<strong>Maybe Dorsal M knows what he's talking about and maybe he doesn't, but one thing's for sure. JYD is bi-polar.
One day he touts a given rumor as proof that an amazing Power Mac upgrade is coming, the next day he claims Apple is doomed. Get something through your head dude: NO ONE here has verifiable knowledge of ANYthing in terms of future Apple hardware. Therefore, the wise course of action is to not buy into any of it too much (whether its optimistic or pessimistic), and stop trying to predict Apple's future based on a friggin trade show, OK?
Find something better to do with your time.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Exactly!
I agree with JYD in concept, at least... I have no doubt that we most likely won't see much more than the SpyMac rumour at MWNY. I also have no doubt that at some point in the not-too-distant future (i.e. 12 months, and no that isn't too long) we will see a radical architecture change and a new processor that will significantly improve performance. The new technology machine will likely be along the lines of what Dorsal, TheRegister, etc have described. It will arrive when it is ready and can be produce en mass, but we have yet to see any believable information on when that will be.
<strong>Maybe Dorsal M knows what he's talking about and maybe he doesn't, but one thing's for sure. JYD is bi-polar.
One day he touts a given rumor as proof that an amazing Power Mac upgrade is coming, the next day he claims Apple is doomed. Get something through your head dude: NO ONE here has verifiable knowledge of ANYthing in terms of future Apple hardware. Therefore, the wise course of action is to not buy into any of it too much (whether its optimistic or pessimistic), and stop trying to predict Apple's future based on a friggin trade show, OK?
Find something better to do with your time.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Come on Dorsal M, let us know what is going on...!
Although, I probably won't get a new PowerMac until after MWSF2003, a new laptop will have to do until then...
Sure would be nice to see a 1GHz TiBook w/SuperDrive...! And maybe (call me crazy) Apple could manage to get the nVidia Quadro2 Go GPU (64MB DDR) in there.
But I would expect that won't happen until MWSF2003 either...!
Cheers!
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I can guarantee that's the President of Ambrosia Software. Believe it or not.
--Alexis</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah, but why should be believe you? You could all be cream popsicles for all I know.
And stop bumping this thread just for the sake of bumping it. I'm sure another Dorsal post will get noticed no matter what. He's either a real mole, or he's a very patient spoof of a real mole... either way, he can probably find his last post.
Ok since Dorsal is taking a break I shal take it upon myself to entertain you mac people with Teh Funnery for aprox 2.85 seconds.
Teh Funnary starts now!
[elided]
Teh Funnary ends now!
If my PC hadn't complety melted down (and I meen total destruction here), and as such wasnt forced to use crappy broadband, on a crappy IBM thinkpad (eraser heads are the spawn of satan) I would be able to find more.
Oh dear, the rumor mill has started to swallow its own tail....<a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/29060201.htm" target="_blank">Inquirer speculation about G4s at MWNY</a>
<strong>Oh dear, the rumor mill has started to swallow its own tail....<a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/29060201.htm" target="_blank">Inquirer speculation about G4s at MWNY</a></strong><hr></blockquote>
Apart from my <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=001827" target="_blank">thread</a>, whose raison d'etre was destroyed by Programmer's link to an article today in the Register (and which was not even a rumour, more an analysis of the possibility), where are these other rumours of an AAPL takeover of SGI?
To be honest, these guys approach to this article appears to be the recycling of much of the content contained here on AI, presenting it as serious editorial content and then charging advertisers. How they then have the gall to make an All Rights Reserved statement on the webpage is beyond me!!
Its a press release about controllers that incorporate an advanced, high-performance 100 Gbps crossbar switch architecture for G3's, G4's, and MIPs processors.
"The Discovery II MV64360, MV64361 and MV64362 devices are designed for PowerPC processors such as Motorola's MPC74xx and MPC75x families and IBM's 750Cxe/FX series CPUs, and support both the 60x and the advanced Motorola MPX bus protocols. They are the only system controllers to support Symmetrical Multi-Processing (SMP) in both 60x and MPX modes, resulting in highest processor performance.
Both the Discovery II MV64340 and MV64360 devices are full featured system controllers, offering a 72-bit DDR memory controller with a 183 MHz clock rate (366 Mbps data rate), on-board 2Mb SRAM, dual 64-bit PCI/PCI-X interfaces, PCI bridge and arbiter, three 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controllers, two multi-protocol serial channels, and I2C and interrupt controllers.
The Discovery II MV64341 and MV64361 controllers offer a 72-bit DDR memory controller with a 183 MHz clock rate (366 MHz data rate), on-board 2 Mb SRAM, dual 32-bit PCI/PCI-X interfaces, PCI bridge and arbiter, two 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controllers, two multi-protocol serial channels, and I2C and interrupt controllers.
The Discovery II MV64342 and MV64362 each provide a 72-bit DDR memory controller with a 183 MHz clock rate (366 MHz data rate), single 64-bit PCI/PCI-X interface, PCI bridge and arbiter, a single 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controller, I2C and interrupt controllers. They are targeted for system solutions employing a single processor and requiring minimal communications functionality."
[quote] * High level of integration incorporating up to three Gigabit Ethernet MACs, up to two PCI-X interfaces, and DDR memory support, allowing for the quick development of next-generation systems. <hr></blockquote>
Well, it doesn't get any more plain than that, folks. Along with this new Discovery II architecture, Apple will be beefing up its Gigabit Ethernet Macs with DDR memory and PCI-X. Excellent!
Hey mugwump, ihxo and Bigc, I almost went for the 'Post Reply' button myself...
iconmaster said:
[quote]Yes, I know. It was a joke.<hr></blockquote>
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<strong>Maybe Dorsal M knows what he's talking about and maybe he doesn't, but one thing's for sure. JYD is bi-polar.
One day he touts a given rumor as proof that an amazing Power Mac upgrade is coming, the next day he claims Apple is doomed. Get something through your head dude: NO ONE here has verifiable knowledge of ANYthing in terms of future Apple hardware. Therefore, the wise course of action is to not buy into any of it too much (whether its optimistic or pessimistic), and stop trying to predict Apple's future based on a friggin trade show, OK?
Find something better to do with your time.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Exactly!
I agree with JYD in concept, at least... I have no doubt that we most likely won't see much more than the SpyMac rumour at MWNY. I also have no doubt that at some point in the not-too-distant future (i.e. 12 months, and no that isn't too long) we will see a radical architecture change and a new processor that will significantly improve performance. The new technology machine will likely be along the lines of what Dorsal, TheRegister, etc have described. It will arrive when it is ready and can be produce en mass, but we have yet to see any believable information on when that will be.
<strong>
I've been reading moki's MacNN posts for many months, and never had a doubt it's the same fellow.
Besides, what would be the point of spoofing moki only to be just as reticent as he is on MacNN?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I can guarantee that's the President of Ambrosia Software. Believe it or not.
--Alexis
<strong>Maybe Dorsal M knows what he's talking about and maybe he doesn't, but one thing's for sure. JYD is bi-polar.
One day he touts a given rumor as proof that an amazing Power Mac upgrade is coming, the next day he claims Apple is doomed. Get something through your head dude: NO ONE here has verifiable knowledge of ANYthing in terms of future Apple hardware. Therefore, the wise course of action is to not buy into any of it too much (whether its optimistic or pessimistic), and stop trying to predict Apple's future based on a friggin trade show, OK?
Find something better to do with your time.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Amen.
BUMP!
Come on Dorsal M, let us know what is going on...!
Although, I probably won't get a new PowerMac until after MWSF2003, a new laptop will have to do until then...
Sure would be nice to see a 1GHz TiBook w/SuperDrive...! And maybe (call me crazy) Apple could manage to get the nVidia Quadro2 Go GPU (64MB DDR) in there.
But I would expect that won't happen until MWSF2003 either...!
Cheers!
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<strong>
I can guarantee that's the President of Ambrosia Software. Believe it or not.
--Alexis</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yeah, but why should be believe you? You could all be cream popsicles for all I know.
And stop bumping this thread just for the sake of bumping it. I'm sure another Dorsal post will get noticed no matter what. He's either a real mole, or he's a very patient spoof of a real mole... either way, he can probably find his last post.
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[ 06-28-2002: Message edited by: MacRonin ]</p>
Ok since Dorsal is taking a break I shal take it upon myself to entertain you mac people with Teh Funnery for aprox 2.85 seconds.
Teh Funnary starts now!
[elided]
Teh Funnary ends now!
If my PC hadn't complety melted down (and I meen total destruction here), and as such wasnt forced to use crappy broadband, on a crappy IBM thinkpad (eraser heads are the spawn of satan) I would be able to find more.
Back on topic!
[ 07-01-2002: Message edited by: Amorph ]</p>
<strong>
Yeah, it's him. The real Dorsal has 12 posts.</strong><hr></blockquote>
No I don't believe so as there are two posts showing the count as 12. They can't both be right.
Mandricard
AppleOutsider
<strong>Addison, as soon as you post, all of your post counts go up. Check your own post counts on other threads.
Mandricard
AppleOutsider</strong><hr></blockquote>
Oh I never realised that. I thought they increased sequentially. Sorry.
<strong>Oh dear, the rumor mill has started to swallow its own tail....<a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/29060201.htm" target="_blank">Inquirer speculation about G4s at MWNY</a></strong><hr></blockquote>
Apart from my <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=001827" target="_blank">thread</a>, whose raison d'etre was destroyed by Programmer's link to an article today in the Register (and which was not even a rumour, more an analysis of the possibility), where are these other rumours of an AAPL takeover of SGI?
To be honest, these guys approach to this article appears to be the recycling of much of the content contained here on AI, presenting it as serious editorial content and then charging advertisers. How they then have the gall to make an All Rights Reserved statement on the webpage is beyond me!!
Just my $0.02!
<a href="http://www.marvell.com/Internet/News/Show_News_File/1,2410,387,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.marvell.com/Internet/News/Show_News_File/1,2410,387,00.html</a>
Its a press release about controllers that incorporate an advanced, high-performance 100 Gbps crossbar switch architecture for G3's, G4's, and MIPs processors.
"The Discovery II MV64360, MV64361 and MV64362 devices are designed for PowerPC processors such as Motorola's MPC74xx and MPC75x families and IBM's 750Cxe/FX series CPUs, and support both the 60x and the advanced Motorola MPX bus protocols. They are the only system controllers to support Symmetrical Multi-Processing (SMP) in both 60x and MPX modes, resulting in highest processor performance.
Both the Discovery II MV64340 and MV64360 devices are full featured system controllers, offering a 72-bit DDR memory controller with a 183 MHz clock rate (366 Mbps data rate), on-board 2Mb SRAM, dual 64-bit PCI/PCI-X interfaces, PCI bridge and arbiter, three 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controllers, two multi-protocol serial channels, and I2C and interrupt controllers.
The Discovery II MV64341 and MV64361 controllers offer a 72-bit DDR memory controller with a 183 MHz clock rate (366 MHz data rate), on-board 2 Mb SRAM, dual 32-bit PCI/PCI-X interfaces, PCI bridge and arbiter, two 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controllers, two multi-protocol serial channels, and I2C and interrupt controllers.
The Discovery II MV64342 and MV64362 each provide a 72-bit DDR memory controller with a 183 MHz clock rate (366 MHz data rate), single 64-bit PCI/PCI-X interface, PCI bridge and arbiter, a single 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controller, I2C and interrupt controllers. They are targeted for system solutions employing a single processor and requiring minimal communications functionality."
This would not be bad at all!
[quote] * High level of integration incorporating up to three Gigabit Ethernet MACs, up to two PCI-X interfaces, and DDR memory support, allowing for the quick development of next-generation systems. <hr></blockquote>
Well, it doesn't get any more plain than that, folks. Along with this new Discovery II architecture, Apple will be beefing up its Gigabit Ethernet Macs with DDR memory and PCI-X. Excellent!
...
Yes, I know. It was a joke.
This has nothing to do with computers from Apple, Inc. It does have to do with communications, though.
iconmaster said:
[quote]Yes, I know. It was a joke.<hr></blockquote>
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