At 10:04 AM -0700 9/8/2009, Bruce Johnson wrote: >On Sep 7, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote: >>Personally, I'm waiting for the future Apple processors that will >>replace the Intel chips. Since Apple bought a chip maker about 18 >>months ago, I'm hoping they are getting close to releasing them >>soon. > >Don't hold your breath...Apple bought that company for their >expertise in making small devices: the chips from them are geared >towards future iPhone models, not future Macs.
Perhaps. Depends on the design direction they take. >Why on EARTH do you think Apple would switch their architecture >*again*? Intel is working out quite well for them. Some of us have high hopes for Apple. And it bugs the heck out of us to see Apple with a ball and chain around its neck. They've obviously done a lot of work with OS X to get it to function on multiple platforms - ppc, intel-x86, arm. We want to see what the future holds - when Apple gets around to taking performance seriously. I'd give my left leg to have a Power7 rack running OS X, eg. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
