On Dec 4, 2008, at 2:01 AM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote:
> Motorola is pretty much out of the picture for CPUs and IBM? Haven't > heard of them making CPUs since the G5 passed on. Motorola's CPUs are now made by its spin-off, Freescale. IBM is still among the largest semi houses in the world, although a lot of it is "captive". The PowerPC platform is still very much active, although not in Macs. Billions of PPC chips, some of these being highly integrated, exist in everything from automobiles to appliances. My import SUV has five PPC chips in various subsystems, controlling everything from its engine controls to its braking system to its traction control system (AWD) to its security system. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
