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What kind of a motherboard would the G5 have?Motoman said that the G5 WOULD be based on RapidIO vs. MPX and 60x and have it's own memory controller. I've read up on RIO and it shows great bandwi…
... vs. MPX and 60x and have it's own memory controller ... 3 fold over what we have now! And it scales! ... in that the G5 will have it's own memory controller ... own bus and would not have to sync to a ... think the next motherboard will have? * 400MHz system bus to Pangea ... -
New iMac - what the stars have to sayOkay, you should all be excited to know I just completed a natal chart for the new iMac and it is quite promising. Looks like our iMac may shape up t…
... the opinions of others. You have a deep and abiding interest ... your efforts. You tend to have "tunnel-vision" -- this allows you ... to be very opinionated -- you have strongly felt notions about things ... be interesting to you, ideas have to be practical and useful ... -
What do you have and what do you want?Alright - I'm wondering:<br /> <br /> 1) what you are using right now (in terms of macs, not drugs or anything else like that, though if you do that …
... I swear those bloody CRTs have something to do with it ... -
What rumor sites have ACTUALLY predicted: Being realistic hereIt seems to me that most of the rumor SITES I've seen have really not really predicted much for MWSF. By site, I don't mean their message boards, bu…
... rumor SITES I've seen have really not really predicted much ... -
Does the iMac have a G4?Does the iMac have a G4?<br /> <br /> Is it safe to assume 'yes' since the top end unit comes with a superdive? I'm not so sure... Sorry to put a dam…
Does the iMac have a G4? Is it safe to assume 'yes' since the top end unit comes with a superdive? I'm not so sure... Sorry to put a damper on things but it's worth looking into. Dave -
We have a new InsiderI don't quite remember in which thread, but there were jokes made about a PowerMac Sphere, and somebody (I don't remember who, searche doesn't work) …
... 't work) replied "you guys have only got it half right ... -
"We should have had the good stuff ready"Hear me out...<br /> <br /> I think Steve & Co. had this iMac all ready to go, but the G5 was delayed, and so they took all the chips that were s…
... . I believe the Apollo chips have always been set to go ... them for longer than they have been working on the Apollo ... -
New iMacs have 32MB of dedicated Double Data Rate (DDR) video memorySo the new iMacs have Geforce 2 cards with 32MB of dedicated Double Data Rate (DDR) video memory - when will the new Powermacs get this? Or will they…
So the new iMacs have Geforce 2 cards with 32MB of dedicated Double Data Rate (DDR) video memory - when will the new Powermacs get this? Or will they get much better stuff? -
The new iMac - does it have a fan?The title says it all, really.<br /> <br /> I'm new here, and about to take the Mac plunge but I am curious as to whether the new iMacs running a G4 …
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LCD iMacIt's coming sooner or later.<br /> <br /> I really believe it's going to be like an elegant evolution of what AirPort is. See, AirPort allows you to …
... sharing in OS X; you have to do a hack to ... messages to the screen, and have the screen (wireless/portable) render ... , rugged components. And you could have multiple displays going at one ... you into the kitchen and have an interactive cookbook, with the ... -
**MWSF 2002**It's time for all of us at AI to get back to what we do best: predict what is in store for Apple's future products. So let's start the wild speculati…
... ! As we all know, there have been several rumors about the ... -
PPC/RapidIO vs. Apple/HyperTransport???<a href="http://www.arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/01q4/hypertransport/hypertransport-1.html" target="_blank">http://www.arstec…
... what some of you may have already pondered about. Moto and ... -
To those who believeWe've been going through some exciting times here lately. Lots to tell you. Nice to have AI back. More later.....<br /> <br /> dorsal
We've been going through some exciting times here lately. Lots to tell you. Nice to have AI back. More later..... dorsal -
POWER4 influences on G5?In an Ars forum in the not-too-distant past, I was intrigued by the following remarks from MrNSX:<br /> <br /> <br /> [quote]While the actual Power4…
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3 lbs sub-PowerBookSome of you may remember the two everlasting "2400 dreams" threads from the old AI boards. I know <b>Retrograde</b> does.<br /> <br /> I ha…
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UMA3, HyperTransport, and RapidIOWhat of UMA3? Wasn't this supposed to be the DDR/PCI-X platform we all waited for in the pre-AI blackout? It seems kind of antiquated now. The new pa…
... was straight foward: you would have a processor that connected to ... 's a bit complicated; we have a CPU connecting to a ... North and southbridge seem to have combined and, and.... man is this complicated. And now we have a RapidIO and HyperTransport conflict ... -
COOL APPLE RENDERINGS!!!Have a look at this great website! It is full of pictures of future Apple products! This is the url: <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/benvp/&…
Have a look at this great website! It is full of pictures of future Apple products! This is the url: http://homepage.mac.com/benvp/ [ 11-13-2001: Message edited by: benmac ] -
Hey, who did the 'Fin' drawing?<img src="http://83549099.home.icq.com/fin1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /> Who did this picture in the AI Forum's previous life? :confused: <br /> …
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Mach and cachesOK, we know that the Darwin kernel is a descendent of Mach, right? I've been told that Mach is just about the worst microkernel going for performance…
... on the cards, I would have little trouble believing the kinds ... -
Apple: We need front mounted USB and Firewire!How do expect to be the digital hub when its just hard to hook up a device?<br /> <br /> <br /> every desktop mac should have a USB and firewire port…
... device? every desktop mac should have a USB and firewire port ... front and the powerbook should have at least 1 usb on ... use the ipod if you have a tower under a desk ... -
Motorola releases PowerPC 7451, 7441<a href="http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=10791" target="_blank">from Macnn</a>:<br /> <br /> [quote]David Krauss wr…
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Latest OLED-developementsHi there!<br /> <br /> I just read that Samsung released the first 15-inch tall OLED - organic light emitting display, in case your are not familiar …
... brightness-issues today's TFTs have. I hope Apple is working ... -
faster G4, G5 or AMDWe`re not hearing anything radical from that front but I don`t have any doubts that Apple where looking at AMD and might have been talking to them.<b…
... front but I don`t have any doubts that Apple where looking at AMD and might have been talking to them. I? ... -
Really great ideas Apple will never do or be too lateIt seems that there have been a lot of great ideas tossed around the rumor mills that we all cross our fingers for whenever Apple makes a big announc…
It seems that there have been a lot of great ... . Form alliance with Nintendo (some have suggested Disney-) Did I miss ... -
An Apple PDA - My ideasWell, there has been a bit of speculation about Apple PDAs, and I would like to add my two cents.<br /> <br /> Apple have the iPod at the moment, whi…
... add my two cents. Apple have the iPod at the moment ... larger case, will it, i have never seen the two side ... -
Man...I just had a weird MWSF '02 dream....Last night I got a very weird but funny dream. I dreamed myself being in Steve Jobs' keynote in MWSF.<br /> <br /> Here's the run down of the 'keynot…
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Single G5 vs Dual G4IF (a big one) all major apps do take advantage of MP and we have the following choices:<br /> <br /> 1.6Ghz G5 and Dual 1Ghz G4<br /> <br /> Which o…
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G5 - The truthIt's been a while and much has happened in the interim, but some things never change, especially the over optimistic and over pessimistic fellings sh…
... widespread. So far I have yet to see one ... inside Apple labs. What we have seen though, is widespread ... . Of couse they could have put that plan on ... ), etc. Firewire and ethernet have their own seperate connections. ... unused. perhaps there would have been a lack of ...