MacGroup: The last PowerPC PowerBooks?
On Aug 12, 2005, at 3:07 PM, Rex Baldazo recalled: I thought Apple wasn't planning on an Intel-based laptop until 2007, which would mean over a year without any new PowerBook models. That can't be right, I hope. If you look at Apple's June 6 press release [1], you'll see At its Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple? announced plans to deliver models of its Macintosh? computers using Intel? microprocessors by this time next year, and to transition all of its Macs to using Intel microprocessors by the end of 2007. The main reason for Apple to switch was the Powerbooks, so it stands to reason they'll be the first Mactel machines. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2398 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050812/049b8957/attachment.bin
MacGroup: The last PowerPC PowerBooks?
Rumour of course, but the scuttlebutt is that we may have only one more upgrade to the PowerPC-based PowerBooks and then that's it, nothing until the Intel-based PowerBooks: http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1229 I thought Apple wasn't planning on an Intel-based laptop until 2007, which would mean over a year without any new PowerBook models. That can't be right, I hope. --- Rex. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 25. The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | List posting address: mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu | List Web page: http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup
MacGroup: The last PowerPC PowerBooks?
who knows what lurks in the tattered crevices of steve jobs mind :) a lot of people will choose to wait it out unless they have a legitimate need for a powerbook now, or for some reason can't stand the notion of an intel box...jf On Aug 12, 2005, at 3:07 PM, Rex Baldazo wrote: Rumour of course, but the scuttlebutt is that we may have only one more upgrade to the PowerPC-based PowerBooks and then that's it, nothing until the Intel-based PowerBooks: I thought Apple wasn't planning on an Intel-based laptop until 2007, which would mean over a year without any new PowerBook models. That can't be right, I hope. --- Rex. ubiquitous \yoo-BIK-wih-tuhs\, adjective: Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same time. -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2102 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050812/50c8ab6c/attachment.bin
MacGroup: The last PowerPC PowerBooks?
Does that go for the iBook, too? Marta On Aug 12, 2005, at 15:49, Jerry Freeman wrote: who knows what lurks in the tattered crevices of steve jobs mind :) a lot of people will choose to wait it out unless they have a legitimate need for a powerbook now, or for some reason can't stand the notion of an intel box...jf On Aug 12, 2005, at 3:07 PM, Rex Baldazo wrote: Rumour of course, but the scuttlebutt is that we may have only one more upgrade to the PowerPC-based PowerBooks and then that's it, nothing until the Intel-based PowerBooks: I thought Apple wasn't planning on an Intel-based laptop until 2007, which would mean over a year without any new PowerBook models. That can't be right, I hope. --- Rex. ubiquitous \yoo-BIK-wih-tuhs\, adjective: Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same time. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 25. The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | List posting address: mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu | List Web page: http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup
MacGroup: The last PowerPC PowerBooks?
The rumour only mentioned the PowerBook. The claim is they aren't going to be able to push the G5 much faster and that's why the PowerBook upgrades will stop. The iBooks don't run the very fastest processors yet so presumably they could be upgraded a while longer, until they're running the same CPU as the current PowerBook generation. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Marta Edie Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 3:58 PM To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Subject: Re: MacGroup: The last PowerPC PowerBooks? Does that go for the iBook, too? Marta On Aug 12, 2005, at 15:49, Jerry Freeman wrote: who knows what lurks in the tattered crevices of steve jobs mind :) a lot of people will choose to wait it out unless they have a legitimate need for a powerbook now, or for some reason can't stand the notion of an intel box...jf On Aug 12, 2005, at 3:07 PM, Rex Baldazo wrote: Rumour of course, but the scuttlebutt is that we may have only one more upgrade to the PowerPC-based PowerBooks and then that's it, nothing until the Intel-based PowerBooks: I thought Apple wasn't planning on an Intel-based laptop until 2007, which would mean over a year without any new PowerBook models. That can't be right, I hope. --- Rex. ubiquitous \yoo-BIK-wih-tuhs\, adjective: Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same time. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be August 25. | The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | List posting address: mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu | List Web page: http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 25. The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | List posting address: mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu | List Web page: http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup
MacGroup: The last PowerPC PowerBooks?
Sorry, that should of course have been G4 and not G5. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Rex Baldazo Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 4:01 PM To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Subject: RE: MacGroup: The last PowerPC PowerBooks? The rumour only mentioned the PowerBook. The claim is they aren't going to be able to push the G5 much faster and that's why the PowerBook upgrades will stop. The iBooks don't run the very fastest processors yet so presumably they could be upgraded a while longer, until they're running the same CPU as the current PowerBook generation. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Marta Edie Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 3:58 PM To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Subject: Re: MacGroup: The last PowerPC PowerBooks? Does that go for the iBook, too? Marta On Aug 12, 2005, at 15:49, Jerry Freeman wrote: who knows what lurks in the tattered crevices of steve jobs mind :) a lot of people will choose to wait it out unless they have a legitimate need for a powerbook now, or for some reason can't stand the notion of an intel box...jf On Aug 12, 2005, at 3:07 PM, Rex Baldazo wrote: Rumour of course, but the scuttlebutt is that we may have only one more upgrade to the PowerPC-based PowerBooks and then that's it, nothing until the Intel-based PowerBooks: I thought Apple wasn't planning on an Intel-based laptop until 2007, which would mean over a year without any new PowerBook models. That can't be right, I hope. --- Rex. ubiquitous \yoo-BIK-wih-tuhs\, adjective: Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same time. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be August 25. | The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | List posting address: mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu | List Web page: http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be August 25. | The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | List posting address: mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu | List Web page: http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 25. The LCS Web page is http://www.kymac.org. | List posting address: mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu | List Web page: http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup
