By Ron Coates, 10 January 2001 13:20
NEWS Jobs told Apple fans at the exhibition: "Everyone is telling us the hole is being dug for the PC. We don't think it's dying at all. We think it's evolving." First out were the four latest Power Mac models with PowerPC G4 processors with speeds from 466 MHz to 733 MHz - three of them with CD-RW drives built in and the top of the range model has a combination CD-RW/DVD drive, named the SuperDrive. Prices range from $1,699 to $3,499 and Apple does not expect to have enough machines to satisfy demand at the top end of the market until later in the spring. Star of the show was a new portable; a one-inch thick, titanium-cased, 5.3 pound Powerbook G4 with built-in DVD, a five-hour battery and a 15.2-inch screen. It will cost between $2,599 and $3,997 when the machine becomes available in the US later this month. Other news, such as Apple's sales and results, disappointed the assembled Mac throng. The recently launched operating system, OS X, which has been under extensive beta testing among the Apple faithful, will not be released until March - with the full suite of applications not ready until July. Jobs also exhibited a free piece of software, iTunes - an audio player, CD burner and music file manager.
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