View Full Version : Megahertz...Bah!
Catfish_Man
Feb 11, 2002, 11:00 PM
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/20576.html
What's this about MHz mattering, Intel?
oldMac
Feb 12, 2002, 12:35 AM
This looks to be very specialized hardware. It's difficult to imagine this working for general algorithms. It looks much more like Altivec on some kind of crazy, genetically-engineered, steroids.
ie, I guess maybe it will run some photoshop filters pretty fast. :)
Xapplimatic
Feb 12, 2002, 01:19 AM
Maybe Apple could switch OS X to work on PACT if Motorola fails to deliver on the G5... :) Of course, the PACT is probably like $2000 a chip or higher..
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