GPUL 64bits GigaProcessor for Mac (FOR SURE)

Macrazy · Sep 19, 2002, 12:00 PM

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,543317,00.asp

About time!

D*I*S_Frontman · Sep 19, 2002, 12:31 PM

We will all have to wait a year for it, but it should be worth the wait.

IBM looks like its going for the jugular on ol' Intel/M$--Mac and Linux OS's running on their new chips. Cool.

The blurb about the G5 by Motorola was also encouraging.

This is all good news for me--someone who is not planning an upgrade for a year. I'm sure it is an agonizing wait for people buying Mac towers now, knowing the foundations of the technology are going to change dramatically in the next 12 months or so.

I wonder how this stuff slipped past Apple Legal. I mean, unveiling the next chip when you can't sell the current towers has got to sting a bit. Doesn't help when benchmarks put the 1.25 ghz in a dead heat with the old 1 ghz machine in many respects.

The best news is that Apple is no longer technologically hamstrung by Moto for their top-end hardware. IBM is just the kick-in-the-pants Moto needs to get crackin' on faster chips.

Hemingray · Sep 19, 2002, 12:35 PM

FYI, there's been an "official" thread released on this:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...threadid=11569

Sep 19, 2002, 12:00 PM	#1
Macrazy macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Oro Valley, AZ	GPUL 64bits GigaProcessor for Mac (FOR SURE) http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,543317,00.asp About time! __________________ G4 Dual 1Ghz G4 400mhz G3 B/W 500mhz G3 iMac 500mhz G3 iBook Tangerine G1 (601) 66mhz
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Sep 19, 2002, 12:31 PM	#2
DIS_Frontman macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Lombard, IL	We will all have to wait a year for it, but it should be worth the wait. IBM looks like its going for the jugular on ol' Intel/M$--Mac and Linux OS's running on their new chips. Cool. The blurb about the G5 by Motorola was also encouraging. This is all good news for me--someone who is not planning an upgrade for a year. I'm sure it is an agonizing wait for people buying Mac towers now, knowing the foundations of the technology are going to change dramatically in the next 12 months or so. I wonder how this stuff slipped past Apple Legal. I mean, unveiling the next chip when you can't sell the current towers has got to sting a bit. Doesn't help when benchmarks put the 1.25 ghz in a dead heat with the old 1 ghz machine in many respects. The best news is that Apple is no longer technologically hamstrung by Moto for their top-end hardware. IBM is just the kick-in-the-pants Moto needs to get crackin' on faster chips. __________________ Divine • In • Sight Spiritual Art Rock Sorrow & Promise available from CDBaby & iTunes O Nox Ultima Work In Progress
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Sep 19, 2002, 12:35 PM	#3
Hemingray macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ha ha haaa!	FYI, there's been an "official" thread released on this: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...threadid=11569
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