{"id":458,"date":"2008-04-24T09:08:48","date_gmt":"2008-04-24T15:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davintosh.com\/2008\/04\/24\/get-em-while-theyre-hot\/"},"modified":"2008-04-24T09:08:48","modified_gmt":"2008-04-24T15:08:48","slug":"get-em-while-theyre-hot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davintosh.com\/index.php\/2008\/04\/24\/get-em-while-theyre-hot\/psystar-open\/","title":{"rendered":"“Get ’em While They’re Hot”"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a new post<\/a> 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. <\/p>\n

psystar_leopard.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n

News flash:<\/em><\/strong> 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:<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us at Support@psystar.com<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

The PSYSTAR Support Team
\nwww.Psystar.com
\n888-456-7801<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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.<\/p>\n

But then the second message, time stamped 8:21AM, gave a little more encouragement:<\/p>\n

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.
\nThank you,
\nPSYSTAR Support Team
\nwww.psystar.com 305-356-6666
\n<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Woohoo! That is most definitely good news!<\/p>\n

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’! <\/p>\n

And still, there has not been word one from Apple about the whole situation. That is what is truly weird about all of this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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