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mkaake
May 29, 2003, 01:56 PM
what ever happened to the IBM 1.1 ghz proc back in 98? I was just doing some reading up and came across 'the history of apple' (one of thousands i'm sure), and it says that way back in 98, IBM showed off their 1.1 ghz ppc proc. is that true??

matt

p.s. http://applemuseum.bott.org/sections/history.html


yzedf
May 29, 2003, 02:37 PM
That is the IBM version of the PPC.

Apple had jumped onto the G4 bandwagon with Motorola by then :(
shadowfax
May 29, 2003, 02:44 PM
Originally posted by yzedf
That is the IBM version of the PPC.

Apple had jumped onto the G4 bandwagon with Motorola by then :( what does that even mean? i thought PPC was an architecture, like x86. i think IBM has many versions of the PPC, including the 970 and the G3. i don't think this processor we are discussing is either, though i really don't know much about it.
yzedf
May 29, 2003, 03:03 PM
x86 and PPC are the architectures...

Mine was a reference to Apple choosing Motorola over IBM for their "top of the line" processor.
mkaake
May 29, 2003, 03:14 PM
okay, i'd always understood why people were so down on moto, but now i really understand. holy cow.

that sucks.

i mean, that really sucks.

*sigh* history is history, right?

matt
shadowfax
May 29, 2003, 03:32 PM
Originally posted by yzedf
x86 and PPC are the architectures...

Mine was a reference to Apple choosing Motorola over IBM for their "top of the line" processor. ok, yeah.

man, was this IBM thing not too special for the time, or was there really an indication that apple was going downhill with motorola carrying it there, even that early?
applemacdude
May 30, 2003, 10:09 PM
stupid idiots @ apple:mad:
mkaake
May 30, 2003, 10:18 PM
hindsight is always 20/20...

matt
patrick0brien
May 30, 2003, 10:22 PM
Originally posted by applemacdude
stupid idiots @ apple:mad:

-applemacdude

Actually, blame the lawyers as this was a contractural obligation on Apple to not go back to a G3 as the flagship chip once committed to the G4.

Both IBM and Apple may now regret it. But I think with the 970, and I know with the 980, this little dark time in the performance of Apple machines will pass. We live and learn, and so does Apple and IBM.