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oldMac

macrumors 6502a
Oct 25, 2001
543
53
Very specialized stuff...

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

macrumors 6502
Oct 23, 2001
417
0
California
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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