on 1/11/06 10:22 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The PowerPC was developed jointly by IBM, Motorola, and Apple. It > was, for all intents and purposes, +/- some politics, the follow-on > to the 68K processor family. THAT's why it was greeted with open > arms. > > The Pentium, OTOH, is just a buggy stale architecture that's been > wedged and rewedged into new chip technologies just so the clock > could be cranked up. Clock-speed aside, it's a POS no matter how you > view it.
I haven't seen anything to indicate that the Intel Duo, as Apple calls it, is a Pentium or x86. Intel makes lots of different processors for different markets and applications. Is this new processor indeed a Pentium-type element? Rick -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
