Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread laloba2
On 8 Jun 2005 at 23:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/ First, the thing is fast. Native apps readily beat a single 2.7 G5, and sometimes beat duals. Really. See...this is the beauty of the Mac OSX operating system...put the Mac OS on a slower machine/chip and it

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Phil Daley
At 6/9/2005 03:01 PM, dhbailey wrote: Eden - Lawrence D. wrote: When Apple goes Intel, will Macs become targets for the latest viruses like our PC friends, or will a Mac still be a Mac? Since the viruses attack the users of a particular OS (windows users get viruses, Mac users don't) I don't

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 03:51 AM 06/10/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: studies are in their early stages. Developers at WWDC are being given loner G5's  I had to read this a couple of times -- you mean loaner, yes? I hate to think of a bunch of computers, each nursing their own whiskey at the end of a bar

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread dhbailey
Aaron Sherber wrote: At 03:51 AM 06/10/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: studies are in their early stages. Developers at WWDC are being given loner G5's  I had to read this a couple of times -- you mean loaner, yes? I hate to think of a bunch of computers, each nursing their own whiskey at

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Christopher Smith
David Fenton wrote: After Jobs' presentation, Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller addressed the issue of running Windows on Macs, saying there are no plans to sell or support Windows on an Intel-based Mac. That doesn't preclude someone from running it on a Mac. They

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Christopher Smith
On Jun 10, 2005, at 7:26 AM, Aaron Sherber wrote: At 03:51 AM 06/10/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: studies are in their early stages. Developers at WWDC are being given loner G5's  I had to read this a couple of times -- you mean loaner, yes? I hate to think of a bunch of computers, each

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread dhbailey
Christopher Smith wrote: David Fenton wrote: After Jobs' presentation, Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller addressed the issue of running Windows on Macs, saying there are no plans to sell or support Windows on an Intel-based Mac. That doesn't preclude someone from

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread David W. Fenton
On 10 Jun 2005 at 0:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8 Jun 2005 at 23:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/ First, the thing is fast. Native apps readily beat a single 2.7 G5, and sometimes beat duals. Really. See...this is the beauty of the Mac OSX

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread David W. Fenton
On 10 Jun 2005 at 8:39, Christopher Smith wrote: David Fenton wrote: After Jobs' presentation, Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller addressed the issue of running Windows on Macs, saying there are no plans to sell or support Windows on an Intel-based Mac.

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Phil Daley
On 10 Jun 2005 at 0:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is an analogy that makes sense to me...when a windows programmer gets a flat tire, he just bolts another good tire to the outside of the axle rather than fixing the flat. Mac programmers anticipate a flat tire and do their best to have

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 10 Jun 2005, at 8:07 AM, dhbailey wrote: Aaron Sherber wrote: At 03:51 AM 06/10/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: studies are in their early stages. Developers at WWDC are being given loner G5's  I had to read this a couple of times -- you mean loaner, yes? I hate to think of a bunch of

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread laloba2
Aaron Sherber wrote: At 03:51 AM 06/10/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: studies are in their early stages. Developers at WWDC are being given loner G5's  I had to read this a couple of times -- you mean loaner, yes? I hate to think of a bunch of computers, each nursing their own whiskey at

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread laloba2
Who said I was basing it off of this article? In other words, there wer no facts in evidence at all? That's one interpretationthere are others. loner G5's I think you mean loaner PCs ;). Yes I did and I rather liked the responses that were posted in response to my

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread David W. Fenton
On 10 Jun 2005 at 13:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [quoting me:] Nor do I. I don't run full-time virus monitoring, because the benefit is not worth the CPU cycles it uses up. I hope you aren't passing the viruses along as the result of not saying on top of this. How, exactly, could I do

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Chuck Israels
Earlier on June 10, 2005, David W. Fenton wrote: In other words, you were talking out your ass. On Jun 10, 2005, at 3:46 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: *How* you say something is as important as what you're trying to say. Are these sentences related? Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread David W. Fenton
On 10 Jun 2005 at 16:00, Chuck Israels wrote: Earlier on June 10, 2005, David W. Fenton wrote: In other words, you were talking out your ass. On Jun 10, 2005, at 3:46 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: *How* you say something is as important as what you're trying to say. Are these

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Simon Troup
In other words, you were talking out your ass. If you are saying that the many years of experience I have been sitting in front of both PC's and Macs...reading and comparing specs for both...running them both...etc. etc. counts for nothing and that I have absolutely no idea what I

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread David W. Fenton
On 11 Jun 2005 at 1:18, Simon Troup wrote: In other words, you were talking out your ass. If you are saying that the many years of experience I have been sitting in front of both PC's and Macs...reading and comparing specs for both...running them both...etc. etc. counts for

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Simon Troup
Somene makes a a categorical and inflammatory statement, then essentially retracts it, and *I'm* the one that gets flamed for calling them on it? No - I'm saying outright that on occasion you are terse and impertinent to the point of rudeness. Simon Troup Digital Media Art

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread David W. Fenton
On 11 Jun 2005 at 2:54, Simon Troup wrote: Somene makes a a categorical and inflammatory statement, then essentially retracts it, and *I'm* the one that gets flamed for calling them on it? No - I'm saying outright that on occasion you are terse and impertinent to the point of rudeness.

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Simon Troup
And I should care about your opinion because... ... because I doubt I'm the only one who is offended by the comments. Simon Troup Digital Media Art ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Chuck Israels
On Jun 10, 2005, at 7:13 PM, Simon Troup wrote: And I should care about your opinion because... ... because I doubt I'm the only one who is offended by the comments. Simon Troup Digital Media Art _ You are not. Chuck Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-10 Thread Steve Gibons
On Jun 10, 2005, at 9:28 PM, Chuck Israels wrote: On Jun 10, 2005, at 7:13 PM, Simon Troup wrote: ... because I doubt I'm the only one who is offended by the comments. Simon Troup Digital Media Art You are not. Chuck Chuck Israels Indeed, it was surprising to read ass in that context.

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread laloba2
(N.B. -- these are developer models only, shipping MacIntels will not use the P4): Yup...I think this is true...I think the Pentium 4 and most probably Pentium M are for Beta purposes only...the M may show up in early MacIntel boxes but ultimately there will be better/faster chips that are

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread dhbailey
Darcy James Argue wrote: An anonymous developer speaks about the Developer Kit MacIntels (N.B. -- these are developer models only, shipping MacIntels will not use the P4): http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/ First, the thing is fast. Native apps readily beat a single 2.7 G5, and sometimes beat

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 09 Jun 2005, at 5:03 AM, dhbailey wrote: If they're really Pentiums, and if they really run Windows with no problems, there won't be any problem with MIDI issues. At least not on the hardware side of things -- how Apple programs its OSX for the new chips is an entirely different matter.

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread Jari Williamsson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: See...this is the beauty of the Mac OSX operating system...put the Mac OS on a slower machine/chip and it will run faster than Windows on that same machine/chipput it on a faster Intel chip and it will scream compared to windows! Please include the benchmarks

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread David W. Fenton
On 8 Jun 2005 at 23:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/ First, the thing is fast. Native apps readily beat a single 2.7 G5, and sometimes beat duals. Really. See...this is the beauty of the Mac OSX operating system...put the Mac OS on a slower machine/chip and it

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread Eden - Lawrence D.
When Apple goes Intel, will Macs become targets for the latest viruses like our PC friends, or will a Mac still be a Mac? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread Ken Durling
I've always been told that the reason Macs don't get viruses is that the vastly lower numbers of Mac users doesn't attract the miscreants who write the viruses, not because of any inherent immunity. Have I been misinformed? Ken At 11:27 AM 6/9/2005, you wrote: When Apple goes Intel, will

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread Phil Daley
At 6/9/2005 02:27 PM, Eden - Lawrence D. wrote: When Apple goes Intel, will Macs become targets for the latest viruses like our PC friends, or will a Mac still be a Mac? Depends on the OS. But I recently read that Linux is becoming more common. When that happens, they will; become a prime

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 09 Jun 2005, at 2:34 PM, Ken Durling wrote: I've always been told that the reason Macs don't get viruses is that the vastly lower numbers of Mac users doesn't attract the miscreants who write the viruses, not because of any inherent immunity. Have I been misinformed? There's certainly

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread Eric Dannewitz
You have been misinformed. http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/5534/ http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/5393/ http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/5371/ Ken Durling wrote: I've always been told that the reason Macs don't get viruses is that the

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread David W. Fenton
On 9 Jun 2005 at 14:27, Eden - Lawrence D. wrote: When Apple goes Intel, will Macs become targets for the latest viruses like our PC friends, or will a Mac still be a Mac? Mac will still be the Mac. Hardware is completely irrelevant to the propagation of viruses, which is entirely a

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread dhbailey
Eden - Lawrence D. wrote: When Apple goes Intel, will Macs become targets for the latest viruses like our PC friends, or will a Mac still be a Mac? Since the viruses attack the users of a particular OS (windows users get viruses, Mac users don't) I don't see any reason that Mac users will be

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-09 Thread David W. Fenton
On 9 Jun 2005 at 11:44, Eric Dannewitz wrote: You have been misinformed. http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/5534/ This article does a real disservice to Mac users with this attitude: Can you imagine a world where (today) you can click on anything and never worry

[Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-08 Thread Phil Daley
Analysis: Apple eyes the Pentium M The first Apple systems with Intel inside will use the Pentium M chip, sources say News Story by Tom Krazit JUNE 08, 2005 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A processor alliance between Intel Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. would have seemed unthinkable five years ago, when

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-08 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 08 Jun 2005, at 1:58 PM, Phil Daley wrote: One chip company on the outside looking in is Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Several industry analysts said they felt that if Apple was ever going to move to x86 chips, it might have found AMD a more suitable partner, given the underdog status of

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-08 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Darcy James Argue / 2005/06/08 / 02:09 PM wrote: I think the main reason Apple didn't go with AMD because that might easily have meant a continuation of the yield/supply problems that plagued IBM and Motorola/Freescale. And/or Apple is pissed with AMD Hypertunnel controller that causes packet

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-08 Thread laloba2
The first Apple systems in 2006 will use Intel's Pentium M processor, according to sources familiar with the companies' plans. The Pentium M uses the same x86 architecture as the Pentium 4 but consumes far less power. Its design philosophy is expected to be the model for Intel's future

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-08 Thread Johannes Gebauer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Looks like a switch to these chips may make a G5 powerbook possible. And that would be great! Except, they wouldn't be G5s... Maybe we will see some new powerbooks at MacWorld San Francisco! in January! Hardly. At least not with Intel chips. Johannes --

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-08 Thread Jari Williamsson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like a switch to these chips may make a G5 powerbook possible. And that would be great! No, it would make a Pentium M notebook possible. Best regards, Jari Williamsson ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-08 Thread laloba2
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like a switch to these chips may make a G5 powerbook possible. And that would be great! No, it would make a Pentium M notebook possible. O.K...I should have said G5 powerbooks. The point of my post was that this is a speed/cooling barrier that Apple has been

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-08 Thread Darcy James Argue
Well, technically G5 is only a marketing name, anyway. The actual name of the chip is IBM PPC 970, and it doesn't even share the same lineage as Moto/Freescale's G4 series. Prior to the Intel announcement, there was some speculation that Apple would use a next-gen 64-bit dual-core chip from

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-08 Thread Darcy James Argue
An anonymous developer speaks about the Developer Kit MacIntels (N.B. -- these are developer models only, shipping MacIntels will not use the P4): http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/ First, the thing is fast. Native apps readily beat a single 2.7 G5, and sometimes beat duals. Really. [...] They

Re: [Finale] OT: Apple eyes the Pentium M

2005-06-08 Thread laloba2
On the other hand, they will probably want to avoid the word Pentium if at all possible. I suppose it depends what arrangement they've worked out with Intel. Steve wouldn't have partnered with them if they hadn't been willing to make exceptions to their usual marketing practices -- for