On 9/28/02 12:08 PM, "Roger Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Broadcast into the ether:
> "Porthole" refers to the (Retro) decorative holes on the front of the > new Pro Towers. These decorative holes were copied from the decorative > holes on the older Buick cars and were called "Portholes" on the Buick. > The Porthole describes these new towers more than any other feature. > The shiny drive bays seem a minor characteristic buy comparison. When > these Macs first showed up on rumor sites this was the feature that > most of us noted. There were several Mac web sites that talked about > the relationship of the new Mac Portholes to the old Buick Portholes; > Charles Moore on LEM was one of the sites that ran a lot about the > Buick Connection. Before these towers were released they were usually > referred to by people referencing the Porthole feature. So, a Porthole > 867 is a new Pro Tower 867 dp, double optical bay "mirrored doors". So you made it up...that's what you are saying. They are Quicksilver's, and Mirrored Drive Doors. Officially. "Porthole" covers far too many machines to be a useful term. -- ============================================================== Kyle H. Hansen Apple Certified Technician Apple Solution Expert Macintosh Server Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============================================================== -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
