[FX.php List] [OFF] OS X vs OS X Server?

[Bob Patin]

I guess you would have to get a 4-port USB hub.

Across the street from the Moscone Center Tuesday morning, I sat in a  
cafe with a guy who supplies ethernet products to Apple; in fact, we  
overheard him on the phone saying, "I'm surprised we didn't see M284  
(I know it was M-something, but I don't remember the number) today."  
So when he got off the phone, we asked him what M284 was, and he just  
smiled, said it was something that he'd expected to see at MW Expo. I  
figure that must be a new MB Pro, which we'll probably see next month.  
He also said, "Remember when Steve said we're only 2 weeks into 2008?  
He wasn't kidding..."

Anyway, in our conversation, he told us that Ethernet uses a good bit  
of energy, and in addition to the space constraints (the motherboard  
in the Air is amazingly small), Apple needed to keep battery life at  
an optimal range, and so left out the ethernet port.

It all made sense; after talking with him for 15 minutes, it was clear  
that he was a sharp guy and not blowing smoke; he knew some really  
interesting things about the MB's ethernet technology, so I took him  
as someone who was telling the truth...

Anyway...

Bob Patin
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On Jan 20, 2008, at 4:50 PM, Tim 'Webko' Booth wrote:

> And then I plug my mouse in where? ;-)
>
> Sorry, getting very off-topic here, but I do plan to hold one of the  
> first to ship to my favourite Mac store (having your brother as  
> manager may help here ;-)