hidden info in 10.3.4

By linathael. Original by Lionel - 01/06/2004 19:48:19 CEST - Category: Apple - Source: Macnytt.se

Thanks to TVZ for this news!

The recent OSX update 10.3.4 reveals that new PowerMac or iMac G5 are existing, ready or close to be launched.
The previous update already included an unknown reference code: Power Mac 7,3.
None of the current Apple computers owns such a reference code. Indeed, reference code of the current PowerMac G5 is Power Mac 7,2.
For information, PowerMac G4 had as reference code Power Mac 3,x, Cube G4: Power Mac 5,1 and iMac TFT and eMac Power Mac 4,x and 6,x respectively. You can find the complete list here: http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=tam&page=products&subpage=newworld
Now if we look in details in the last MacOSX update, we can identify a new reference code: Power Mac 8,1, so it would mean that it is not an update of one of the current model, but a brand new model!!
We can also find the reference code SMU_Neo2, which could mean that Neo2 would be a new version of the current processor. If it is clear that the new processor will be derived from the current one, it is not clear if it will be a light version (such as the 970fx in the Xserve) or a boosted version (!!!)!
If you want to know more, look inside the last update 10.3.4, open this file:
/System/Library/Extensions/AppleMacRISC4PE.kext/
Contents/info.plist
and search for "8,1".
Knowing that the PowerMac G5 and the iMac have not been updated recently since a long time, then you can conclude...what you want... ;-)
I let you dream...
(for me, my personal feeling, the PowerMac 8,1 is an iMac G5 with a new design, available at the end of June, whereas the PowerMac 7,3 will be the revision of the current PowerMac G5, available at the same time)