Just a quick note: As someone who doesn't speak French myself, I sincerely do appreciate it when someone tries to put up MacBidouille translations.
BUT ... after you do a translation from French to English, how about a translation from Gibberish English to something logical? When you read your translation outloud and it doesn't make sense, you know there's a little extra work left to do.
No offense intended by this post...seriously translators...keep up the effort. It's appreciated.
BUT ... after you do a translation from French to English, how about a translation from Gibberish English to something logical? When you read your translation outloud and it doesn't make sense, you know there's a little extra work left to do.
Hey, what makes you think it makes sense in French?
BusinessWeek reports that although Apple won't talk about it, IBM has confirmed that it's developing a new set of chips for the Mac.
While Motorola has struggled in chips, IBM has soared. Under CEO Sam Palmisano, Big Blue has poured money into chip research and upgraded its factories. IBM says the new Apple chip will be of the 64-bit variety, which means it can process twice as much information per cycle as existing 32-bit chips. That's not even counting an anticipated initial speed boost in the new chip's clock cycle to well over 1.8 Ghz per second -- and likely well beyond that over the course of the year. The new chip could also prove extremely valuable for specialized IBM workstations -- and a possible means for Big Blue to compete with archrival Sun Microsystems and it 64-bit architecture. For Apple, it means a quick injection of speed and power.
That's not even counting an anticipated initial speed boost in the new chip's clock cycle to well over 1.8 Ghz per second -- and likely well beyond that over the course of the year.
That's not even counting an anticipated initial speed boost in the new chip's clock cycle to well over 1.8 Ghz per second -- and likely well beyond that over the course of the year.
Damn. Oh Steves gonna be so pissed if this is true
Whew. with that kind of acceleration... clock rate will exceed the number of molecules in the universe in less than a few minutes
The article was surprisingly well informed despite the units snafu. Its almost as if this guy is lurking at AI and 'those other boards'. He touches on pretty much all the critical issues for Apple/Mac-users. Clock speed, Quark's delay, Panther, dis-interest of pro-sumers in slow powermacs, graphics and advertising industry slumps, education market share, iTMS, Motorolla relations, possibilities of real-apple-servers...
This is the first Apple-overview article I've read in a while that hasn't annoyed me. Its an article that while not technically verbose, is still accurate and educational to the average reader.
The article was surprisingly well informed despite the units snafu. Its almost as if this guy is lurking at AI and 'those other boards'. He touches on pretty much all the critical issues for Apple/Mac-users. Clock speed, Quark's delay, Panther, dis-interest of pro-sumers in slow powermacs, graphics and advertising industry slumps, education market share, iTMS, Motorolla relations, possibilities of real-apple-servers...
Ah, no. I don't think you can qualify a writer who perpetuates the 64bit myth as "well informed".
Well... he says 'can process twice as much information per cycle'. Which is technically true, although I would agree with your assumption that he doesn't really knows what this means.
But I think we should cut him a little slack. The article is much better than the usual drivel printed in non-technical publications. I often find myself lambasting people for being ignorant about the computer and software industries. Unfortunately, if everyone does this, the world becomes an incredibly unpleasant place. I'm sure automotive engineers are annoyed by inaccuracies in Business Week's half-page articles on Honda. Similarly, I'm sure dieticians could make a dozen minor clarifications to articles on fast-food menus. Too critical an eye, and no publication will satisfy.
Given the social ineptness of many in the computer industry, its not surprising that we like to humiliate BW writers... its our chance to shine. A visit to the auto-shop is a good chance to get a taste of our own medicine. Just sound slightly uniformed about break-pad-wear and watch what happens. They will crush you with overly specific details that aren?t really of interest to the average car owner. (Oooo... that hit a bit close to home)
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BUT ... after you do a translation from French to English, how about a translation from Gibberish English to something logical? When you read your translation outloud and it doesn't make sense, you know there's a little extra work left to do.
No offense intended by this post...seriously translators...keep up the effort. It's appreciated.
-- Ensoniq
Originally posted by RBR
Is this really the guy shareholders want leading the company at a time when its future is very much being shaped by current actions?
Absolutely!!
Originally posted by dfiler
Look what you started
Let me remind everyone that we don't actually know if Steve threw a phone.......(idle speculation)
Yes, please remind them so they don't become confused.
From Sherlock:
tale (t?l), noun.
1.\tA recital of events or happenings; a report or revelation: told us a long tale of woe.
2.\tA malicious story, piece of gossip, or petty complaint.
3.\tA deliberate lie; a falsehood.
4.\tA narrative of real or imaginary events; a story.
5.\tArchaic. A tally or reckoning; a total.
[Middle English, from Old English talu. See del-2 in Indo-European Roots.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Ar...pages=02&seq=3
articale says for phones and gadgets
kinda nice though that ibm can leverage the tech from a $200k powermachine down to a phone in some sense.
is it June 23rd yet?
Originally posted by Ensoniq
BUT ... after you do a translation from French to English, how about a translation from Gibberish English to something logical? When you read your translation outloud and it doesn't make sense, you know there's a little extra work left to do.
Hey, what makes you think it makes sense in French?
GI,GO
http://www.businessweek.com/technolo...2871_tc056.htm
BusinessWeek reports that although Apple won't talk about it, IBM has confirmed that it's developing a new set of chips for the Mac.
While Motorola has struggled in chips, IBM has soared. Under CEO Sam Palmisano, Big Blue has poured money into chip research and upgraded its factories. IBM says the new Apple chip will be of the 64-bit variety, which means it can process twice as much information per cycle as existing 32-bit chips. That's not even counting an anticipated initial speed boost in the new chip's clock cycle to well over 1.8 Ghz per second -- and likely well beyond that over the course of the year. The new chip could also prove extremely valuable for specialized IBM workstations -- and a possible means for Big Blue to compete with archrival Sun Microsystems and it 64-bit architecture. For Apple, it means a quick injection of speed and power.
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That's not even counting an anticipated initial speed boost in the new chip's clock cycle to well over 1.8 Ghz per second -- and likely well beyond that over the course of the year.
Sweet Jesus!
Originally posted by Algol
That's not even counting an anticipated initial speed boost in the new chip's clock cycle to well over 1.8 Ghz per second -- and likely well beyond that over the course of the year.
1.8 Ghz per second
GHz per second????
Er...
Do people from Business Week bother to even think about what they've written?
Originally posted by NMR Guy
GHz per second????
Er...
Do people from Business Week bother to even think about what they've written?
What, you don't like extraneous redundantly redundant statements?
Originally posted by Programmer
What, you don't like extraneous redundantly redundant statements?
Although Apple (AAPL ) won't talk about it, IBM (IBM ) has confirmed that it's developing a new set of chips for the Mac.
I wonder if they mean *confirmed* in the AppleInsider meaning of the word, or confirmed as in really confirmed
Originally posted by NMR Guy
GHz per second????
Whew. with that kind of acceleration... clock rate will exceed the number of molecules in the universe in less than a few minutes
The article was surprisingly well informed despite the units snafu. Its almost as if this guy is lurking at AI and 'those other boards'. He touches on pretty much all the critical issues for Apple/Mac-users. Clock speed, Quark's delay, Panther, dis-interest of pro-sumers in slow powermacs, graphics and advertising industry slumps, education market share, iTMS, Motorolla relations, possibilities of real-apple-servers...
This is the first Apple-overview article I've read in a while that hasn't annoyed me. Its an article that while not technically verbose, is still accurate and educational to the average reader.
Originally posted by dfiler
The article was surprisingly well informed despite the units snafu. Its almost as if this guy is lurking at AI and 'those other boards'. He touches on pretty much all the critical issues for Apple/Mac-users. Clock speed, Quark's delay, Panther, dis-interest of pro-sumers in slow powermacs, graphics and advertising industry slumps, education market share, iTMS, Motorolla relations, possibilities of real-apple-servers...
Ah, no. I don't think you can qualify a writer who perpetuates the 64bit myth as "well informed".
But I think we should cut him a little slack. The article is much better than the usual drivel printed in non-technical publications. I often find myself lambasting people for being ignorant about the computer and software industries. Unfortunately, if everyone does this, the world becomes an incredibly unpleasant place. I'm sure automotive engineers are annoyed by inaccuracies in Business Week's half-page articles on Honda. Similarly, I'm sure dieticians could make a dozen minor clarifications to articles on fast-food menus. Too critical an eye, and no publication will satisfy.
Given the social ineptness of many in the computer industry, its not surprising that we like to humiliate BW writers... its our chance to shine. A visit to the auto-shop is a good chance to get a taste of our own medicine. Just sound slightly uniformed about break-pad-wear and watch what happens. They will crush you with overly specific details that aren?t really of interest to the average car owner. (Oooo... that hit a bit close to home)