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Quote: Originally posted by iPoster So what would we have to look forward to, OS X running in those 'ricer' ATX cases?? Probably! Having to run the same cheap 3Ghz hardware as those proles would be such a let down - what would the neighbo…
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Quote: Originally posted by Sybaritic The most sensible voice for years on Appleinsider, Programmer nails it. An Apple-Intel partnership surely implies something genuinely creative, not the all-too-obvious direct switch to x86. If Monday augurs…
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ROFL No wonder most people here would be stunned by the announcement - they have spent their entire time deriding Intel's cheap chips to anyone who would listen. But if, big if, Apple switches (oh the irony!) will some people have egg all over. …
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Quote: Originally posted by Relic People still use Windows, I thought that fad went out years ago. Since when have games become a fad? People love to play games - they need Windows for that. They also get spyware too, but that's another i…
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Quote: Originally posted by Borborygmi I've noticed this as well. Even on a fast machine with 768MB of RAM. Just the other day I had two apps open: AIM and Firefox. I minimized Firefox for a while and continued chatting. When I went to restore Fi…
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Quote: Originally posted by the cool gut ...Apple is WELL within their rights. But is it within their interest?
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I'm sure some here would consider the cellphone as another distraction for Apple. Personally, I think its a natural move for Apple. I hope it doesnt spread itself too thin though. It's still got lots of work before it catches Sony in terms of ran…
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The future of Apple depends on one thing and one thing alone: a Mr. S. Jobs being in charge. While Jobs is around Apple will do fine. Without him though, I really do see the demise of Apple as a possibility. And if someone else as visionary as Jo…
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Hey you lot! There's an interesting story the reg about Power and how IBM plans on putting it everywhere. They also mention Cell: "Cell is expected to be pitched as much at IT applications as its better-known role in Sony's next-generation video…
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Quote: Originally posted by Programmer And just because this one was bugging me I did a single simple Google search the turned up these (from a very very long list): ... LOL I promised I was not gonna reply but this one is too good to m…
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Quote: Originally posted by onlooker ... some of us legacy users still prefer, want, and have a need for a screaming Power desktop computer from Apple. I contend that what you really want is a really fast machine which runs OSX. I dont think …
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Do home users need blades? Do schools need blades? XServe is enough for the majority of Apple clients. Apple is not in the same market as Dell. Its main competitor is Sony. And does Sony sell blades? Its more natural to ask for Apple digital cameras…
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Quote: Originally posted by Programmer Two threads modifying seperate variables in the same cache line ... Coming from a supposed programmer this is astounding! In case you forgot, different threads get separate stacks. Therefore there is no w…
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Quote: Originally posted by TrevorD Thank you! I was starting to think people didn't realize that threading had more than one purpose. LOL You're welcome! As you say threads are pretty easy to work with if you've got the data flow right. …
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Quote: Originally posted by synp To handle this, they have to allocate multiple buffers instead of using static memory ... LOL. You're funny. Quote: Originally posted by synp ... and they have to use serialization like semaphores or mut…
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Quote: Originally posted by Zaphcud This has been, and still is some of a "chicken and egg" problem. Not at all! Quote: Originally posted by Zaphcud If there are few processors capable to take advantage of multi-threaded code, why multi…
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Hi all - my first post on these forums. Just for the record: I dont have a Mac (boo!) but I am waiting for the G5 PowerBook. Oh, and the imminent announcement by SJ regarding MacOSX on x86 Anyway, interesting thread but some inaccuracies. Quo…