The latest word on Power Mac G5 shipping dates; international orders

As noted over the weekend, Apple sent an e-mail to customers stating in short: "The demand for the dual processor PowerMac has been overwhelming and our employees are working around the clock to meet demand. Initial units will be sent to education institutions to meet key back to school deadlines. We currently anticipate shipping your new G5 PowerMac in 3- 4 weeks."

Other users received messages indicating a 10-15 day estimated date of arrival.

International users are having less luck, with a reader in South Africa writing "We have not received any G5's at all. We expect the 1.6 towards the end of this month. I guess only Steve knows when we will receive the 2.0 GHz."

Meanwhile, Think Secret has a report with information on one potential cause of the delay - Virgina Tech's planned G5 supercomputer. "Virginia Tech building supercomputer G5 cluster" and reports on a 1100-unit cluster of dual-2GHz Power Mac G5s that Virginia Tech is building. The project will result in a supercomputer estimated to be one of the fastest in the world, as confirmed by a number of sources."

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