At 11:44 AM -0800 1/2/2009, Kyle Hansen wrote: >On 1/2/09 7:25 AM, "Steve R" <[email protected]> >Broadcast into the ether: > > With Apple going the Intel chip route, I'm wondering if the chip on a >> purely Mac OS (and not being used for Windows) is faster/better for >> Mac apps? > >A few things that a lot of these other wise posters are failing to mention >is the fact that IBM and Motorola have been letting Apple down with promises >of "this speed at this time" for years.
Did they really? Truth be told, I'm beginning to wonder - the line between Apple PR and stark reality. Apple was a drop in their market. Did they really commit to those faster chips? Remember, they were at those higher speeds BEFORE Apple shipped the first x86 Mac.... >And I disagree with a previous poster who said that "IBM will catch up and >blow Intel away." Intel has a roadmap that no processor developer is going >to be able to catch as far as speed goes. That's true - in the low-end to mid-range market. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
