On Jun 18, 2010, at 10:59 PM, Mark Sokolovsky wrote:
Go do the research yourself and you'll find that i'm correct.
Sure, 128-bit data was accommodated, as an "extended word" of floating-point data, but integer data was still 32-bits per word (but which could be extended in 32-bit increments by employing 1's complement arithmetic and some additional logic for correcting for overflows, in the addition case, and for underflows, in the subtraction case). However, addressing was 24-bit, and as storage then cost about $1,000,000 per megabyte, so a 6-megabyte machine was about all anyone could afford. Plus, such a machine consumed about 140 kilo-volt- amperes (about 140,000 watts) of power, almost all of it rejected as heat, which, therefore mandated an equivalent cooling load. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
