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Originally posted by xortam
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That's the speculation, and it's based on the fact that IBM has been unable to produce a G5 processor capable of being used in the Powerbook and iBook lines.“And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'†~ Merlin Mann -
In which case, maybe an X-scale? Something non-x86. After all, Apple's already working on iTunes for phones.Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.Comment
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so what cpu to Powerbooks use? G4 gen, or something else?Originally posted by JesterzwildP.S. You've been Spanked!Comment
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G4 currently“And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'†~ Merlin MannComment
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There have also been rumors that Apple is working on a PDA type device, in which case you can't beat an Xscale. That makes a lot more sense that an x86 processor for their computers. Maybe they'll resurrect the NewtonOriginally posted by Wombat
“Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get outâ€
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I have an IPAQ with an XScale CPU and it sucks the big one!Originally posted by JammrockThere have also been rumors that Apple is working on a PDA type device, in which case you can't beat an Xscale. That makes a lot more sense that an x86 processor for their computers. Maybe they'll resurrect the Newton
It doesn't do floating point math natively and there's even lots of known CPU bugs. I'm not talking about obscure op codes either. I used to be an active member of the HP PDA dev program but I gave up because the support all around was so terrible. I remember that a breakout clone game I used to play played very differently on two IPAQs that I had (even though they were the same CPU) because there was a stepping difference and the math for the bounce angle and velocity was being calculated differently!P.S. You've been Spanked!Comment
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have any of you considered the intel Vanderpool technology as a posiblity for these talks?"They say that dreams are real only as long as they last. Couldn't you say the same thing about life?"Comment
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Originally posted by SpiralDragon
could be...“Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get outâ€
–The Light Fantastic, Terry PratchettComment
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OH the HORROR!!!!!
... ROTFLMAOtm!!!! ...
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No Damn Answers !!!tm...tm courtesy of xortamLast edited by ALBPM; 24 May 2005, 07:56."Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself"Comment
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Oh come on Schultzy!Originally posted by ALBPMOH the HORROR!!!!! ...
No Damn Answers !!!tm...tm courtesy of xortam
"I know nuthink!"
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But against that they can sell more Macs to a wider audience who don't like being locked in.Originally posted by WombatComment
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This is mostly true. I remember this being discussed at an Apple developers conference in the mid-80s. They wanted to lock the O/S to their HW platform and didn't want to simply be selling commodity SW.Originally posted by Wombat<TABLE BGCOLOR=Red><TR><TD><Font-weight="+1"><font COLOR=Black>The world just changed, Sep. 11, 2001</font></Font-weight></TR></TD></TABLE>Comment
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Which would totally work against them.Originally posted by The PIT
One of the best things about Macs is that Macs work. The primary reason that they work is because Apple has strict control of what hardware you will run their software on. Hardware incompatibilities, tolerances, all that stuff that the PC crowd has to put up with. Apple is free of that. Going to open hardware like the PC market would ruin them.Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.Comment
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One of the worst things about Macs is the price of stuff becuase it's locked market and yes they do fail. Built in redunancy. Heck I need more space on my hard rive. Shit I can't upgrade it.Originally posted by Wombat
Besides how often do you see intolerances in the PC market today. It's now fairly rare as the market has matured a lot.Comment
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It's either just sabre-rattling to get a better deal, the mobile thing (hadn't thought about that), or some PDA (yay!). There already is an x86 port for OSX, like there was for every recent MacOS.
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