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grias di, flippo, thinksecret is usually pretty accurate with their leaks just before the expos, so my guess is that the 1.67 PB speedbump is real. apple just decided to announce it separately, so the keynote would focus on new products. so i…
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Quote: Originally posted by tripdragon bleh, makes me sick to stomach don't ever move to hawaii. my roaches have roaches...
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Quote: Originally posted by Slotracer152 besides...I would shoot myself if Apple teamed up with SE to make a phone what are your specific issues with SE? i've been using a T68i for a couple years. the processor's a bit slow, but otherwise i…
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Quote: Originally posted by imiloa i just see IBM increasing the gap between the two company's offerings with each year that passes. following up: FormatC2 posted a link in another thread that illustrates some of the advances IBM tech has mad…
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as THT notes, multi-core architectures are the future of all desktop machines, both IBM and freescale, both mac and PC. just a matter of time, currently looking like 2006. re: the thread's central question (what we'd prefer, vs what will be), i …
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Quote: Originally posted by IntlHarvester Check the prices for PC motherboards -- a 4-way board might cost over $1500 while a 2-way board similar to the PMac's could be had for $300 or so. So the "design cost" does not increase linearlly with the…
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Quote: Originally posted by tonton A quad processor Power PC Mac system exists already. I don't buy the "complexity" and "research" excuses. are you referring to the daystar genesis from the mid-90s? as i recall, they cost over $6500. more …
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Quote: Originally posted by Zapchud This has been, and still is some of a "chicken and egg" problem. If there are few processors capable to take advantage of multi-threaded code, why multi-thread code? If there is little multi-threaded code out t…
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ps: thanks for the link to the matias. sounds like a perfect solution for me when i get my new powerbook.
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i voted yes in the poll, simply on the logic that style is king with apple, and matching materials seems a key foundation of style. the iMac G5 remains white, so it'll prolly retain the current keyboard. but it seems logical apple will want to m…
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as noted in more detail in the "No new PowerBooks before the holidays" thread, i'm not surprised. we all know there have been many unexpected issues with G5 heat. faster bus just fans the flames. this does open the door for a potential freesc…
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amorph, airsluf, got it. great example, re: flurry. re: SIMD programming, also agreed. i was offered a job learning/doing playstation 2 render engine coding a few years back. after looking thru a few API specs, i politely declined. such job…
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Quote: Originally posted by AirSluf Matter of fact the wrong "tightening" can be devastating to optimization. not crisply clear what you mean. my guess is that you're asserting that most programmers are not as qualified/skilled at optimizatio…
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Quote: Originally posted by Programmer imiloa: the load time issue is an interesting one. Faster hardware helps, but really the most effective way to eliminate load times is rooted in software. agreed. one load issue with modern software ar…
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Quote: Originally posted by DHagan4755 I am not suspicious of a Rev.A PowerBook G5. ... I had a Rev.A PowerBook G4 Titanium and had NO problems with it. my thoughts there:there are many people who have perfectly working Al books. and then th…
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btw, in the general vein of professionals needing ever faster machines: take out a stop watch and time how long it takes to launch your most complex app on the fastest machine available. actually, MSFT office is a good candidate. when that …
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Quote: Originally posted by wizard69 Well at least you are reasonable and are not chanting that all clock rate increases are forever dead. This is what I have problems with. People see IBM and intel having problems and all of a sudden the who…
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Quote: Originally posted by Algol The question of most concern is whether apple will have anything to update the powerbooks with come january. I think we all know that the 7448 is not going to be ready by then, and I am quite unsure of a 970m bei…
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Quote: Originally posted by MacGregor You got my attention, but where did you get the photo? both photo and text are from engadget.com: http://www.engadget.com/entry/5338013812480870/ don't know any source info beyond that. the cool bit …
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indeed, there's common-sense 2D and theoretical 2D. which, on topic, this item actually isn't, as even something one atom thick has finite thickness. re: my title, i just cut/paste it from the engadget article title. had a nice ring.