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Night of the Living PDA (5/21/00)
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Okay, we've decided. "Official" word be damned; we don't care what Phil Schiller let slip in a moment of weakness, because the Apple handheld rumors just aren't ready to die yet. Every time we think this story's deceased and in the ground, some juicy tidbit floats our way and suddenly it's like the hand pushing its way up through the graveyard dirt in some Romero flick. Yes, once again we've received word-- post-Schillerblab-- that Apple does have a handheld in the works, but the security around the project is so dense it makes fifty years of Roswell coverups look like a screen door with no screen in it.
Here's the latest skinny: a faithful AtAT viewer (who shall remain nameless, for if word ever got back to Apple about his identity, his life would surely be forfeit) just happens to have an "in" with someone who may be privy to Apple's stealth PDA project-- an honest-to-goodness AppleMaster. Again, we'll omit the identity of the particular AppleMaster in question, because we don't want to be responsible for the mysterious disappearance of some well-liked celebrity, but our unnamed source asked his unnamed AppleMaster about Phil Schiller's comments point blank. His response? "They're doing something-- but it's all secret!"
Now, if you're trying to keep your hopes of an Apple handheld alive, this is thin gruel, we know. But we found it very interesting if for no other reason than it's second-hand info allegedly from an AppleMaster that knowingly contradicts what Phil said in public. Take this as you will; if you choose to imagine that Phil was lying, go for it. If it tickles your fancy to think that one of Apple's "official" Mac-using celebrities might in fact know more about Apple's secret development projects than Marketing Dude Phil Schiller, so be it. All we know is, people are still talking about an Apple handheld, which signals to us that if it doesn't exist, it almost certainly should.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 5/21/00 episode: May 21, 2000: The U.S. Navy is reportedly in high-level talks with Steve Jobs himself, as they work to lift the ban on Macintosh purchases. Meanwhile, an AppleMaster whispers that Apple's handheld isn't just a hoax, and while Windows users are already playing with the Love Bug's sequel, version 1.0 hasn't even been ported to the Mac yet...
Other scenes from that episode: 2305: Anchors Aweigh (5/21/00) If you happen to think "military intelligence" is a contradiction in terms, prepare to eat those words, soldier. Over the past year or so, we've seen some very positive signs coming from that sector of the government-- at least in terms of computer platform choice, and really, what better indicator of intelligence is there?... 2307: We Demand Equal Pain (5/21/00) Okay, that's it-- we're at the end of our tether. As much as we love the Macintosh platform, sometimes we really get sick and tired of the woeful software selection. We know, we know-- how many word processors do you really need, etc...
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