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  • It's not only games that use the GPU. With Tiger and Core Image, much more is being thrown at it. GPU's are becomming more important, not less, regardless of where gaming is going.
    in Why such weak video cards in the new macs? Comment by scooterboy May 2005
  • I agree. Apple tends to be miserly when choosing GPU's for their computers. That's fine in a PowerMac, but the GPU's in iMacs and portables are not upgradeable. And Apple does like to advertise how "good" their computers are for gaming. Still, …
    in Why such weak video cards in the new macs? Comment by scooterboy May 2005
  • The Sonica Theater has exellent sound quality and though I've been planning to purchase the Creative decoder to go with it, I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Circle Surround II does a pretty amazing job at simulating the surround tracks of DV…
    in Powerbook sound devices Comment by scooterboy May 2005
  • Wait a sec. The M-Audio Sonica Theater is a great sound card with up to 7.1 surround capability but it does not decode Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 6.1 content. It uses software to approximate, or mimic, 5.1 Dolby. It does not decode the signal, but…
    in Powerbook sound devices Comment by scooterboy May 2005
  • Overall, Apple has treated its customers well of late. The iTools/.Mac debacle is another story. It's not enough to make me switch back to Wintel (unless there were some hardware-software configuration I just couldn't pass up). I may be upset eno…
    in APPLEHEADS=CUBFANS Comment by scooterboy July 2002
  • Dude, you gotta get outside more. [edit: this is directed at windbag, or whatever you call yourself] [ 07-21-2002: Message edited by: Scooterboy ]
    in APPLEHEADS=CUBFANS Comment by scooterboy July 2002
  • It's great to be back! Hi everyone, especially fellow Newtonite Fran441!
    in Man, this joint is ROCKIN'!!! Comment by scooterboy November 2001
  • I thinik one major problem with the Newton is that it was too good. I mean, if you bought a Newton, what use was a laptop? The Newton, as stated above, cost huge amounts of R&D money, and the ones sold ate into the very profitalbe Apple laptop…
    in Bring back the Newton as Apple PDA Comment by scooterboy November 2001
  • You know, Newton apps are only around 50 KB to 150 KB, and documents take up far less space, so huge storage isn't really an issue. The Newton OS and GUI are near perfect as they are, and it's still the easiest computer that I've ever used. One pr…
    in Bring back the Newton as Apple PDA Comment by scooterboy November 2001
  • I was recently at an Apple Store to check out the iPod, and when I brought out my Newton MP 2100, every employee in the place had to have a look at it. They'd never seen one, and I ended up spending more time demonstrating the Newt and answering qu…
    in Bring back the Newton as Apple PDA Comment by scooterboy November 2001
  • Hi Fran, I was wondering if you've tried running Newton Connection Utilities on OS 9.2 as I may try syncing up to my iBook on a USB IR or Serial adapter. I really only want to install some software and without a web browser on the Newt I'll need…
    in The Newton Thread Comment by scooterboy November 2001
  • My Newton MP2100 has served me as my only computer for almost 3 years. I've written magazine articles on it, done all my email and faxes with it, use it for doing the accounting for the non-profit organisation that I work for, and web browising unt…
    in The Newton Thread Comment by scooterboy November 2001
  • Worked like a charm! Thanks everyone!
    in OS X iTunes & users Qs? Comment by scooterboy November 2001
  • I did that but in X, I don't have access priviledges, as they are owned by "root". Also, when I try to use iTunes for OS X, I get "a fatal error occurred while saving the 'iTunes Music Library' . [ 11-13-2001: Message edited by: CaoimhÃ*n ]
    in OS X iTunes & users Qs? Comment by scooterboy November 2001
  • Weirdly, OS 9 iTunes can play them, but OS X iTunes won't.
    in OS X iTunes & users Qs? Comment by scooterboy November 2001
  • Attracting new customers and getting everyone hooked on a free or cheap product or service, then replacing it with a more expensive product or service, is called Bait and Switch, and it stinks. It stinks enough that I've already dumped .Mac and use…
    in Dear Apple, (mac.com email) Comment by scooterboy July 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by sushiism: Hey I'm moving away to university this summer to study multimedia design and thus require a laptop. I've been looking at macs because I noticed all the university design labs swing that way, also I'm sick …
    in Questions about powerbooks/moving to mac Comment by scooterboy May 2002
  • IBM 750FX is currently available at 600 Mhz and 700 Mhz. It is expected to scale to 1 Ghz by the end of the year. That means in production by, what, January?
    in Arg! iBooks must improve! Comment by scooterboy May 2002
  • IBM claims, for the 750FX, a ">25% [performance increase over 750CXe] on bus intensive apps at same bus frequency" due to cache and bus improvements, a "20 - 30% performance gain at the same power [usage]" due to SOI, and claims that SiLK yie…
    in Arg! iBooks must improve! Comment by scooterboy May 2002
  • [quote]Too expensive and too old tech' PowerPC 750FX with SOI, SiLK, and 512KB level 2 on-chip cache is old tech? This ain't "old tech". What does the G4 have over it besides Altivec, which few of the apps I use regularly accomodate. Did anyon…
    in Arg! iBooks must improve! Comment by scooterboy May 2002