PeterH wrote: > > On Mar 12, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Stephen Weber wrote: > >> Were there any multicore G Series processors? > > Depends upon what you call "G". > > From Apple, no.
From Apple, yes. The G5 was available in dual core. Only the last line of Power Mac G5s had dual cores. > > But IBM, the originator of the Power Architecture, and owner of the G > design, certainly has multiple-cores. AFAIK the "G" designation was an Apple thing. IBM calls it Power something and the specific line used in Macs was the Power PC. > > IOW, there are "Gs" beyond G5, just not ones which Apple has employed. > > A former professional colleague is using multiple-core Gs within his > company's fiber channel products. > > For their application, the Power architecture is best pricer-performer. > > -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
