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Patent - April 2, 2002Just wanted to pass along a very interesting patent that Jonathan Ive and Apple got as of April 2 of this year with the title:<br /> <br /> <b>Rotata…
... has some very interesting possibilities for a future enclosure, somewhat like ... -
A look at computer tech at the end of 2002Ok, so now everyone is talking about a new G4/G5 and it would surely be nice to have one. I was thinking about a possible new PowerMac system and too…
... what I know Digital 5.1 sound is pretty common ... NVidia parts will be availible for MacOS systems as well. ... have the killer app for it. Gigabit ethernet is ... , but many people do. For 3D rendering the dual ... t make life any easier for the CPU...". A complete ... -
Steve's Macworld speechSteve comes on stage looking kind of somber. He starts in commenting on the rumors about the G5, xMac, G4s with or without Rapid in Out, Hypertranspo…
... , etc. He says that unfortunaely for all of you who have ... other than a 746o0runnning at 1.266 ghz. and we don ... -
iPod of photos?I was reading the New York Times (May 23 Circuts) and saw this device: Nixvue Vista. Available in capacities of up to 30GB, it holds JPEG images for …
... holds JPEG images for viewing on it's 1.8in color TFT ... -
Processor Shopping / CPU-manufacturer`s worldwide1-2 years ago I encouraged you to agnoledge that Intel/AMD/IBM and Motorola are not the only companies in the semiconductor-buisiness who are capabl…
1-2 years ago I encouraged ... of specialized co-processors. Good for a console but certainly not ... .A500,A2000) designed IC`s for cardiac pacemakers before designing the ... washing machines. But take Samsung for example: The manufacturered the then ... -
CONFIRMED: G5 enters volume production!Check it out, the G5 has entered volume production! This was back in November, so Apple must have stockpiled enough G5s for a MWNY intro, don't you …
... PowerPC G5 has been passed for full-scale manufacture, a ... there will be insufficient 1.6GHz parts for a commercial release. Says ... May, provides for 800Mbps data throughput, rising to 1.6Gbps and ... t - provide more detailed specifications for the Power Mac G5s ... -
Apple wouldn't bring back the Cube.....would they????If a bunch of upgraders can get a (possible) GHz Cube upgrade out the door (and possibly fanless, at least for the slower upgrade), how would Apple n…
... (and possibly fanless, at least for the slower upgrade), how would ... video cards and RAM? Processor: 1 GHz Powerlogix upgrade card Video ... : RADEON ???? HD: 120 GB??? RAM 1.5 GB??? Pieces, There is ... -
my overly-optimistic take on recent eventsthis is something in the nature of wild speculation, but here it goes...let's look at recent events:<br /> <br /> 1) apple continues to acquire compa…
... look at recent events: 1) apple continues to acquire ... system...it's meant for servers. still, it uses ... offer the biggest bang for high-end processing and ... , but not enough room for the wintel crowd that ... ...but not fast enough for film professionals who apple ... -
The Diamond Powerbook G4I just thought of this idea in the Inkwell thread. Since no one seems to be reading that one (UBB should really have a listing of how many times a p…
... has been read), herre goes: For use with a cheap stylus ... it can be closed, open for use, or open to ... have to be very precise, for drawing at least. Hmmm.... what ... can'tt deliver enough juice for a G4 - I dunno ... G4 256 MB RAM standard, 1 GB max (perhaps DDR?) 30 ... -
What one of Apple's big announcements should be......Speed bump the eMac, cut the margin to 10% (5% of which goes to the reseller) and put those puppies everywhere. It's time to put up or shut up, Stev…
... a 800 Mhz G4 eMac for $899 and scoot by. More ... the first time is scary for 2/3rds of the populace ... comes, Apple will sell a 1/4 million to current G4 ... -
MacWorld in New York - 2002 is Apple's yearSorry for the long haitus, but it has been quite busy here. We are in final testing phases of our Apple hardware and there has been an excitement in …
Sorry for the long haitus, but it ... will scale nicely (at least 1.5GHz by the summer) and ... -
If we get big Ghz, then what of the laptops?Let's assume that in a months time we get a 1.5Ghz DDR 333 based PowerMac. It will have no bottlenecks and will fly, with Athlon XP type performance.…
... months time we get a 1.5Ghz DDR 333 based PowerMac ... Athlon XP type performance. All for $2500. Suddenly, the Powerbook G4 ... and a new mobile 7470 @ 1.2Ghz? Or will they let ... -
New G4 with larger L3 cache ?If the next version of the G4 lack of DDR memory controller (in that case a larger L3 cache does not matter), don't you think they can get a larger L…
... speed like do Apple). A 1,2 ghz G4 will have ... the performance of the G4 for intensive bandwitch applications ? -
Apple's nForceI was just thinking about that "graphic strategy" spymac is reporting on, <br /> <br /> Isn't NVidia selling their graphics chips to graph…
... to, say, have Apple put 1 or 2 or 4 NVidia ... 't mind to write software for specialised processors if there is ... (as in faster than nForce 1 & 2) implementation of a CPU ... -
Mac or PC (Personal Question)Could people who have OWNED a PC AND a MAC in the LAST 3 YEARS, please post three pluses and three minues about MACs and PCs? I'm doing a survey for …
... I'm doing a survey for a website of mine, ... 'm looking for, here's mine: PCs Good (1)Lots ... Windows XP) MACs Good (1) Excellent for designers. (2) Great interface ... cache NEVER crashes. Bad (1) Not enought applications (2) ... Thanks to all in advance for your replies ... -
Sources of PPC G5, 8500, Sahara rumorsHmm... I think this may be the source of the Register's November 2001 PPC G5 rumor (as seen in JYD's AI <a href="http://forums.appleinsider.c…
... will cost $575 for 1,2 GHz and $695 for 1,6 GHz version ... shift Mac processors balance not for the benefit of Motorola with ... only in PowerPC processors made for Unix servers. According to preliminary ... for today's CPUs. 10 stage execution pipeline and 1.2 to 1 ... -
new pro keyboard @ MWNY - (semi) confirmedthe present pro keyboard (the black one which was intro'd two years ago at MWNY with the Cube, DP G4 and Pro mouse) has been EOL'd in the UK.<br /> <…
... new (dark) pro keyboard. Source for this was an AppleCentre here ... think this also bodes well for a modified pro mouse ... at ... here (check this exciting thread for more on those lines). i ... -
What? Floppy not Zip? . . .Anyone know of ANY company that sells laptops with internal zip drives? Every laptop has a 1.35MB Floppy! Who the he*l still uses such disks!!?!! Any…
... drives? Every laptop has a 1.35MB Floppy! Who the he ... , know of one planned? Thanks for your replies! [ 06-22-2002 ... -
Who's buying at MacWorld New York?So, Apple is going to announce new Power Macs at the expo.<br /> <br /> 1. Who's buying one after they're announced?<br /> 2. What do you intend on u…
... Power Macs at the expo. 1. Who's buying one after ... you intend on using it for? 3. If you're going ... -
Apple and high-end videoNo inside info, but a few months pondering Apples recent moves.<br /> <br /> Ok, this is what I think is going on with Apple in the professional film…
... increase it´s support for Panasonic products in future ... Computer horsepower 1. Cameras and VTRs - HD production will for the ... exactly the horisontal resolution for 1080 HD formats. while ... of using "graphic cards" for processing "video". To this ... -
Don't change iBook's future form factorApple has a real hit with the design of the iBook. <br /> <br /> But at some point, it'll go G4. My hope is that this won't affect it's form factor. …
... room for improvement. Perhaps it can go a tad thinner (to 1 ... -
Graphic stuff?My apologies in advance if this is old business.<br /> I've been having more fun with the patent database (I know, I'm there WAY too much lately), an…
... . raycer patent Method and apparatus for generating texture Deferred shading graphics ... invention provides structure and method for a deferred graphics pipeline processor ... other processing schemes and/or for processing data other than graphical ... -
PowerMac G4 Specs 07/17/2002These were posted yesterday on the Spymac board. After reading it I think the poster is onto something. If this is not accurate then I don't know wha…
... connector dual display support for extended desktop and video ... ; dual display support, support for digital and analog resolutions ... Module (standard configurations) Support for reading SMART data from ... ,1,01 ) Audio Built-in speaker Apple speaker minijack for ... -
Stealing Junkyard Dawg's MWNY thread...With your permission Mr. Dawg... Let's say we only get 1.2(or 1.4)GHz as top speed. If that comes coupled with PC competitive FSB speed(or better), D…
... say we only get 1.2(or 1.4)GHz as top ... are going according to plan for Apple right now. Maybe he ... -
The river deepens, the path widens, the mountain pass melts...Moto have optimized their 130 nm fab and the next Powermac revision will bear the fruits of this labor. While migrating the G4 to a new fab, Moto ha…
... ve seen boxes ranging from 1.0 1.6 GHz, however, most ... choose such a high end for several reasons. One is ... be able to offer dual 1.4 GHz towers. Finally, ... don?t have a timeline for you, but I can ... are fully functional and ready for mass production. If they are ... -
The RDF generators are affecting you all.I think I'm spotting a trend here:<br /> <br /> 1-4 months til an expo, everyone is open-minded. Someone submits a "tip" or "insider-…
... 'm spotting a trend here: 1-4 months til an expo ... people discuss it intelligently, look for and find information that supports ... , let me risk my career for that. Everybody just needs to ... -
Hardware to go over well with Film/video industryNo inside info but...<br /> <br /> ...from running a small prduction house with three editing/fx rooms I can tell you what would go over very well wi…
... that Apple is clearly targeting. 1. Rack mountable "desktop machine" Why ... Xserve 1U rackmountable unit. Just 1 "small" internal harddrive needed, no ... % speed bump in clock frequency. For what it´s worth Jack -
G5 earlier than we thought?I know I'm gonna be yelled at for even posting this, but check it out nonetheless:<br /> <br /> French Mac news site <a href="http://macplus.…
... 'm gonna be yelled at for even posting this, but check ... the high-end machine, at 1.6GHz (0,13micron). Obviously, take ... -
Maybe the G5 is the G4 and the G5Hmmmm.... maybe the 'G5' will debut with a G4-ish processor at its core (being a modular architecture and such) and scale from 1.2ghz tops at debut t…
... and such) and scale from 1.2ghz tops at debut to 1.4ghz six months from debut. ... processor core which starts at 1.6ghz and goes to the ... architecture now rather than waiting for the 'real G5 core' which might not be ready for awhile yet. -
Microsoft FreonCompetition in the digital hub space?<br /> <br /> <br /> [quote]<b>Microsoft?s Freon project is an Xbox, with extras</b><br /> <br /> July 1 ? Its …
... an Xbox, with extras July 1 ? Its code name is ?Freon ... video-game division. FREON STANDS FOR is a souped-up successor ...
