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  • Quote: Originally posted by wmf That's the Xserve Cluster Node. Well, perhaps when Apple gets around to updating the Xserve with low power PPC970s, they may be able to make the "Cluster Node" version a quad processor machine? (With all that e…
    in Evidence of Xstation? (OR is that Xserve lite?) Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Clive This is a dog of a case. Look at it... F-U-G-L-Y I'd have to agree...somehow, i expect that Steve Jobs played a bigger part in the development of the box Given that the case is raised off the ground…
    in PowerMac G5 Is Fugly Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Odedh their OS ran on Intel chips, UltraSparc, Motorola Chips and Alpha... 68k, HP, Intel & SPARC pretty much in that order
    in No Mach kernel in Panther? Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by DaveGee gcc needs to be optimized for the 970 and this would be something that both IBM and Apple could share the work load. Compilers are fast becoming the most complex part of maintaining a CPU architecture. …
    in No Mach kernel in Panther? Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Isn't Mach the (micro)kernel? BSD is a shell that sits on top of Mach. Just as MkLinux was a Linux (alike) shell that sat on top of Mach. I think, OSF/1 was another shell that was budded onto Mach. How can you strip out the micro kernel from…
    in No Mach kernel in Panther? Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by ducasi . Not much different in Mail: - "+" icon for new mail folder - New "Compose" icon - old one was too difficult to hit. Actually, I was hoping for a Safari style brushed metal interface and icons. Als…
    in New Panther Pics Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by anand "Time now 00:56 on the 21 of June in Norway. So it's two days left No trivia today. It just doesn't matter right now. Still in shock." I have to say that i'm excited too...but at the prospect of se…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Aphelion You make good points rmendis, but I'd say that Apple is in no position to purchase SGI now either. Apple has a lot on their plate just now with Panther, the 970 and who knows what else is currently in the p…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Aphelion If Apple wanted SGI's assets they would have made their move a year or so ago, when SGI stock was selling for $.50 a share. It's not just about share price and market capitalization. SGI was bleeding money,…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Shaktai ...that instead of Apple building their own "big iron" servers from scratch, that they may instead enter into a cooperative relationship with IBM. This would involve co-branded servers buildt by IBM sold by bo…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by MacGregor ...but it is the service contracts and the long-term business relationships that give that market its best margins and stability. Exactly. That is why Apple with it's Xserves or whatever is not going t…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Gizzmonic I don't think SGI would be a smart purchase for Apple. That move could be construed as an attack on IBM, and Apple needs all the momentum it can get. IBM of all companies is very MARKET DRIVEN. That is…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by MacGregor So I think if Apple would by SGI it may be to gain credibility and name rec and an experience big-iron workforce, but it will not use any rebranded software, it will be to use OSX. Nobody spoke of 'rebran…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by johnsonwax No, it used to be about that. Now it's about cost and performance. What i mean by marketing and sales is: Can you see Apple servers putting IBM, HP or Sun out of business? Indeed blade and cluster c…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Amorph Look at the cluster named Green Destiny: It doesn't eat lots of electricity, doesn't require pulling special cabling in or any sort of environmental control beyond a stout air conditioner, it was cheap to build …
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • [QUOTE]Originally posted by Lemon Bon Bon I do think. Or rather, I think Apple CAN do anything it sets its mind to. Given the current strong leadership, anything is possible. [QUOTE] Very patriotic indeed. This is more a relection of Stev…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Amorph The fact that Apple doesn't make big iron is actually a point in their favor... I'm not saying that APPLE produce big iron...i'm saying SGI produce Mac OS X super servers and super clusters. I don't see IB…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by BuonRotto The most incredulous part for me is the rebranding aspect This is not rebranding as much as an expansion. Apple will spend more than the $250 million price tag of SGI to penetrate the high end of its ma…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by Amorph Macs have all kinds of cred in Gov't research, and OS X is gaining lots of cred in higher education... No i'm not talking about Macs not being in those markets. Of course they are...with DESKTOPS and WORKSTA…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003
  • Quote: Originally posted by BuonRotto I know, but why buy the whole company? Buy the product or something, and that's a dubious idea anyway. SGI has little to add to Apple's war chest. SGI is only $250 million. That is small change for A…
    in Wwdc Comment by rmendis June 2003