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  • The reason IBM still sells 604e-based machines is that they do multi-CPU much better than the G3. Many of the world's most powerful supercomputers are 604e or 603e based. This will probably change with the introduction of the 970...I know IBM wi…
    in Motorola fabbing 2Ghz G4 Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • Why would people run Mac OS X in a corporate environment when they could run Linux (free) or Windows (corporate default) on these cheap x86s you envision Apple making? And why would anyone buy these cheap x86 boxes when businesses have literally …
    in An alternative for IT penetration... Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by SoopaDrive Computers are more broad than television and radio, my friend, in terms of providing education, and not just the internet is used for providing that education (software, presentations, video, etc.). I was …
    in rumor: low end g4 box? Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • Brute Force? I thought you were talking about the Xbox's market strategy! $250 million per quarter, gentlemen. That's the bath Bill is taking to try and force it into your home. I still can't believe people would pay money for that huge blac…
    in Brute Force (XBox) Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • So Scott...you want to argue that the news is mindless crap, then you want to argue that the public is ignorant and the news people are doing a good job? Pick a side, buddy! In my mind at least (if nowhere else) the corporate media is guilty o…
    in Clear Channelization of America Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • What? Motorola is acting like Apple matters? Is this "roadmap revision" thing a recent development, or have you just discovered it? My take is that it just doesn't matter. Mot can't get it up anymore in the high performance field, and I real…
    in Motorola: Dual core, RapidIO, DDR, Altivec chip on roadmap. Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Scott Someone prove to me that local news is good and worth saving in its current form. Someone show me that in any market the local news format is so differnet from the local news in New York, LA or Chicago. It's not.…
    in Clear Channelization of America Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by pyr3 Second, you're taking my comment totally out of context. I'm talking the THEME, not the entire operating system. You know? The way that the windows are drawn? The window borders? Now that we're on the same …
    in IT Pros STILL Don't Know OS X Exists Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • Hyperthreading is HYPE. It causes maybe 1% speed increase. people forget that the first hyperthreading capable P4s also had biggest caches and higher clockspeeds.
    in AMD introduces the Athlon XP 3200+...adds a whopping 33.3 MHz! Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by SoopaDrive Learning to read and write on the computer is becomming more accessible on the internet and popular as days go by. You'll see more people ordering world books or encyclopedias on CD-ROM than in hard cover. E…
    in rumor: low end g4 box? Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • I don't see how Corel is pulling a Quark. Quark has one success, Quark Xpress, and it owes much of its success to Mac...AAANDDD...at least 50% of its business is on Mac. But still they are telling their customers to switch to Windows, they've …
    in Corel vs. Quark -- role reversal? Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • June Powerbook price drops bring... May flowers? No, that's not right...
    in what will these powerbook price drops bring? Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • If Apple is ever to crack the business market (and this is doubtful), they will have to emphasize "no IT staff." People are a lot more expensive than equipment, and Macs generally "run themselves" and reduce the need for support staff. Yet it's …
    in bMac, or Apple Invades the Enterprise Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • I don't think this applies to Mac IE. Although it's been so long since a Mac IE update, it matters little. Safari and Camino have left it in the dust...
    in Microsoft to end IE, Safari needs to improve Comment by gizzmonic June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by LiquidR People can hear honesty and passion,it scares them and it draws them, that is why Eminem is one of the only consistent Platinum artists out there, regardless of your opinion of him. 8 Mile is honest? …
    in Clear Channelization of America Comment by gizzmonic May 2003
  • I think one of those peacock feather photos just might be my new desktop!
    in 970 die photo Comment by gizzmonic May 2003
  • http://www.iht.com/articles/97184.html William Safire opposes the deregulation. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp...nguage=printer and so does Ted Turner!
    in Clear Channelization of America Comment by gizzmonic May 2003
  • The One True Green Lantern could take Batman any day of the week. And yeah, I'm talkin' about Guy Gardner. He's gotta ring what can do must any-thing!
    in Batman Can Kick Your Favorite Superhero's ASS! Comment by gizzmonic May 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by aquafire Yet again talking out of your R's Since when is owning the media " Un-American " ? Don't know how you come to that conclusion when you consider News.Corp is owned by Rupert Murdoch... A US Citizen....? St…
    in Clear Channelization of America Comment by gizzmonic May 2003
  • History has taught us that any OS that relies completely on emulation will fail. The PPC970 is all the CPU that Apple needs. They can challenge PC performance without giving up their main revenue stream, hardware. The release of an x86 Mac wo…
    in MacBidouille posts PPC 970 benchmarks Comment by gizzmonic May 2003