IBM/Apple Chip News- POWER4 on track...

robsterrobster
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
Just seen this, hope its of interest, just thought i'd post it for you all.



<a href="http://www.macedition.com/nmr/nmr_20020914.php"; target="_blank">IBM article</a>



don't shoot me down if it's rubbish just thought it would provide some discussion food...



Some highlights:

"The heretofore-unspoken name of IBM?s G4 Replacement is GPUL (short for GigaProcessor UltraLite). It is Multi-core, 64-bit Microprocessor that supports Vector/SIMD Multimedia eXtension (VMX), the generic Title for the Technologies comprising Altivec (a k a Velocity Engine)."

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 16
    wormboywormboy Posts: 220member
    It's not trash. But it's already <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=002302"; target="_blank">posted here</a>. It's on Page 15 at the top.



    Thread inforatively titled "Will Apple's G5 come from IBM?"



    In before the lock...



    [ 09-15-2002: Message edited by: wormboy ]</p>
  • Reply 2 of 16
    macjedaimacjedai Posts: 263member
    In before Lock too!



  • Reply 3 of 16
    spiffsterspiffster Posts: 327member
    And me!





    Still, that things a pretty dope looking piece of silicone.
  • Reply 4 of 16
    leonisleonis Posts: 3,427member
    And me

    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 5 of 16
    arisaris Posts: 65member
    personally id rather see relavent info that is buried on (for example) page 15 at the top, reposted so that we can have some more in depth discussion on it without having to read through so many pages from an old thread
  • Reply 6 of 16
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    Me too, but I'll throw in some meaningful IBL (In Before Lock) content just in case. WOO-HOO!
  • Reply 7 of 16
    bungebunge Posts: 7,329member
    Would my post officially be considered IBL?
  • Reply 8 of 16
    wormboywormboy Posts: 220member
    [quote] personally id rather see relavent info that is buried on (for example) page 15 at the top, reposted so that we can have some more in depth discussion on it without having to read through so many pages from an old thread

    <hr></blockquote>



    Well the thing about that is... we've already had those "meaningful discussions". And unless you read the 15 (now 16) pages, you'll just be repeating where others have already gone. I guess it would be a great life... that which only writes history and does not read it.
  • Reply 9 of 16
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    NMR/TGB... <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />



    IBL.



    We are waiting, Jamie (I spelled your name right! Right? Right!?)



    [ 09-16-2002: Message edited by: Spart ]</p>
  • Reply 10 of 16
    junkyard dawgjunkyard dawg Posts: 2,801member
    Isn't this a significant enough rumor to get its own thread? I'm sick of digging through a 16 page thread....let's start a new one about the GP-UL.
  • Reply 11 of 16
    bodhibodhi Posts: 1,424member
    JD: Good point and I agree!



    [ 09-16-2002: Message edited by: Bodhi ]</p>
  • Reply 12 of 16
    stevesteve Posts: 523member
    Dude...



    Take the first letter of every word that should be capitalized, but is, and see what you get... :eek:
  • Reply 13 of 16
    concentricityconcentricity Posts: 434member
    [quote]Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg:

    <strong>let's start a new one about the GP-UL.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    do you mean in addition to this one? then there would be three. or maybe 2.5

    maybe you mean this one should be about the GP-UL. but it seems this one is more about being about, or not being about the GP-UL. wow, JYD, i've never known you to be so confusing... <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 14 of 16
    snoopysnoopy Posts: 1,901member
    Okay, I've been posting for a while but never learned all the rules. FAQ does not cover all either. So, could someone educate a dummy?



    Can the originator of a thread lock, move or delete their thread? I am thinking of those little icons at the end of the thread. (I realize that the moderator can do these things.) So, if I start a discussion that is really stupid, and it's getting bad responses, I can delete it before too many find out how dumb I am? Sounds good to me if true.



    What's the usual procedure? That is, when do folks normally lock vs. delete. Move is obvious, whenever a thread fits another topic better.
  • Reply 15 of 16
    crawlingparanoiacrawlingparanoia Posts: 443member
    [quote]Originally posted by snoopy:

    <strong>Okay, I've been posting for a while but never learned all the rules. FAQ does not cover all either. So, could someone educate a dummy?



    Can the originator of a thread lock, move or delete their thread? I am thinking of those little icons at the end of the thread. (I realize that the moderator can do these things.) So, if I start a discussion that is really stupid, and it's getting bad responses, I can delete it before too many find out how dumb I am? Sounds good to me if true.



    What's the usual procedure? That is, when do folks normally lock vs. delete. Move is obvious, whenever a thread fits another topic better.</strong><hr></blockquote>

    The Mods take care of all that stuff.
  • Reply 16 of 16
    bodhibodhi Posts: 1,424member
    The Mods take care of the locking/moving/etc.



    If you start a thread and realize, say, that there is already a thread about that subject just change the title of your thread to Please Lock or Please Ignore and a Mod will come along and take care of it for you.



    On another note, this thread has moved away from being about the IBM news at NMR so if you would like to discuss it check out the IBM thread linked above to discuss.
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