I was just speaking with someone that knows the business and was told the processor used will probably be the Itanium processor which is a 32 bit processor based on the DEC-Alpha chip..
-----Original Message----- From: Larry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 2:27 PM To: Unsupported OS X Subject: Re: Apple x86?? YES!!!!! I have to agree. I think it was the fact that IBM hasn't been able to produce a G5 cool enough to run in a laptop that is the problem. The G5 is doing great at keeping up and something faster than Intel's chips. But they run very hot! That's why the lower end and laptops will convert first. The G5 is fine for the high end and high horsepower macs. In fact, IBM has Intel in its laptops but uses the PPC in its servers. Apple could try that. I wonder if Intel will integrate the Altivec for Apple. It will only be a matter of time before someone writes a hack (maybe not from this list) so that OSX can run on a generic PC. I probably wouldn't buy one new and do it ... but I have used PC (that is much newer than my 7300) my employer gave that is sitting there collecting dust ... I'd be willing to try a hack and load OSX 10.5 on it. :) Larry --- Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jun 7, 2005, at 8:10 AM, Dan Stewart wrote: > > > Um, actually, not really. Real-world benchmarks already show that the > dual G5's were able to keep pace with the faster Pentiums. > > The big reason Apple's doing this is to get the laptop line moving > forward with the Pentium M. > > THIS is the hardware market companies want to be in. Sales and > margins are higher with laptops than desktops, and since laptops are > all-in one systems, if you want to upgrade, you gotta buy a whole new > box. Same goes for home-oriented systems like the Mini. This is why > Apple's moving aggressively to get those lines onto Intel first: they > make the money. __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
