I heard the 2004 rumor too, and no it was it wasnt a box set.
Maybe they be relased around xmas 2004 as a teaser to may 2005, we can only hope.
There are also been said that they wont be released until after EP III premieres so, we just have to wait and see.
unfortunatly I think the second one is closer to the thruth though
exactly. and there are more extras to Clones for sure, and probably more on Ep1 that he could throw in to please the hardcore fans. But I agree their should be a version of OT on its own for those who don't have to have every napkin Lucas ever wrote an idea on (sadly to say I would want to read those, but I'm a geek with too much spare time. At least Im not a Trekkie! 😄 ) But i like learning everything I can about stories I'm really into because it gets my own creative juices flowing and it fun to know.