From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim McNamara Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: What the next machine will be like after iMac. Date: 07 Nov 2003 08:33:42 -0600 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1068217168 25576 80.91.224.253 (7 Nov 2003 14:59:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 14:59:28 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 07 15:59:26 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AI858-00035u-00 for ; Fri, 07 Nov 2003 15:59:26 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AI839-00086p-CP for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 Nov 2003 09:57:23 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!gemini.bitstream.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1.30 Original-Lines: 21 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: eddb1b10.news.bitstream.net Original-X-Trace: 1068215674 gemini.bitstream.net 1097 216.243.177.155 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@bitstream.net Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:117961 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:13901 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:13901 Don Saklad writes: > You want to wait for the next design for a machine to be made > available before buying a new computer. What might the next machines > be like?... What are the rumors about what the next mahines will be > when the latest iMac now is considered passe?... > > This might be considered directed to Apple Computer users. And might be more appropriately directed to comp.sys.mac.* As a long-term Mac user (since 1986) and recent Emacs convert (thanks to OS X and also to Andrew C.), my guess is that the "future" machine will be a laptop with a wireless connection to a large flat panel desktop display, as well as wireless networking, wireless mouses, wireless storage, wireless keyboard, etc. Look to see your power cord being the only wire connected to your computer. And look to see this design on the market within the next two years, at the high end with dual G5 processors. A better question for this newsgroup is "what's the future of Emacs?"