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  • Quote: Originally posted by Lemon Bon Bon This is getting strange... Lemon Bon Bon Hey, its a rumor thread, what did you expect? Actually, the Powerbook 17" is still listed as available at FNAC. Only the 12" and 15" are temporarily u…
    in eWeek article on Smeagol and Q37 Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • The latest from MacBidouille provides some potential insights. Now note that this info comes from their forums and so is questionable. However at least part of it is supported by some facts. Apparently FNAC (A Best Buy/Circuit City type retaile…
    in eWeek article on Smeagol and Q37 Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by T'hain Esh Kelch Therefore the quotes. What I meant was that they release a single processor 970 with 'less' supreme hardware in it, like maybe AGP 4x instead of 8x for example. Doing this would allow Apple to make eve…
    in eWeek article on Smeagol and Q37 Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Amorph Where is all this talk about G3+SIMD coming from? Yes, I know about the IBM roadmap, but people talk as if they're rolling out of Fishkill right now. As far as I can tell, we won't be seeing major changes to …
    in New PPC 970 Laptops Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by keyboardf12 its not a new layout evdiently: Nope, not at all. The Bellevue, WA store opened, built to that floor plan. I think they are just settling on a floor plan that works for them. Probably tried several…
    in Wwdc Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by moki But really, WWDC is 10 days away -- why spoil it? Let the speculation continue unabated. So be it! Here is a (cough) revised list. Power PC 970 previewed in some manner at WWDC, possibly in conjunction wit…
    in eWeek article on Smeagol and Q37 Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Leonis You are pushing people to one corner and then to another corner Mr. Moki Actually I don't think he is. Let's apply a little logic. (Oh wait, this is a rumor form, I almost forgot). Anyway I listed a to…
    in eWeek article on Smeagol and Q37 Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by moki You're setting yourself up for a big disappointment. Yeah!, but I don't take it too seriously. If it doesn't happen, life will go on. Besides I can always run over to Ambrosia to see what new jewells they h…
    in eWeek article on Smeagol and Q37 Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Okay, who remembers this adjustable Apple Studio Display? the original Apple 15" LCD. It tilted back and forth and the base had a counter balanced column that adjusted up & down. Very state of the art at the time. It also had a til…
    in AI gets in on the action Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Okay, What the heck. None of us really knows what is coming, so we might as well just make our best guess. This is a rumors forum right? * Power PC 970 introduced at WWDC. * Availability? Immediatly or within 2 weeks for Single pr…
    in eWeek article on Smeagol and Q37 Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • The key phrase in the E-Week article regarding the performance is "at least". A lot of folks seem to not quite understand that phrase. Another way to phrase it might be: "At the least, (worst case scenario) the 970 will perform on par with …
    in eWeek article on Smeagol and Q37 Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Messiah Power Mac G4 line up is currrently 867MHz/1.25GHz/1.42GHz. What happened to the 933MHz & 1.0GHz parts? Did Motorola lose the plans overnight? The 867MHz part debuted in the initial Quicksilver G4 for fecks …
    in Don't get too excited... Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by JLL They seem to tell what is posted here at AI (the front page). Yep, that is it exactly! But here is the quick and dirty Google translation anyway. Quote: [ Rumour ] G5 with the WWDC - Lionel - 15:03:…
    in MacBidouille posts PPC 970 benchmarks Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by boy_analog I'm not saying that there'll never be dual cores, just that we won't see them straight away. We'll surely see dual-CPU boxen before we see dual-cored beasts. As for moki, I know he made some tantalising r…
    in AI gets in on the action Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by JRG Sorry for being dense, but couldn't 1.4 to 1.8 include 1.6? So there is no reason to beleive there is not a 1.6GHz processor. Personally I think there will be Yes, it could include a possible 1.6. My apolog…
    in AI gets in on the action Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Well I've been posting my thoughts a bit more then usual already, so might as well post my thoughts on this. The new Power Mac G5s will sport a completely new motherboard design utilizing DDR 400 RAM as well as AGP 8x graphics, FireWire 800 (Fi…
    in AI gets in on the action Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Flounder Moki, laying on the smack down. All of the sudden, I've got the urge for a little EV Nova Heh, heh! Just fired up EVN again last night. Still trying to figure out the Auroran thread. Way to s…
    in Don't get too excited... Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Well to kind of bring us back on track, I was just thinking how fun it would be to attend the WWDC keynote this year. Then I thought of 4 really good reasons why I shouldn't. 1. I am not a developer 2. Outside of the keynote, the stuff they …
    in Wwdc Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by BRussell I don't get this part: My understanding is that the OS will have to be revised to some extent to run on this machine. So what does it mean to have a new OS "optimized" to run 64-bit? Are we going to have 64-b…
    in AI gets in on the action Comment by shaktai June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by pscates The iMac wasn't/isn't a "killer product"? On what planet? The iMac was and is a killer design. However its core technology while sufficient to most average folks needs, isn't the kind of thing y…
    in Wwdc Comment by shaktai June 2003