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  • Well, IBM already has a near-shipping CPU called Power4 that is: 1) PowerPC compatible ==> no instruction set conversion nastiness (not a small issue as others have pointed out) 2) 64 bit (with 32 bit compatibility) 3) multi-core (2 …
    in The next generation Macintosh Comment by gopher January 2002
  • Put yourself in SJ's shoes. Motorola G4s haven't improved that much in 2 years (readily apparent to everyone here; why else is everyone hoping for G5s?) and Apple is starting to look bad in performance comparisons with Wintel systems (the "Photos…
    in Power4 is the "hyped" product? Comment by gopher January 2002
  • 1) Power4 is a *shipping* CPU that has many of the features of the "G5" with the notable exception of Altivec. This shows IBM is capable of designing and fabbing a "G5" (G5+?) class of CPU (something Motorola has yet to demonstrate). It follows that…
    in Power4 is the "hyped" product? Comment by gopher January 2002