Approximately when did IBM start making PPC processors? I thought the first PPCs were Motorola...
On 6/23/05, Mark Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 22 Jun 2005, at 04:06, Dylan McDermond wrote: > > > The best bet is the future Pentium M derivatives > > Current rumoring suggests Pentium M for mobile and small form factor > machines (read Mac mini, Powerbook, iBook) and Pentium D Dual Core > CPUs where the G5 is currently (iMac and PowerMac). If they can tune > OS X and their Pro Apps to get the most out of the Pentium D it'll be > a good computer. The reason the higher-end machines will not be out > next year is because the Pentium D has only just been unveiled and > Apple and Intel still need time to co-develop the new architecture to > hone it to the sorts of levels that the PowerMac G5 is at. Anyone who > thinks Apple will mod stock PC boards to work as Macs doesn't know > Apple. They will want boards done to their own spec. They quite > possibly will use some other Intel components, the laptops for > example will likely have built-in Centrino mobile technology for > wireless rather than AE (that means Apple laptops will finally have > WiFi built-in as standard, as current Intel based PC laptops tend > to). They may also use part or all of the Intel motherboard chipset. > The boards however will be custom layouts. One thing I also think > Apple may well do is either solder down the CPUs, or alternatively > use a non-PC standard socket pattern for the CPU. That said however > they have, for all their protestations, not been totally adverse to > CPU upgrades in the past. You never know we may in the future be able > to upgrade the CPUs on our Macs with off-the-shelf stock from an PC > vendor. How cool is that! > > Dell already have a Pentium D PC out but *that* operating system > isn't in the slightest optimised for EM64T *OR* Dual Core so it's > pretty much a waste of money in the Windows world, at least for now. > > Re: the reference that was originally quoted, that reference refers > completely to Intel's Itanium IA64 architecture, which is a dead > duck. Intel have developed EM64T which is easy to support alongside > AMD's AMD64 line, and so I believe the IA64 line will be phased out > within 18 months in favour of a line of high-end EM64T chips, maybe > with inbuilt IA64 legacy translation. Either way Apple are not using > IA64. I am not even totally sure IA64 is x86 compatible. > > Also I'd like to point out to those that were muttering about Intel > making PowerPC CPUs that IBM own all the patents to PowerPC and POWER > technology. Apple can't just walk up to Intel and ask to make PPCs - > the designs are not Apple's to hand out. It simply would not be > possible. IBM and Intel might co-operate (begrudgingly) in the low- > end Server market but they are both producing chips and thus are > rivals in CPU terms. It'd be like Apple giving Microsoft the keys to > OS X... Either way that rumor is dead as the line is confirmed to be > x86. > > -- > Mark Benson > > AIM - SilValleyPirate > MSN - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.68kmac.com> > Visit my Homepage: <http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson> > > "Introducing Macintosh Classic II - pick one out on your way past the > trash!" > > > -- > Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
