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I know of one EDU customer who switched to the Mini because with a third party CRT, it's slightly cheaper than the eMac, not to mention easier to replace when the CRT fails. They already bolt everything down. Also, 15" LCDs are now around $200, s…
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Vista has a fallback path for old graphic cards. It will run on SVGA emulation just fine, although it won't look much different than XP. Also, Virtual PC for Windows supports Linux just fine, so I have no idea why someone said otherwise.
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Face it -- with Intel, no model is going to "last". You're going to see major and minor speedbumps and internal revisions every 3 months instead of every 9-12 months. Also, since Intel provides complete system designs, Apple is free to revise th…
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VirtualPC for Windows does not have hardware DirectX support. And at this point, MS will likely port the Windows version to Intel Macs. I think the odds that the Mac version will be useful for 3D-heavy games is pretty much nil. PS: GG Apple f…
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Quote: Originally posted by Chucker Oh God, not this again. OS X is fully 32/64-bit for console applications. GUI applications in 99% of the cases do not need 64-bit. Period. Bet you change your tune when 10.5 ships with 64-bit GUI support.
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Quote: Originally posted by melgross But are thes PB's or iB's? A 13.3" widescreen is MUCH smaller than a 14.1" standard screen. The 14" iBook must have the lowest-resolution laptop screen on the market. Spec-wise, it dates from 1996 or so…
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One thing to consider is that the Pentium-M (Yonah) is a known quantity -- it's known to kick ass as a laptop chip. It has always equaled or beat mid-range desktop chips while having the best battery life. "The Next Generation Micro Architecture"…
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First question for the OP is: What software do you run that could benefit from 64-bit? It's mostly database or scientfic stuff for the near future. Quote: Originally posted by wmf The first G5 shipped what, over two years ago? And today there …
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Quote: Originally posted by hmurchison The Inquirer makes for fun reading but it's not the most reliable rag. I'm not sure many people on here have said much about Intel's roadmap being predictable. No CPU manf really has a rock solid roadmap. …
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I wouldn't be suprised to see the PowerMac stay in Apple's catalog well into 2008 or even 09. During that period, it may recieve whatever upgrades IBM has available (which probably won't be that many).
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Quote: Originally posted by JLL That's absolutely not elegant to have a huge parallel port on a portable, and Intel is absolutely not happy about it. There's various things that bug me about my ThinkPad, but I'd have to say the big purple port…
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Quote: Originally posted by JLL OK, so because some rely on (very) old software the computer business can't go forward. They are the reason why PCs still have legacy ports. It's the reason that PCs have very elegant backward-compatibility…
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Quote: Originally posted by webmail Actually the people who continued to USE QUARK after QUARK refused to switch over and ship applications for mac (the #1 dtp platform) were retarded for contining to use Quark. I think you are confused. The #…
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Freed from the bounds of the G4 CPU, I don't believe 10%-20% is going to affect many Mac user's purchasing decisions. Quote: Originally posted by melgross This is what happens with benchmarking. Speaking of questionable benchmarketing, I'd…
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I can't see any particular reason why OS X software would be slower on CPU benchmarks than Windows software. If a company is building with the Intel compiler on Windows, they'll probably do so on MacOS as well. Also, GCC is apparently much better on…
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Quote: Originally posted by BobtheTomato If the developers wanting only one platform to support was a show stopper, Apple would not have made the jump. I think rather they only one one platform to support, and they want it to be x86. But they…
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Quote: Originally posted by Mr. Me As for MacOS X, the transition is not the OS to the processor, but the user base to the processor. Great, I'm glad you've finally figured out what the topic is. Quote: You may deny it all you want, but yo…
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Mr Me -- I am making no predictions that things will "go awry", this is not a FUD exercise. Apple has all the right pieces in place to pull this off. However, the idea that the transition will be totally invisible to consumers and pros is not reason…
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Quote: Originally posted by Mr. Me There is no need to disparage Composer. If you want to be confused about the transition, that is your right. It doesn't mean that the rest of us will be. So, do you have an opinion on the topic, or are you t…
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Composer -- I admire your optimism, but you've clearly drunk the Kool-Aid when it comes to the software situation. It will not be as simple as you say, in particular with niche titles and the existing game library. (Some developers will drag th…