Posts by strobe

All this talk about VMX units avoids the pivotal question: How many cycles does the PPC 970 need to execute X number of Y VMX operators. For example if I had four permute functions in a row, how many cycles would it take to...

[quote]Originally posted by Outsider: <strong> It also helps that Linux for PPC is getting more and more optimized for Altivec.</strong><hr></blockquote> erm... Where did you get that idea? Perhaps some...

[quote]Originally posted by ruthifren: <strong> This is correct. A lot can be learned from Apple's internal hardware roadmap. You used to see a lot of 4-way G4 multiprocessor prototypes with 1 main processor responsible for...

Are people clamoring for bluetooth? I'm not. What's the point? If cellular phones are becoming PDAs, I'd rather just have a USB or firewire port on the phone. The only thing which came to mind when Bluetooth is demonstrated is...