G5 is MIPS processor!!!! Read NOW!!!!!!

[alex_ant]

Re: SGI and MIPS

Originally posted by eirik
As for targeting SGI's highest margin markets, I do believe that Apple intends to do just that, which means even higher-end PowerMacs and rendering farms (racks).

This is gonna take some doing on Apple's part, for sure. 🙂

BTW, I believe Motorola holds the current title for largest volume of CPU's (vast majority embedded of course). I didn't realize the MIPS was so large. They're not just licensing technology? They're actually MIPS silicon?

Er, you're right, MIPS only has the largest volume if you consider licensing. I think you're right about SGI's CPUs being SGI-designed. A search for "R14000" on www.mips.com returns nothing, but the info is all right there on SGI's site. I wonder why that is... is SGI just licensing MIPS tech like everyone else?

Well, I'm plucking hair out of my ass again.

Shhh... as I've learned, if you don't reveal this nobody will know! 😀

Alex

 

[eyelikeart]

re: eirik

hmm...

could u make any more longer winded posts?! 🙄

 

[lou tsee]

my bets are on IBM!

why didn't we see the moto g5 in january? because apple
pulled the plug on it.

they would have had enough time (starting a year ago?)
to implement altivec on some unheard of ibm-chips that
are book E compliant -> full osx compatibility !!!!!!

just my two pennies...