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My current machine is a B&W G3 (400MHz). I don't like any of the current offerings and so won't be buying a new Mac this year. If they ever come out with a faster than 500MHz G3 CPU upgrade, I'll probably go with that. If, however, they o…
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You guys are boring. Okay, how's this? It will help get Firewire2 (communications) scaling up to the spec'd 3.2Gbps a lot quicker and will be a key component of Firewire3?
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What "expected setop box"? Who's expecting that? As for everything else you ask for, "an inexpensive piece of hardware that let's me put all my shareable data in one place", it already exists. It's called a Mac. People do exactly what you're…
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This is just a rewriting of various rumors about Apple using the nVidia nforce2 chipset and posted as a news item. It seems pretty darn clear now that Apple will soon be using a PowerPC based on the Power4 architecture. It's also possible (IMH…
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[quote]Originally posted by Programmer: IBM has several lines of machines that desperately need a new processor -- their desktop workstations, low-end servers, AS/400 business servers, and very large scale SMP projects (which need a lower power chi…
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[quote]Originally posted by Daemonk: What I meant to say is, that IBM did certainly not develop this processor with Apple as their premier customer in mind. Hence I suggest that we try to discover IBM's main impetus for devoloping this new chip. …
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[quote]Originally posted by O and A: So IBM is laying off 15k people will that affect powerpc development? It's mostly (or all) in their services division. Plus, if this chip was designed for Apple, then Apple has already placed the order. T…
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[quote]Originally posted by Cat: It's all a little too nicely wraped up, and pretty for me. I'm not going to bite. I've seen Mac fanatics go ape, and even become hostile before when their predicted imaginary products don't show up. Then they have…
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[quote]Originally posted by engpjp: I don't understand why there should be a difference between IBM's chip being "a Power4", and it being "a PPC based on Power4" - after all, Power4's two kernels ARE PPC kernels, right? What are the technical di…
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[quote]Originally posted by tiramisubomb: I believe both IBM and Motorola can offer a build to order option for Apple so that SJ can choose what features to add on. Never happen. Neither IBM nor Motorola would ever develop a new processor in th…
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[quote]Originally posted by Aris: "question about the nforce2 chipset. CAN it even be used on a NON x86 architecture? No. nVidia would have to do a special version for Apple. But $$$ is a big motivator. However, if you take the Macinto…
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[quote]Originally posted by tiramisubomb: I don't think IBM will supply their Power4 chips for the Mac. The key issue here is the cost. Power requirements and heat dissipation will also lead to design problems. Even if they license Altivec from …
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[quote]Originally posted by sizzle chest: Where does it say "velocity engine?" It does say "vector unit," and Altivec/Velocity Engine IS a vector unit. Altivec/Velocity Engine is a vector unit, but not all vector units are Altivec/Velocity En…
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Note also it's given by the Senior Processor Architect, Power PC Organization. Meaning it's a PowerPC with stuff from the Power4, not a Power4. Also note the "system interface capable of up to 6.4GB/s" -- the same as the recently announce nfor…