Solstice imac

[Mr Ed]

From what I have read all of the rooms on the Solstice have mini imacs. Does any know if there is access to the back of the imac in the rooms? We are bringing an ipod and would like to plug it into the USB 2.0 port in the back of the imac to rechange the ipod.

[eroller]

From what I have read all of the rooms on the Solstice have mini imacs. Does any know if there is access to the back of the imac in the rooms? We are bringing an ipod and would like to plug it into the USB 2.0 port in the back of the imac to rechange the ipod.

 

 

You cannot access the Mac mini's. They are locked away in each cabin.

 

Ernie

[Mr Ed]

Thanks for the information.

[bean bag]

they are not imacs they are itv's totally diff.Ports are available for ipods by the tv and you can access the unit but your not supposed to...it'll be behind a piece of wood in the cabinet

[eroller]

they are not imacs they are itv's totally diff.Ports are available for ipods by the tv and you can access the unit but your not supposed to...it'll be behind a piece of wood in the cabinet

 

 

No, they are not iTV's they are Mac mini's. Either way you cannot access them.

 

Ernie

 

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Royal Caribbean new ships carry Mac infrastructure

by Michael Rose on Jan 16th 2008

 

At today's Mac IT conference opening session, Bruce Wolf from the Royal Caribbean cruise line discussed the computing infrastructure for some of the company's newest ships. Since these ships are built for an extended lifespan, the technology choices made during the build process are still critical up to 15 years later. Apple and Nanonation provided a solution proposal that apparently knocked the socks off of the RC executive committee, and some of the proposed tech began to make its way into the ship's operations.

 

Beginning in late 2006 with the Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas, shipboard signage onboard was driven by Mac Minis with an XServe back end and Samsung displays. Later, custom messaging to the passengers (announcements, shore excursions, fitness center scheduling, casino promotions and touchscreen ship maps) appeared on the largescreen displays. Moving on from the big displays, some newer builds have entertainment and reservations capability (dining and activities) in the staterooms.

 

Moving forward, ships will be equipped with a broadcast room that feeds content to both guest staterooms and crew cabins (each driven by either a Mini or an Apple TV). Back-of-house crew signage, guest enrichment centers for learning opportunities and public signage will all be Mac-driven. Eventually, every television on the ship will be backed by a Mac. On the Celebrity Solstice, now under construction, the build in progress is supporting 1000 stateroom TVs from a bank of XServes and Mac Minis.

 

Next time you cruise the shining seas, keep an eye out for the Mac in the back!

[ken987]

Yes they are mac minis. ALthough you can see it when you open the drawer. I guess if you have a skinny arm and know where the port is you could get your hand back there and then snake the wire into the drawer and charge your ipod in the drawer.

We had a problem with our TV and you could see how the technician hit the reset button on the mac mini. So if he could reach that why not reach a usb port if accessible??