IBM ceases production.

willywalloowillywalloo
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I heard that, from an actual I.B.M employee that chip making is slowingdown/ceasing. They are restalking their plants/buildings with motorola made computers. These computers will be used for clerical and for programming.



Purportedly, the chip in the box is also a motorola. Where does this take us?
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  • Reply 1 of 22
    tulkastulkas Posts: 3,757member
    [quote]Originally posted by willywalloo:

    <strong>I heard that, from an actual I.B.M employee that chip making is slowingdown/ceasing. They are restalking their plants/buildings with motorola made computers. These computers will be used for clerical and for programming.



    Purportedly, the chip in the box is also a motorola. Where does this take us?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yeah, that makes sense...invest in new production facilities in order to reduce production.
  • Reply 2 of 22
    formerlurkerformerlurker Posts: 2,686member
    Wow, that's an...ummm..."impressive" bit of insider info there. IBM switching to Motorola processors.....



    <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" />



    I'm sure it will come as quite a shock to all the IBM guys at the Microprocessor Forum when it's announced!



    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 3 of 22
    tsukuritetsukurite Posts: 192member
    [quote]Originally posted by willywalloo:

    <strong>I heard that, from an actual I.B.M employee that chip making is slowingdown/ceasing. They are restalking their plants/buildings with motorola made computers. These computers will be used for clerical and for programming.



    Purportedly, the chip in the box is also a motorola. Where does this take us?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    A real live employee? Gee, IBM only has what, 120,000 of those? Given that IBM just opened a new fabrication facility, I'd say your source was just a teensy bit mistaken.



    Just a side note: the word is "restOCKing", not restALKing" I doubt IBM is hunting motorola systems, again. (could be fun though. ) Also, motorola doesn't make computers, just chips. IBM does make computers though. Hmmm...might be time for a new source, sorry.



  • Reply 4 of 22
    willywalloowillywalloo Posts: 408member
    They might have been packaged cases. But the decal on the outside of the box reads "Motorola." He also has said that they are really-really fast. I couldn't get any more details because he said they were just getting them in and he was getting his IBM AUX machine ready to be re-sold.



    120,000 out of 300,000,000? Ya wow. That's 1 in every 2500 people (U.S) and 1 in every 50,000 people world wide. The odds are better than Lottery, but not as good as when you want to find them in a crowd.



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  • Reply 5 of 22
    willywalloowillywalloo Posts: 408member
    What's the fabrication unit for. Yes, I have heard the rumor. Do you really know what it's for? Or is the "fabrication unit" something you see as proof that IBM is now going to make a bajillion new G5's, Power5's and G4's. I don't think that's all IBM makes.
  • Reply 6 of 22
    disgruntledqs733ownerdisgruntledqs733owner Posts: 63member
    [quote]Originally posted by willywalloo:

    <strong>They might have been packaged cases. But the decal on the outside of the box reads "Motorola." He also has said that they are really-really fast. I couldn't get any more details because he said they were just getting them in and he was getting his IBM AUX machine ready to be re-sold.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Dude, it's <a href="http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/aix/"; target="_blank">AIX</a>. A/UX is Apple's first failed attempt at a modern operating system. Try to guess the other two.
  • Reply 7 of 22
    willywalloowillywalloo Posts: 408member
    Dude, sorry about the A/UX thing. AIX it was.



    I'm going to take a stab and guess: DOS and Windows...or were those only spawned from the Apple][ and the MacOS?



    hmmmm.



    [ 08-13-2002: Message edited by: willywalloo ]</p>
  • Reply 8 of 22
    analogue bubblebathanalogue bubblebath Posts: 129member
    [quote]Originally posted by willywalloo:

    <strong>I heard that, from an actual I.B.M employee that chip making is slowingdown/ceasing. They are restalking their plants/buildings with motorola made computers. These computers will be used for clerical and for programming.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    <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]" /> So your IBM source told you, essentially, that they're converting their fabs into office space? <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 9 of 22
    bradbowerbradbower Posts: 1,068member
    AI Future Hardware threads that are a total waste of space and time are so.. two and 3/4 years ago.
  • Reply 10 of 22
    analogue bubblebathanalogue bubblebath Posts: 129member
    [quote]Originally posted by willywalloo:

    <strong>What's the fabrication unit for. Yes, I have heard the rumor. Do you really know what it's for? Or is the "fabrication unit" something you see as proof that IBM is now going to make a bajillion new G5's, Power5's and G4's. I don't think that's all IBM makes.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Then please do tell us what do you think the "fabrication unit" is for.
  • Reply 11 of 22
    willywalloowillywalloo Posts: 408member
    Office space: maybe, or they could be fabbing one of their OTHER chip architectures!
  • Reply 12 of 22
    willywalloowillywalloo Posts: 408member
    Most likely it will fab more than just one architecture. But still, isn't the building still being built?
  • Reply 13 of 22
    jambojambo Posts: 3,036member
    Moving to General Discussion...
  • Reply 14 of 22
    brbr Posts: 8,395member
    [quote]Originally posted by Jamie:

    <strong>Moving to General Discussion...</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Why is this General Discussion? Doesn't it deal with the (diminishing if true) possibility of future chips for Apple computers?



    [ 08-13-2002: Message edited by: BR ]</p>
  • Reply 15 of 22
    jambojambo Posts: 3,036member
    [quote]Originally posted by BR:

    <strong>



    Why is this General Discussion? Doesn't it deal with the (diminishing if true) possibility of future chips for Apple computers?



    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Please <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/guidelines.html"; target="_blank">read me</a>. Especially number 10.
  • Reply 16 of 22
    brbr Posts: 8,395member
    [quote]Originally posted by Jamie:

    <strong>



    Please <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/guidelines.html"; target="_blank">read me</a>. Especially number 10.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    It's not my thread and I have no particular vested interest in it...I was just wondering and stating my opinion. Sheesh. Lighten up. I'm not attacking you. Shoot me for asking a legitimate question in public.



    [ 08-13-2002: Message edited by: BR ]</p>
  • Reply 17 of 22
    analogue bubblebathanalogue bubblebath Posts: 129member
    [quote]Originally posted by willywalloo:

    <strong>Office space: maybe, or they could be fabbing one of their OTHER chip architectures!</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I thought you said that IBM's getting out of the chip making business?
  • Reply 18 of 22
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    Best thread ever.
  • Reply 19 of 22
    airslufairsluf Posts: 1,861member
  • Reply 20 of 22
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    I can't believe I just read this.



    I can't believe I just posted this, either.



    Best thread ever.
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