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Expecting The Unexpected (5/9/99)
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Now, as for what Jobs and his trusty sidekick Avie Tevanian have up their sleeves in terms of keynote topics, most people seem to agree: in addition to the roadmap for future versions of the Mac OS, the Wonder Twins are expected to push QuickTime 4 as if it's the coolest thing since sliced bread, they'll almost certainly roll out Mac OS 8.6, and the odds are good that the new "101" professional PowerBooks will make their debut appearance. Beyond that, it's anybody's guess; a Reuters story seems to predict few gasp-inducing revelations, though.
Personally, we at AtAT have to agree; we aren't expecting any earth-shattering surprises-- certainly nothing like last year's Mac OS X announcement, which suddenly transformed Apple's next-generation operation system strategy from a royal pain in the butt for developers who would have to rewrite their applications from scratch into a much less harrowing need to rewrite perhaps 10% of their code. And no, we highly doubt that the anxiously-awaited consumer portable will be making an appearance, even though it would make for some nice symmetry with last year's early-May iMac unveiling.
That said, Jobs is a master of surprise, and he wields it with skill and precision. Who, after all, saw the iMac coming? Who foretold Mac OS X? But having such a shockmeister running the show is a double-edged sword; sure, sometimes we get a jaw-dropping surprise or two, but other times we find ourselves let down if "all" we get it what we fully expected. It's tough not to get our hopes up, but we're trying not to set ourselves up for a fall. In fact, every keynote that Jobs delivers that doesn't include him 1) ripping off his mask to reveal that he's actually Kreplak of Zelnar 7, and 2) commanding all earthlings to bow and scrape before his green-tentacled majesty under pain of death is pretty much at least a mild disappointment around the AtAT studios.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 5/9/99 episode: May 9, 1999: Can't make it to the keynote? Not to worry-- it's going to be available via RealVideo and the brand-spankin'-new QuickTime 4. Meanwhile, just what will Uncle Steve pull out of his hat when he takes the stage? And the AtAT staff ponders the meaning of a weekend chock full of iMac and Apple sightings...
Other scenes from that episode: 1517: Almost Missing the Obvious (5/9/99) WWDC is here; the big day is upon us! Or, rather, the latest in a string of big days; any day on which Steve Jobs publicly addresses the Mac faithful pretty much counts for a certain amount of bigness in our book... 1519: Around And About (5/9/99) Finally, just a few quick iMac-related observations we noticed while we were out running errands this weekend. First of all, we must say we're impressed with Apple's marketing presence in our home town of Boston; while we rarely see iMac ads on TV anymore, it seems like we can't go anywhere in this city without catching sight of an iMac or an Apple logo somewhere...
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