mkrishnan
Oct 18, 09:07 PM
*does a little cheer*
And the new contact list looks cuuuuute! :)
And the new contact list looks cuuuuute! :)
dongmin
Aug 30, 03:45 PM
I'm not sure what you guys are saying about the iPod's hardware capabilities is totally accurate. According this DesignChain.com article (http://www.designchain.com/coverstory.asp?issue=summer02), iPod actually has a dedicated mp3 decoder chip:
The rest of the device uses a dedicated MP3 decoder and controller chip from PortalPlayer, a Wolfson Microelectronics Ltd. stereo digital-to-analog converter, a flash memory chip from Sharp Electronics Corp., a Texas Instruments 1394 firewire interface controller, and a power management and battery charging IC from Linear Technologies Inc.
Also from Anandtech.com (http://www.anandtech.com/audio/showdoc.html?i=1575&p=6):
The final noteworthy item on the iPod's PCB actually turns out to be the unit's CPU. The chip is a PP5002B-C chip made by PortalPlayer. Although the specifications of the version of the chip used in the iPod are not available on PortyalPlayer's website, specifications on their P5001 controller are available. Bearing the similar product names, we can speculate that not much has changed in the Apple specific chip. If this is in fact the case, then the PP5002B chip has a ARM7 TDMI based core with a coprocessor dedicated to real time encoding acceleration. The processor is able to not only decode MP3 and wma files (note that the iPod's chip can decode MP3 files up to 320 Kbps, MP3 variable bit rate, WAV, and AIFF files), it is also able to encode on the fly (a feature which Apple did not take advantage of in the iPod). The chip also features an integrated 32KB of SRAM and 8KB of cache. We are unsure of the operating frequency of the chip or how many MIPS the chip can handle, but the iPod never functioned slowly suggesting that there is plenty of power.
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The rest of the device uses a dedicated MP3 decoder and controller chip from PortalPlayer, a Wolfson Microelectronics Ltd. stereo digital-to-analog converter, a flash memory chip from Sharp Electronics Corp., a Texas Instruments 1394 firewire interface controller, and a power management and battery charging IC from Linear Technologies Inc.
Also from Anandtech.com (http://www.anandtech.com/audio/showdoc.html?i=1575&p=6):
The final noteworthy item on the iPod's PCB actually turns out to be the unit's CPU. The chip is a PP5002B-C chip made by PortalPlayer. Although the specifications of the version of the chip used in the iPod are not available on PortyalPlayer's website, specifications on their P5001 controller are available. Bearing the similar product names, we can speculate that not much has changed in the Apple specific chip. If this is in fact the case, then the PP5002B chip has a ARM7 TDMI based core with a coprocessor dedicated to real time encoding acceleration. The processor is able to not only decode MP3 and wma files (note that the iPod's chip can decode MP3 files up to 320 Kbps, MP3 variable bit rate, WAV, and AIFF files), it is also able to encode on the fly (a feature which Apple did not take advantage of in the iPod). The chip also features an integrated 32KB of SRAM and 8KB of cache. We are unsure of the operating frequency of the chip or how many MIPS the chip can handle, but the iPod never functioned slowly suggesting that there is plenty of power.
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jelloshotsrule
Sep 5, 02:16 PM
you should probably im him and deal with that in public, though the rest of your statement is good.... glad to see you have reconsidered and whatnot
Durandal7
Nov 1, 05:27 PM
Here's a new trademark from Apple. A search on Apple's website and on google didn't reveal anything. Is this new or an old product?
XGRID
IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer hardware and software
IC 038. US 100 101 104. G & S: Communication by computer; communication intercommunication; rental, hire and leasing of communications apparatus; providing access to electronic communication networks for the access to electronic mail-boxes; electronic bulletin board services; electronic transmission of data and documents via a global computer network (Internet) or other databases; delivery of data and messages by electronic transmission; providing access to an electronic communication network for the downloading of information and data from a global computer network (Internet); consulting services in the fields of telecommunications; providing access to electronic bulletin boards.
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IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer hardware and software
IC 038. US 100 101 104. G & S: Communication by computer; communication intercommunication; rental, hire and leasing of communications apparatus; providing access to electronic communication networks for the access to electronic mail-boxes; electronic bulletin board services; electronic transmission of data and documents via a global computer network (Internet) or other databases; delivery of data and messages by electronic transmission; providing access to an electronic communication network for the downloading of information and data from a global computer network (Internet); consulting services in the fields of telecommunications; providing access to electronic bulletin boards.
combatcolin
Mar 21, 08:51 AM
No Wi-Fi
No HD -DVD drive for films.
Not that great really is it?
Disappointing for me, still no reason to buy a 360 till September.
No HD -DVD drive for films.
Not that great really is it?
Disappointing for me, still no reason to buy a 360 till September.
rockthecasbah
Mar 21, 05:52 PM
The mediocre (at best) games keep rolling in... I hadn't been looking at this game so i'm not that disappointed at it but more the Wii market in general. Also on the IGN wii page is their less review of Cooking Mama which got a similar score, 5.8 overall. While i expected this score, the game had tons of potential to be great.
It really is a sad time for the wii right now. I haven't touched mine except for once in about 2 weeks... I borrowed my friend's excite truck and didn't find it too fun, Red Steel that i lent him was entertaining for a bit but i lost interest, beat Zelda, and conquered much of Wii Sports. What else is there? A bunch of lousy games with decent playability and lousy graphics but nothing thrilling. Until Paper Mario comes out i don't even really think i'll play Wii all that much! It's just not captivating me like it should and it's sad.
Come on developers, stop making games with half-ass graphics and weak playability. Look at games like RE on the GC and the type of graphics you can do on last gen machines, it's time to actually TEST the machine!
:mad:
It really is a sad time for the wii right now. I haven't touched mine except for once in about 2 weeks... I borrowed my friend's excite truck and didn't find it too fun, Red Steel that i lent him was entertaining for a bit but i lost interest, beat Zelda, and conquered much of Wii Sports. What else is there? A bunch of lousy games with decent playability and lousy graphics but nothing thrilling. Until Paper Mario comes out i don't even really think i'll play Wii all that much! It's just not captivating me like it should and it's sad.
Come on developers, stop making games with half-ass graphics and weak playability. Look at games like RE on the GC and the type of graphics you can do on last gen machines, it's time to actually TEST the machine!
:mad:
Nermal
Feb 17, 08:38 PM
Until my dad switches, I told him to only use Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. So far so good.
I installed Windows on a friend's computer the other day. I made FF the default browser and removed the icon for IE. I also configured it so that you need a password to make IE the default again :D
I installed Windows on a friend's computer the other day. I made FF the default browser and removed the icon for IE. I also configured it so that you need a password to make IE the default again :D
celebrian23
Jun 20, 02:45 PM
me as well
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Sep 30, 02:39 PM
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MacRib
Oct 9, 08:54 AM
Your chronic values don't seem to be right at all:
Ok, 10 years ago, 350 MB HD maybe were stat-of-the-art. But four years ago, 3 Gig should be? Surely not. As long as the new iBook won't come out, I've got an 1997 Siemens Nixdorf Scenic Computer (P1 200MMX), whose 3 Gig HD I've just changed a few months ago against a 60 GB one. And this Computer has never been State of the art! And even DVDs (ram) have been available in 1998, havent they?
Ok, 10 years ago, 350 MB HD maybe were stat-of-the-art. But four years ago, 3 Gig should be? Surely not. As long as the new iBook won't come out, I've got an 1997 Siemens Nixdorf Scenic Computer (P1 200MMX), whose 3 Gig HD I've just changed a few months ago against a 60 GB one. And this Computer has never been State of the art! And even DVDs (ram) have been available in 1998, havent they?
DakotaGuy
Sep 12, 09:10 PM
Look, Apple is focused on having an Alti-Vec processor, everything has been written for that, now people say the new IBM Power PC based on Power4 might not be Alti-Vec so therefore Apple will not use them. If Apple is so worried about having Alti-Vec, then why in the hell would they be now going to an x86 from AMD. If Apple goes AMD or Intel it would have to be an x86 processor. That is what they build and they are not going to build a small number of some special high tech processor just for Apple, sorry IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
Okay lets say you guys are right and Apple says...yep an AMD Athlon for our PowerMacs in Jan...then what do you do with the "i" and "e" series. Do you continue on with them as a PPC with Alti-Vec and make the PowerMacs with an x86 AMD? HOLY MOLY what a confusing thing. We then have Macs that are not even compatible with each other, you then have to make different software for different computers. What about all the PPC Macs that are out there right now. How long do companies have to make different software for all different types of machines? If Apple goes to AMD it would not be a PowerPC, and for now changing chip arc. would make for lots of confusion.
There is still something called AIM and PowerPC and this is where the future Apple processors will come from. Intel and AMD are not going to plug huge amounts of money into designing an all new chip that is completely compatible with PPC considering Apples market share. If Apple goes x86 then they might as well stick Windows XP on their machines and go head to head with the rest of the PC mess.
Okay lets say you guys are right and Apple says...yep an AMD Athlon for our PowerMacs in Jan...then what do you do with the "i" and "e" series. Do you continue on with them as a PPC with Alti-Vec and make the PowerMacs with an x86 AMD? HOLY MOLY what a confusing thing. We then have Macs that are not even compatible with each other, you then have to make different software for different computers. What about all the PPC Macs that are out there right now. How long do companies have to make different software for all different types of machines? If Apple goes to AMD it would not be a PowerPC, and for now changing chip arc. would make for lots of confusion.
There is still something called AIM and PowerPC and this is where the future Apple processors will come from. Intel and AMD are not going to plug huge amounts of money into designing an all new chip that is completely compatible with PPC considering Apples market share. If Apple goes x86 then they might as well stick Windows XP on their machines and go head to head with the rest of the PC mess.
liketom
Jan 4, 07:46 AM
UK IS BACK!
edit: dammit, beaten :p
what a good day this is !!!! roll on next week , now if i can just get one of them 20" to watch the live feed !! i wonder if the dealers will price drop straight away ?? if so i might drive to nottingham to pick one up!!!
" an Apple a day keeps Micro$oft away "
edit: dammit, beaten :p
what a good day this is !!!! roll on next week , now if i can just get one of them 20" to watch the live feed !! i wonder if the dealers will price drop straight away ?? if so i might drive to nottingham to pick one up!!!
" an Apple a day keeps Micro$oft away "
scem0
Oct 20, 01:55 AM
This sure doesn't go along with moto selling their semiconductor unit...
pgwalsh
Sep 24, 12:40 AM
I'd like to see similar tests done with more RAM. I can't imagine any professional using a PowerMac with 256MB of RAM.
I was hoping to see better performance numbers, but I guess they're good enough. :expressionless:
I was hoping to see better performance numbers, but I guess they're good enough. :expressionless:
AmigoMac
Nov 10, 01:33 AM
Oh well, maybe they'll get a cleaned-up 1.1 out there soon.
and 1.1 bugs will be in 1.2 gone, 1.2 in 1.3 ... and There is always a hope.
i like firefox
and 1.1 bugs will be in 1.2 gone, 1.2 in 1.3 ... and There is always a hope.
i like firefox
3777
Sep 9, 12:15 PM
Originally posted by 3777
........is that some of the hardware, even 2 or 3 years old, can do anything any new system can do. My 400mhz iMac DV runs Photoshop pretty damn well, sure it doesn't launch in .00003 seconds, but I can hanle the .5 second delay...... I just ordered a dual ghz G4 quicksilver, and I have no doubt that will be even faster then my Athalon XP2100+ ..........and while both of these systems are now considered "outdated" ........if my old iMac dv can handle most of today's software, I can just imagine what this supposedly outdated Quiclksilver I'm getting is going to do. :confused:
There is always a race for the latest and greatest, but I think systems have become so powerful that anything bought in the past year or so will now be viable for many years to come. Kind of like cars...... dramatic changes in the first 30-40 years........ but progress kind of leveled off after that....... or at least slowed to a point where a 20-30 year old vehicle could still operate on a highway without a problem......sort of like my mint 1980 Jeep CJ7:cool:
Just got an e-mail saying the Dual G4 Quicksilver is sold out. Back to the iMac!:D
........is that some of the hardware, even 2 or 3 years old, can do anything any new system can do. My 400mhz iMac DV runs Photoshop pretty damn well, sure it doesn't launch in .00003 seconds, but I can hanle the .5 second delay...... I just ordered a dual ghz G4 quicksilver, and I have no doubt that will be even faster then my Athalon XP2100+ ..........and while both of these systems are now considered "outdated" ........if my old iMac dv can handle most of today's software, I can just imagine what this supposedly outdated Quiclksilver I'm getting is going to do. :confused:
There is always a race for the latest and greatest, but I think systems have become so powerful that anything bought in the past year or so will now be viable for many years to come. Kind of like cars...... dramatic changes in the first 30-40 years........ but progress kind of leveled off after that....... or at least slowed to a point where a 20-30 year old vehicle could still operate on a highway without a problem......sort of like my mint 1980 Jeep CJ7:cool:
Just got an e-mail saying the Dual G4 Quicksilver is sold out. Back to the iMac!:D
andymac85
Mar 6, 11:37 PM
decided to just use the graphic version. thanks for the help, though!
Doctor Q
Mar 3, 06:17 PM
Obviously, my career as a criminal is not going well. I may have to turn myself in for the reward money.
pubwvj
Jul 28, 05:01 PM
I use two primarily - PowerBook and Palm.
Each day I generally spend a little time on each of our family computers (3 others) helping other family members.
It used to be that I had three computers that I split between because computers were so slow but now my PowerBook generally can keep up with me.
Each day I generally spend a little time on each of our family computers (3 others) helping other family members.
It used to be that I had three computers that I split between because computers were so slow but now my PowerBook generally can keep up with me.
wmmk
Apr 25, 11:29 PM
what's folding? i've always been curious.
using your cpu to do work for other people doing good medical research and schtuffz
using your cpu to do work for other people doing good medical research and schtuffz
avkills
Sep 20, 05:57 PM
Microsoft has not beat Apple as far as a 64bit consumer OS goes. Name one consumer chip that is 64bit. Thank you. Carry on.
Also, I think NT is limited to 4 processors unless they have updated that recently. Clustering is not the same as a multi-processor machine. Unix scales better than NT, just deal with it. Apple could easily make a rack server that had 16 processors, with a kick arse OpenGL card and teach SGI a lesson. They don't have the market for that though...yet!
-mark
Also, I think NT is limited to 4 processors unless they have updated that recently. Clustering is not the same as a multi-processor machine. Unix scales better than NT, just deal with it. Apple could easily make a rack server that had 16 processors, with a kick arse OpenGL card and teach SGI a lesson. They don't have the market for that though...yet!
-mark
Knox
Apr 13, 10:16 AM
Though ironcally, the iMac in the foreground has a Windows-related page open!
The image is from the Getty Images library and was intended for a story about Boot Camp, so the Windows page was sort of relevant for that purpose - the BBC just decided to reuse it for some reason.
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/details_pop.aspx?iid=57261310&cdi=0
Another one I noticed recently was an article about the Carphone Warehouse's broadband (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4898212.stm) - although to be fair they did use PC laptops for other articles about the same story, but obviously we don't notice those quite as much ;)
The image is from the Getty Images library and was intended for a story about Boot Camp, so the Windows page was sort of relevant for that purpose - the BBC just decided to reuse it for some reason.
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/details_pop.aspx?iid=57261310&cdi=0
Another one I noticed recently was an article about the Carphone Warehouse's broadband (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4898212.stm) - although to be fair they did use PC laptops for other articles about the same story, but obviously we don't notice those quite as much ;)
MacRumorUser
Mar 20, 03:48 PM
Damn, I thought I was a game freak, MacRumourUser takes the cake.
No I'm just a freak ;) Thanks for your list (i was starting to feel embarrased for the amount I've bought) :D At least I'm not the only one :)
No I'm just a freak ;) Thanks for your list (i was starting to feel embarrased for the amount I've bought) :D At least I'm not the only one :)
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