----- Original Message ----- From: "James Therrault" <jetas...@netzero.com> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 4:07:20 AM Subject: Re: Apple inside?
On Oct 24, 2010, at 1:26 AM, Dan wrote: > I'm thinking by next summer/fall, Apple will be offering A4 > "portables" and Core i7 and i9 "desktops". OS X and iOS merged > (Lion being the first step), and able to run on either ARM or x86. > yum. Interesting, but I still think that Apple dropped the ball with regard to option to power sucking G5 chips for laptops. Neither IBM or Motorola could do it but maybe a special arrangement with other Intel competitors to work on a low power PPC such as AMD could have proven fruitful. Power technology is now way up there with regards to clock speed supporting multiple cores. Just my 2ยข worth... JT (Curses on Comcast for not setting the "quote" function.) 8^P AMD does not do PPC. Apple's decision to do Intel, particularly for laptops, was sound. It let them compete with "PCs". It was because Motorola could not deliver a low-energy, powerful footprint. Intel is undeniably better at that! As a G4/G5 participant, I lament the loss of g4/g5 technology, but I understand the move to Intel. Moving to an Apple-produced processor also is intriguing. Let the good times roll... - Peter -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
