackbox" is and could it be a new Black Powermac Intel?
 
Joined
Feb 2, 2004
Messages
12,455
Reaction score
604
Points
113
Location
PA
Your Mac's Specs
MacBook
I think you are stretching things a bit on that one :black:
 
OP
DCraver
Joined
Aug 23, 2005
Messages
747
Reaction score
23
Points
18
Location
Sacramento, CA
Your Mac's Specs
iMac G5
Hey man, just trying to get a sneek peek ;)
 
Joined
Aug 6, 2004
Messages
1,713
Reaction score
71
Points
48
Location
Tejas
Your Mac's Specs
2GHz Mac Mini 2GB RAM 160GB 10.6.2 | MDD DP 1.25GHz G4 1.5GB RAM 10.4.11 | 233MHz iMac G3 10.3.9
sounds like just a comp named "Blackbox".
 
OP
DCraver
Joined
Aug 23, 2005
Messages
747
Reaction score
23
Points
18
Location
Sacramento, CA
Your Mac's Specs
iMac G5
Well... Would they have anything other than an Apple at the Apple Store?
 
Joined
Dec 28, 2004
Messages
643
Reaction score
5
Points
18
Location
Albany, CA
Your Mac's Specs
ibook G4 12 inch running mac os 10.4 with: 60 gb HD+256 mb ram+Radeon 9200
Could be the main logging server for that apple store's macs, hence 'Blackbox'.
 
Joined
Jan 14, 2005
Messages
2,078
Reaction score
155
Points
63
Yeah, I don't think that Apple would name their comp like that and put it online in a store. That's a bit insane.
It must be some kind of logging box, like in an airplane.
 
Joined
Jan 8, 2005
Messages
6,188
Reaction score
254
Points
83
Location
New Jersey
Your Mac's Specs
Mac Pro 8x3.0ghz 12gb ram 8800GT , MBP 2.16 2GB Ram 17 inch.
They never tell stores what the next product is before it comes out, let alone have one set up.
 
Joined
Dec 1, 2004
Messages
1,112
Reaction score
53
Points
48
Location
Somewhere in the world
Your Mac's Specs
Powermac g4 400mhz, 10gb, 256mb ram, OS9
yeah, they tell employees when packages with new stuff comes, "do not open until the release date". No I doubt apple is so stupid as to give the name of the next powermac out. If Apple catches employees who spill the beans, they could get fired.
 
OP
DCraver
Joined
Aug 23, 2005
Messages
747
Reaction score
23
Points
18
Location
Sacramento, CA
Your Mac's Specs
iMac G5
Oh. I am disappointed. I was excited.
 
Joined
May 18, 2006
Messages
827
Reaction score
35
Points
28
Location
123.45.6.7
yogi said:
Yeah, I don't think that Apple would name their comp like that and put it online in a store. That's a bit insane.
It must be some kind of logging box, like in an airplane.

yeah, 'cause that sounds like weird to someone who is new to macs and comes in and see's these macs named Blackbox and these awful names and ......

leaves, its harsh.
 
Joined
Oct 27, 2002
Messages
13,172
Reaction score
348
Points
83
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
Your Mac's Specs
MacBook Pro | LED Cinema Display | iPhone 4 | iPad 2
Moving because this totally doesn't belong in Rumors and Reports.
 
Joined
Jul 23, 2004
Messages
3,169
Reaction score
164
Points
63
Location
North NJ
Your Mac's Specs
i dont have no mac's
i think that is a pretty big stretch as well
 

Shop Amazon


Shop for your Apple, Mac, iPhone and other computer products on Amazon.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.
Top