MacWorld 2001 MacWorld 2001
San Francisco TV Channel 5 was out with a film crew at 4:30 AM and filmed several of the first people in line. They were asking the standard question: "What do you think about Apple's viability considering its current stock price, yada yada yada." I was filmed and interviewed while sitting in line working on my PowerBook G3 connected wirelessly to one of the many Apple Moscone AirPort wireless networks. I evangelized the innovative genius of Apple and later heard my interview segment played on the morning news.
Steve Jobs' Keynote address was amazing! It was like being at a rock concert with 5000+ people in attendance. The speech was broadcast via Quicktime streaming to the Internet in realtime. Until Apple removes the link, click here to view the entire Steve Jobs' Keynote address.
Check out the new Apple Titanium PowerBook G4 at http://www.apple.com/powerbook/.
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Below are pictures from MacWorld 2001 (mostly from the Keynote address). I spent the entire 4 days (Tuesday-Thursday) attending MacWorld conferences and trying my best to get a few hours to visit the many vendor booths in the exhibit halls. It was non stop excitement!
 MacWorld Registration Area 2001.01.08 |
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 MacWorld badge holder pick up |
 Moscone Convention Center 4:25 AM 2001.01.09 |
 Graham at 4:30 AM in front of Moscone Convention Center |
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 Moscone Convention Center |
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 Mariott Hotel and full moon |
 Moscone Flags |
 San Francisco Channel 5 News Crew |
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 Stefano connected wirelessly to Moscone Apple AirPort network with PowerBook. |
 News Media Vans with their microwave uplinks. |
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 The line builds. |
 The start of the line. |
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 Apple Keynote Address stage |
 Yoko Ono and John Lennon Think Different! |
 Charlie Chaplin Thinks Different! |
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 Steve Jobs on stage! |
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 Aqua, Frameworks, Graphics, Darwin |
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 Mac OSX Architecture |
 How open windows flow into the Dock. |
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 The Movie "The Grinch" - Made on a Mac |
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 Mac OS X comes pre-loaded in July |
 Mac OS X to be released Saturday, March 24, 2001 |
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 New G4 Towers sport either 466, 533, 667, or 733 G4 processors. |
 G4 Tower configuration Matrix |
 CD, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R Matrix |
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 Apple is the first to ship SuperDrives in a computer. |
 What about Intel Pentium 4? |
 The Megahertz Myth |
 733Mhz G4 would be equivalent to 2.0 Ghz if compared to Penium 4 processors. 2.0 Ghz toasts currently shipping 1.5 Ghz Pentium 4 processors. |
 Macs have the Power to Burn CDs, DVDs, and Pentiums! |
 Shipping Schedule |
 Beloved PC 1976-2000 R.I.P. slide. Everyone is saying the PC (Wintel or Mac) is dead. Steve thinks otherwise. |
 "The PC, which has carried the digital revolution for 24 years, has matured into something boring..." - Walt Mossberg, Wall St. Journal |
 Mac can become the "digital hub" of our emerging digital lifestyle adding tremndous value to our other digital devices. - Steve Jobs |
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 Mac as the "Digital Hub" |
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 People want to "Rip" audio CDs onto their computer disk. |
 People want to "Burn" playlists onto custom audio CDs. |
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 Difficult to use Real Juke Box |
 An HP player |
 Introducing Apple iTunes! |
 Elegant, easy to use Aqua User Interface |
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 Music Visualizer |
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 iTunes is FREE! Downloadable from Apple. |
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 iDVD Demo |
 Easily building a DVD with iDVD. |
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 iDVD is bundled free with SuperDrive equipped 733Mhz G4 Tower. |
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 Apple sells certified DVD-R media ($49 for 5 DVD-Rs). |
 DVD Studio Pro available for Professionals |
 DVD Studio Pro "Blows away competitor products"" |
 DVD Studio Pro available at the end of January. |
 DVD Studio Pro complements Apple's Final Cut Pro editing software. |
 People want the "Power" of a Macintosh PowerBook |
 They want the Sex of a Sony Vaio |
 Power + Sex |
 Equals Totally New PowerBook |
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 New PowerBook has a 500Mhz G4 processor |
 15.2" mega-wide screen (1152 x 768) |
 Built-in Slot loading DVD drive |
 More Sex |
 1 inch thick |
Periodic Table symbol for Titanium |
 The new Apple PowerBook G4 is made of TITANIUM! |
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 Unveiling the new Titanium PowerBook G4 |
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 Filled with go-fast ports |
 Both Titanium PowerBook models have a G4 Processor, 1 MB L2 Cache, Rage Mobility 128, 8 MB Graphics memory. |
 2 USB Ports, 1 Firewire Port, 10/100 Ethernet, 56K/V.90 modem, AirPort ready. |
 Titanium PowerBook G4 Matrix ($2599 or $3499) |
 Titaniums available end of January |
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 Sony VAIO vs. Apple PowerBook G4 |
 Additional comparison Matrix |
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 BT (Brian Transeau) demoing the new Titanium PowerBook G4 |
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 "The new Titanium G4 is sic!" - BT |
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 Bob LeVitus - Mac OSX Speaker |
 MacWorld Exhibits Moscone Convention Center South Hall |
 iTunes |
 Sage iMac with Harmon Kardon "Jellyfish" iSub |
 Row of G4 Towers |
 Row of Titanium PowerBook G4s |
 Titanium PowerBook G4 |
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 Rear Ports |
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 iBook Area |
 Key Lime iBook |
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 Indigo iBook |
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 Blueberry Fujitsu 1.3GB Magneto Optical Drive |
Graphite Fujitsu 1.3GB Magneto Optical Drive |
 San Francisco Channel 5 11pm News coverage of MacWorld Expo |
 More TV shots of Channel 5 coverage |
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 2000.01.10 Apple Exhibit |
 Hewlett Packward Plotters |
Gorgeous 22" Apple Cinema Display |
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 Comparing screen size of the 22" ACD with a PowerBook 14.1" display. |
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 The New Titanium PowerBook G4 |
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 Apple film crew interviews Stefano. |
 Comparing the previous generation Firewire PowerBook G3 to the new Titanium PowerBook G4. |
 "What are your thoughts on the new Titanium PowerBook G4?" |
 Stef Evangelizing Apple genius and their amazing innovative products. |
 Corel's booth powered by iMac! |
 A San Francisco art gallery with a classic Macintosh painting. |
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