There’s a new post on Psystar’s website this morning, which includes a video of their “triplets”; three of their Open Computers, each running a different OS. One running Windows XP, another running Ubuntu, and a third running Leopard. This marks the first time the Psystar geeks have actually given us a peek at OS X running on one of their machines, albeit way too brief to draw any conclusions about how well it works.
News flash: I emailed Rudy yesterday asking for an update on the ship date for the machine I ordered, and got two responses back. The first was time stamped 1:13PM yesterday, but didn’t show in my inbox until this morning:
We would like to inform you that due to the high demand for Open Computing Products, our White Cases are currently out of stock. We can equip your Open Computer with a black case with no delay, or you can keep your order for a White Case, however there will be a delay of at least 15 days.
We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us at Support@psystar.com
Sincerely,
The PSYSTAR Support Team
www.Psystar.com
888-456-7801
Of course I ordered the white box; I don’t know why. It used to be that most all PC’s were in boring beige boxes; these days beige has been supplanted by black, so white is a good alternative to set it apart. I guess. Or maybe it had something to do with the time Toby W. gave me a hard time about that BEST ColorStation we had at CCL that was running on a funky looking black Proliant box, and he thought it was an Apple machine… Whatever.
But then the second message, time stamped 8:21AM, gave a little more encouragement:
We are pleased to inform you that your open computer is currently in the build stage, and is scheduled to be shipped out on monday. You will receive a tracking number with your shipment. Thank you for your patience.
Thank you,
PSYSTAR Support Team
www.psystar.com 305-356-6666
Woohoo! That is most definitely good news!
The email messages and the video give me great hope today that I might actually get my hands on one of these machines, and soon. Here’s hopin’!
And still, there has not been word one from Apple about the whole situation. That is what is truly weird about all of this.
Tags: leopard, open computer, os x, psystar