Just weeks before the iMac’s first Christmas in 1998, Steve Jobs, a lifelong fan of James Bond, instructed his ad agency to begin work on a special celebrity Christmas ad featuring 007 himself, Sean Connery — even though Connery had yet to be signed. “The ad was of dubious quality, clearly not one of the agency’s finer moments,” says former Apple marketing executive, Frederica Woods.
Though Steve had a thing for Sean Connery, the feeling was not mutual. Connery was appalled by the “advert” Jobs sent across the pond and declined to participate in the campaign. Connery’s rejection was accompanied by a letter revealing one pissed-off film star.
Below, the ad and the letter.
Black as a NeXT Station, this “All in One” computer by Averatec is a clone of the iMac (but it’s a PC), sold for around $1,200 it has an LCD 22″ screen an Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 2.4 GHz.
It comes with a Family Premium license of MS Windows Vista… Awful…
And if you take a look at it behind, you’ll see how ugly this thing is (after the jump).
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[lang_fr]Apple vient d’effectuer une mise à jour plutôt attendue de l’iMac.
Celui-ci est désormais accessible dés 999€ en 20 pouces, le 24 pouces lui coûte 1499€!
Il y a en tout 4 modèles avec respectivement des Core 2 Duo de 2.4, 2.66, 2.8 et 3.06 Ghz.
Dans la foulée, Apple a aussi baissé de 100 € le prix du Mini, les 2 configurations restant inchangées.
Pour les caractéristiques complètes, visitez le site de Apple.[/lang_fr]
[lang_en]Apple has finally updated its iMac and Mac Mini lines!
The iMac is now available in 4 different models, starting at 1.199$ for the 20-inch iMac and 1.799$ for the 24-inch model.
The updated iMacs are shipped with a 2.4, 2.66, 2.8 or 3.06 Ghz Core 2 Duo processors.
Visit Apple’s website to see the full tech specs[/lang_en]
This new invention reminds me of the PowerBook Duo, but with a MacBook and an iMac docking station (make the jump to watch two original ads for the PowerBook Duo… Ah! Souvenirs!)
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