# News: Apple G5's start shipping
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791
**Category:** random
**Created:** [August 18, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791 "2003-08-18T17:12:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/1 "2003-08-18T17:12:26Z")
Apple’s new computers based on the G5 chip (IBMs 64-bit PowerPC 970, though be aware OSX is still a 32-bit OS - that includes OSX 10.3 aka Panther) are now shipping, or at least the 1.6ghz and 1.8ghz models. The 2.0ghz which accounted for about half of the preorders won’t ship until the end of the month, or sometime in early september.
Probably most interesting about this announcement is the box! It’s currently featured on apples website here
> **[Apple](https://www.apple.com/)**
>
> Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support.
Its a pretty slick black box with a cutout allowing to see the front of the casing (the cheese grater) which is laying on its side.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/2 "2003-08-18T17:16:08Z")
omgosh! omgosh! i need this comp! _orders 20_ _faints_ this is dreamy! and the box is soooo sexeh like my box! (for my powerbook)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/3 "2003-08-18T17:18:34Z")
my my, sen. aren’t we a little SPAMy this week…😛
if i were to buy a mac, this would definitely be my first one.
**THE FASTEST COMPUTER IN THE WORLD…:evil:**
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/4 "2003-08-18T17:20:11Z")
wow… the G5 box looks lovely!.. the PowerMac G4 Cube wasn’t successful, let’s hope the G5 box doesn’t have the cooling issues G4 cube’s had 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/5 "2003-08-18T17:29:37Z")
???
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/6 "2003-08-18T17:32:41Z")
yeah, well AMD is about to comeout with a processor that goes faster then that and can handle 32bit and 64bit processing. Better. PC for life (untill someone makes linux/unix more universal)
Looks pretty though…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/7 "2003-08-18T17:41:17Z")
> \*Originally posted by [mdipi.com](http://mdipi.com) \*
> \*\*and the box is soooo sexeh like my box! (for my powerbook) \*\*
I’m really glad your a dude man… or that would have been just sick :whistle:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/8 "2003-08-18T17:48:47Z")
yeah yeah yeah good news for MAc dudes but
wait and see the power of the new pc, coming soon it will Blast G5 😛
The only thing I like is the graphics on it nothing els. :love:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/9 "2003-08-18T18:23:47Z")
Right on blastboy
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/10 "2003-08-18T18:55:29Z")
flame flame flame… how boring…
personally i cant wait till our workplace upgrades to g5s…
and by the way - panther is a 64bit os…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/11 "2003-08-18T18:58:21Z")
mario, should i upgrade the powerbook to panther still tehn? even though i wont be on a 64 bit chip?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/12 "2003-08-18T19:40:56Z")
mariofan, that statement is not correct. although panther will allow 64 bit apps, panther itself is not a fully functional 64 bit os.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/13 "2003-08-18T19:45:19Z")
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/14 "2003-08-18T19:46:25Z")
don’t get me wrong, i love macs 🙂 it’s just that at the moment, im broke… lol
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/15 "2003-08-18T20:10:58Z")
edit: i posted this in the wrong thread didnt i?
so i deleted it…sorry
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/16 "2003-08-18T20:58:44Z")
> \*Originally posted by mariofan \*
> \*\*and by the way - panther is a 64bit os… \*\*
> **[Apple confirms Panther OS will be 32-bit](https://www.theregister.com/2003/07/28/apple_confirms_panther_os/)**
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> Just tweaked to support 64-bit addressing
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/17 "2003-08-18T22:57:30Z")
…and for those who only read headlines (or only the first few lines)::
> _from the end of the article…_
It’s a smart move that allows the platform to take advantage of the key aspects of 64-bit computing without forcing a migration from the 32-bit world. It also gives developers breathing room to get their applications 64-bit clean in time for when Apple decides that it does want to go fully 64-bit, presumably when all new Macs are based on 64-bit CPUs and there’s a large enough user base of legacy 64-bit systems.
Most buyers of AMD’s upcoming Athlon 64, by contrast, will have to wait until Microsoft ships a fully 64-bit version of Windows XP before they can take advantage of 64-bit computing. There is no Panther-like hybrid option available - 32-bit code that can cope with 64-bit addressing.
Initially, Windows users will be stuck with the 32-bit version of the OS, which the Athlon 64 also supports but which doesn’t deliver any of the new chip’s 64-bit benefits. More technically adept Athlon 64 users will presumably be able to run 64-bit Linux in the run up to the Microsoft release. However, many developers are waiting for 64-bit Windows XP to arrive before shipping 64-bit apps of their own - that isn’t expected until early 2004, according to internal AMD roadmaps. ®
ergo: a deliberate and wise move … not a failed claim to false advances
peace 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/18 "2003-08-19T08:47:43Z")
mariofan backs down…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/19 "2003-08-19T22:32:18Z")
so does luigifan…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-apple-g5s-start-shipping/28791/20 "2003-08-20T01:23:24Z")
hahaha 🙂
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