... (and, at tims, fully-functional) prototypes, so even if this is ...

... imagine that if there were prototypes, engineers must surely have been ...

... increased throughput across all buses. Prototypes have been seen sporting a ...

... design details together. I heard prototypes were being tested in April ...

... likely they had good test prototypes six months ago, and production ...

... chip that's been in prototypes since at least March. That ... the MPF talk, but when prototypes began appearing. That IBM factory ...

... likely they had good test prototypes six months ago, and production ... had it that Apple had prototypes 6 mos ago. And the ... 6 mos ago since true prototypes are for in-house distribution ... . You don't give out prototypes to your customer when what ...

... . I would call these good prototypes, and that is what Apple ...

... about this sampling issue. If prototypes have been with Apple since ...

... . I would call these good prototypes, and that is what Apple ... correct things. Prototypes aren't even whole chips necessarily. Prototypes can be ...

... OS X running on PPC970 prototypes in March are correct, then ...

... OS X running on PPC970 prototypes in March are correct, then ...

... access to early silicon and prototypes, not to mention detailed documentation ... expect Apple to have working prototypes using early samples.

... that point, I'd imagine prototypes from small custom batches are ... get a few of these prototypes with which to begin their ...

... of 4-way G4 multiprocessor prototypes with 1 main processor responsible ... has recently heard mention of prototypes such as the one which ...

... of 4-way G4 multiprocessor prototypes with 1 main processor responsible ...

... of 4-way G4 multiprocessor prototypes with 1 main processor responsible ...

... quality of one of the prototypes he saw a while back ...

... not long afterward that early prototypes of the iMac didn't ...

... event, sure, Apple has had prototypes of 970-based machines for ... ... that's how it works. Prototypes always exist long before products ...

... event, sure, Apple has had prototypes of 970-based machines for ... ... that's how it works. Prototypes always exist long before products ...

... ever see prototypes. Samples yes, prototypes no. [quote]Prototypes always exist ... buy 'em at Borders. Prototypes exist before samples do. ... obtained from the prototype.) Prototypes don't model the ... finished product. Think of prototypes as chapter outlines. They ...

[quote]Originally posted by Tomb of the Unknown: No, that's not how it works. Clients rarely if ever see prototypes. Samples yes, prototypes no. quote: I was speaking of prototype Apple boxes, not prototypes of the CPUs from IBM.

... of prototype Apple boxes, not prototypes of the CPUs from IBM ... , if people have had these prototypes for some time now, wouldn ...

... , if people have had these prototypes for some time now, wouldn ...

... of prototype Apple boxes, not prototypes of the CPUs from IBM ... to machines based on 970 prototypes. But here's a question ... 970, so what would these "prototypes" be using?

... to machines based on 970 prototypes. But here's a question ... 970, so what would these "prototypes" be using? Since Apple has ...

... same time. When the first prototypes arrive they put them together ...

... a memory controller based on prototypes or specs that may have ... problem. [quote]When the first prototypes arrive they put them together ...

... chipset. They have likely had prototypes to work with and they ...