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Blasphemy

I’m probably the last Mac blogger to mention this, but I just couldn’t let it pass by. There are special circles of Hell reserved for people who do this…

Update: Turns out that it’s a hoax. The page on Overclockers.com has been updated with an e-mail from the person behind this explaining that they got an empty G5 shell and decided to have some fun. Whew! Nice troll. ;)

I got a shiny new Apple G5 for Christmas. I loved the case, but I’m no Mac user. So I….

  • Get a brand new dual processor G5, then
  • Rip out everything,
  • Cut out the back of the case so I can use a PC motherboard, and
  • Install an Athlon motherboard.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure G5 is a great computer, but I wanted a Dell for Christmas. I don’t have any programs for Apple and didn’t feel like waiting for them. I thought about selling it, but my parents would be upset with me. After all, this was a very expensive gift and it meant a lot to them to give to me. It’s a good thing my parents don’t know anything about computers, because I’m sure they would be really angry if they knew what I did. I have to say that I’m happy - I can keep on using XP.

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p align=”center”>The monstrosity

(via lots of people, but the picture was shamelessly ganked from Lane)

iTunes: “Let Your Body Die (Television Overdose Overdosed)” by Cyber-Tec from the album Cyber-Tec (1995, 6:29).

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By Michael Hanscom
January 29, 2004

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  1. Brad Froehle said
    on January 29, 2004

    My heart nearly stopped when I saw this horror. I’d never do such a horrible cruel thing to my G5!

  2. Andrew said
    on January 30, 2004

    That’s awesome :-)

  3. authgeek said
    on January 30, 2004

    I was going to do this with an old blue and white G3 tower… but a new dual G5?

  4. Rob Morton said
    on January 30, 2004

    I liked that he thought his parents would be upset. I think they would have relaxed when he said,

    “I sold the dual G5 which has some great uses in graphics, film, and science, but I only play games. Sorry mom and dad. I bought a really stacked Dell instead. While I was at it, I picked up a nice home machine for you and payed for the first year of your internet connection.”

    In case people think I am complaining about Apple’s prices, I am not. A low end G5 would have probably been all this person needed. The machine that was purchased was obviously over kill. If you need a dual G5, the price is fine, but most people do not need that much machine. As an FYI, I currently have a 12”, 15” and 17” Aluminum laptop and a 15” Ti laptop on my desk. I really do like Macs.

Continuing the Discussion

  1. Blackclouds: The Rainy Blog linked to this post on January 29, 2004

    The Dumbest Person on the Planet

    Posta, siento mucho dolor y lástima por los padres de este pibe. No soy usuario ni fan de las Mac pero esto es un crimen… I got a shiny new Apple G5 for Christmas. I loved the case, but I’m no Mac user. So I…. - Get a brand new…

  2. Subzero Blue linked to this post on January 30, 2004

    PC’ing an Apple G5

    Well, i’m no Apple fan, and i’d most probably get lumps all over my body if i were forced to work with an Apple machine for a long time, but still i believe that nobody should mingle with one and…

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