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Topping the Charts (8/19/98)
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More details about the iMac's launch last weekend continue to dribble out to the public. In an Apple press release, comments from two retailers provide further evidence that the iMac is the greatest thing to happen to Apple since sliced bread. (Or would be, if Apple had actually invented sliced bread. Whatever.) First up is more obligatory gushing by CompUSA CEO Jim Halpin, who declares that the iMac launch was "the biggest computer launch" in that company's history, and that the machines are "flying off the shelves." That's great news and all, but we've heard it all before, right?
No, the really interesting comment comes from Paul Ramirez, who is the veep of marketing for the ten-store ComputerWare retail chain. According to Paul, "ComputerWare sold more iMac's on Saturday than all desktop PC's combined in the month of July." Granted, we at AtAT don't know much about ComputerWare and what they sell, but it's still a mighty impressive statistic.
We'd love to see some combined numbers as to how many iMacs were actually taken home by happy new owners last weekend, but it appears that such data isn't easy to come by. Either that, or the numbers aren't quite as good as we've all been led to expect, but we don't really see how that's possible, given all the great comments by retailers. For those of you still waiting to buy an iMac, the press release quotes Steve Jobs as stating that "tens of thousands more" will make it to sold-out retailers by this weekend. That's when we'll start to see if the iMac is really a continuing strong seller, or just a one-hit wonder. (Given how happy we are with ours, we're betting on "strong seller.")
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 8/19/98 episode: August 19, 1998: Lurid details of the iMac's secret expansion slot are laid bare at last. Meanwhile, retailers relate further reports of record sales of Apple's little blue lumps, as the company reworks its now-famous "Hello" into a "Konichiwa" for the big Japanese introduction...
Other scenes from that episode: 951: Expanding Possibilities (8/19/98) After months of speculation as to just what that "mystery slot" on the iMac's motherboard might be, it seems that the answer is now within our grasp. An article over at MacTimes reveals that the 160-pin slot (which does exist in the final shipping models) is clearly labeled "Mezzanine," implying strongly that it's a PMC (PCI Mezzanine Card) slot... 953: Land of the Rising iMac (8/19/98) Details about Apple's plans for a rollout in Japan were sketchy at best, but according to MacNN, a Japanese web page answers the two most important questions: When, and how much? (You'll need a Japanese-capable system, such as a Mac with Apple's Japanese Language kit installed, in order to read the page...
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