Return-Path: Received: from [129.79.1.188] (HELO hartman.uits.indiana.edu) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4968074 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:02:26 +0100 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,602,1355115600"; d="scan'208,217,223";a="16465533" Received: from mssg-relay.indiana.edu ([129.79.1.73]) by irpt-internal-relay.indiana.edu with ESMTP; 05 Feb 2013 10:08:18 -0500 Received: from hartman.uits.indiana.edu (belushi.uits.indiana.edu [129.79.1.188]) by mssg-relay.indiana.edu (8.14.5/8.14.4/IU Messaging Team) with ESMTP id r15F8Iac025656 for ; Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:08:18 -0500 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,602,1355115600"; d="scan'208,217,223";a="16824247" Received: from burns.uits.indiana.edu (HELO mail-relay.iu.edu) ([129.79.1.202]) by irpt-internal-relay.indiana.edu with ESMTP; 05 Feb 2013 10:08:18 -0500 Received: from rtvs127.rtv.indiana.edu (rtvs127.rtv.indiana.edu [129.79.92.127]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail-relay.iu.edu (8.14.5/8.14.4/IU Messaging Team Submission) with ESMTP id r15F8IrQ012659 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:08:18 -0500 From: Scott Carmichael Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_4E512D3B-67DA-4A9B-ABD5-8513556BDCF3" Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: [AE] OT Mac Pro related, not good news Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:08:18 -0500 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) --Apple-Mail=_4E512D3B-67DA-4A9B-ABD5-8513556BDCF3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 =46rom what I have read, is that the part of the legislation that Apple = has decided to pull the Mac Pro over has to do with fans. I guess all = fans in computers MUST have guards over them, whether they are = accessible from the outside or not. BEcause so many people open the = computer while running and stick there finger in the fans=85.. So in = order to continue to sell the mac pro , the would need to put guards = over all the internal fans. Since the mac pro is on it's last leg = anyway, they don't want to incur the expense of redesigning the the old = chassis. I still think we will see a replacement near the end of the year, = whether it will be a full blown tower, who knows.=20 Scott On Feb 4, 2013, at 6:29 PM, Carey Dissmore wrote: > While Apple have indicated they're going to do something...I'm just = not confident it will be all that compelling for a user like me, given = what I know about chipset development combined with Apple's clear design = and engineering trends. >=20 > ...so this one appears driven by regulatory requirements the current = model doesn't meet and not having anything new to ship at this time.=20 >=20 > carey >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Feb 4, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Robert Houghton = wrote: >=20 >> Not sure if anyone's caught this. >>=20 >> = http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/31/apple-to-halt-mac-pro-sales-in-europe-= effective-march-1-over-regulatory-requirements/ >>=20 >> Not the best news if you're across the pond and have been waiting = for an update to the Mac Pro. >>=20 >> -Rob >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_4E512D3B-67DA-4A9B-ABD5-8513556BDCF3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 =46rom = what I have read, is that the part of the legislation that Apple has = decided to pull the Mac Pro over has to do with fans.  I guess all = fans in computers MUST have guards over them, whether they are = accessible from the outside or not.  BEcause so many people open = the computer while running and stick there finger in the fans=85.. =  So  in order to continue to sell the mac pro , the would need = to put guards over all the internal fans.  Since the mac pro is on = it's last leg anyway, they don't want to incur the expense of = redesigning the the old chassis.

I still think we = will see a replacement near the end of the year, whether it will be a = full blown tower, who = knows. 

Scott


On Feb 4, 2013, at 6:29 PM, Carey Dissmore <carey@imugonline.com> = wrote:

While = Apple have indicated they're going to do something...I'm just not = confident it will be all that compelling for a user like me, given what = I know about chipset development combined with Apple's clear design and = engineering trends.

...so this one appears driven by = regulatory requirements the current model doesn't meet and not having = anything new to ship at this = time. 

carey



On Feb 4, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Robert Houghton = <gfxguy74@gmail.com> = wrote:

=20 =20
Not sure if anyone's caught this.

= http://www.macrumors.com/2013/01/31/apple-to-halt-mac-pro-sales-in-europe-= effective-march-1-over-regulatory-requirements/

    Not the best news if you're across the pond and = have been waiting for an update to the Mac Pro.

    -Rob

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