-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
On Jun 8, 2005, at 10:20 PM, Ryan Butler wrote:
Just for those who hadn't heard, I thought i'd tell you guys a little
about it.
I've ben reading a lot about this, so I can probably answer most of
your questions if you have any :D
Ryan Butler
For me the switch to Intel is simply bad news. When Apple came out with
OS X operating system I was impressed by it's potentials and the fact
that Apple was using a RISC processor. The combination is what brought
me to purchase my first Apple. Being in a business where security and
performance ,(in that order) were critical the bonus of decent
multimedia performance was too much to pass up. Over the past couple of
years though, I've seen Apple more and more interested in controlling
how I use my computer. The switch to Intel being the final step in what
hardware and software you use. I won't go into why I know Intel
processors stink. That's a long technical argument that most people on
this list wouldn't understand or be interested in. Apple could have
switched to other RISC processor manufactures besides IBM without any
major code disruption. With Berkley FreeBSD as their foundation for OS
X it wouldn't have been that big a deal. No it's control they want over
what you do. They seem to have caught the Gate's disease. So for me
I'll continue to use Apple Power PC's and hopefully even get them
cheaper when the new Intel units come out. I'll just load Linux or
FreeBSD on them, which by then, barring any major legal hassles will
have made major improvements in the multimedia software and continue to
enjoy a secure computer.
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
<processor> (RISC) A processor whose design is based on the rapid
execution of a sequence of simple instructions rather than on the
provision of a large variety of complex instructions (as in a Complex
Instruction Set Computer).
Features which are generally found in RISC designs are uniform
instruction encoding (e.g. the op-code is always in the same bit
positions in each instruction which is always one word long), which
allows faster decoding; a homogenous register set, allowing any
register to be used in any context and simplifying compiler design; and
simple addressing modes with more complex modes replaced by sequences
of simple arithmetic instructions.
Examples of (more or less) RISC processors are the Berkeley RISC,
HP-PA, Clipper, i960, AMD 29000, MIPS R2000 and DEC Alpha. IBM's first
RISC computer was the RT/PC (IBM 801), they now produce the RISC-based
RISC System/6000 and SP/2 lines.
Despite Apple Computer's bogus claims for their PowerPC-based
Macintoshes, the first RISC processor used in a personal computer was
the Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) used in the Acorn Archimedes.
Chris D. (Badger)
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where
they went"
- --Will Rogers
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (Darwin)
iD8DBQFCqI7TEQzs//bEwtMRAoCRAJ9surb5I32zAPOBTj1rtLE0XcoMBgCfWl3k
xkoq2bprEIc0xKZKdCxTNJE=
=WxeZ
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--
The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and...
Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |
- Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! |
Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html>
iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/>
---------------------------------------------------------------
iPod Accessories for Less
at 1-800-iPOD.COM
Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal
www.1800ipod.com
---------------------------------------------------------------
