Michael J. Ferrador wrote: >Rodrigo Coutinho Correia wrote: >> >> > Personally I think one of the new PowerBooks... >> >> about the powerBook 12" (the new one) - is it good enough to run java >> and lisp at the same time? > >Or CL and a Server (DB, Web) They have always said an SMP laptop would >have to be one of the lower-power microprocessors. RISC, PowerPC, ARM... > >Better interactive response, backgroup AIO and system tasks. >just think of SMP SMT (hyperthreading)... > > >Maybe Steve will be de-throwned and Apple will bring an updated newton >back with the ARM jazelle (partial native java instructions) extensions. >As well as the hardware OO MMU for the newtonscript. > >A soup based CL, anyone?
Hmmm, I think you're trying too hard. I've got an older Powerbook, and it's just fine for running java and lisp at the same time, as the poster asked. A multi-processor laptop would be keen, true, but given the current processor straits Apple is in, as soon as Steve can make it work, he will. Michael
