MacBandit
Sep 28, 02:20 AM
Originally posted by solvs
You guys are being way too optimistic.
New PowerBooks with 1 GHz G4, SuperDrive, and 64 MB Video Card, if we're lucky. New iBook with 800 MHz (+ if they go with a 133 MHz FSB, probably still a G3) and 32 MB Radeon, but probably only if the PowerBook gets a 64.
Maybe intergrated Bluetooth, but probably not until the next itineration.
Eventually new iMacs and eMacs with single 1 GHz G4s and a 133 MHz FSB. New Superdrives, probably in the Towers first, after they come out. But, NO NEW TOWERS!!! Not for awhile anyway. They JUST started shipping the 1.25s, and January isn't that far away.
Hate to be a buzzkill, and I hope I'm wrong.
Hey you're not killing my buzz at all that's exactly what I said in my response.
You guys are being way too optimistic.
New PowerBooks with 1 GHz G4, SuperDrive, and 64 MB Video Card, if we're lucky. New iBook with 800 MHz (+ if they go with a 133 MHz FSB, probably still a G3) and 32 MB Radeon, but probably only if the PowerBook gets a 64.
Maybe intergrated Bluetooth, but probably not until the next itineration.
Eventually new iMacs and eMacs with single 1 GHz G4s and a 133 MHz FSB. New Superdrives, probably in the Towers first, after they come out. But, NO NEW TOWERS!!! Not for awhile anyway. They JUST started shipping the 1.25s, and January isn't that far away.
Hate to be a buzzkill, and I hope I'm wrong.
Hey you're not killing my buzz at all that's exactly what I said in my response.
Peace
Jun 20, 02:47 PM
AppleInsider is down.
winmacguy
Apr 6, 02:40 AM
Well said. This is why i'm stil on Quark 4.1 and on Illustrator 5.5 in classic mode (and they startup faster). I have Illustrator 10 and it s*cks on a 2.0MP G5.
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A lot of places I know of are still on Illutrator 8 because there are so many pre press issues with transparency in Illustrator 10 and illustrator 8 works fine. We use Illustrator CS where I work.
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A lot of places I know of are still on Illutrator 8 because there are so many pre press issues with transparency in Illustrator 10 and illustrator 8 works fine. We use Illustrator CS where I work.
scem0
Oct 17, 05:00 PM
Well, I expect that it will be out within the next 2 months. If it isn't then I will be pissed along w/ everyone else. Im not planning on getting one, but as of now I am mad at apple. That is the very reason that I am about to buy a PC. They are faster and cheaper. So what if it has a worse operating system. I will deal with that. I just can't afford to buy a computer that I can't afford and that is slow in the 1st place.:(
sikkinixx
Mar 20, 03:19 PM
Well there wont be any more 20gb PS3's once stores have got rid of stock so it will be $120 difference - but then your getting wifi too.
And Blu-Ray for Casino Royale (did I mention that movie kicks some ass in HD?)
And Blu-Ray for Casino Royale (did I mention that movie kicks some ass in HD?)
Haoshiro
Mar 16, 06:34 PM
Dangit, to many great XBLA releases lately!!!
vniow
Sep 11, 09:14 PM
Oh hush. You can bitch and complain about Jaguar and no more OS9 all you want, it's not going to bring it back. If you want to run it then run it. Don't go off bitching about it. Where Apple is headed with these 'fancy peripherals' as you so elegantly call them, is the future of home computing. In 5 years there won't be 'personal computers' anymore, there will be a bunch of fancy peripherals interconnected like what Apple and Phillips are doing with Rendevous. You go and run your OS9 if you want, Apple's not going to stop you.
ddtlm
Oct 19, 12:59 AM
Telomar:
I would take Altivec over SSE2 10/10 times and I imagine most other people would as well.
I'm sure Apple appreciates your loyalty, but when you want to do double precision floating point SSE2 is clearly the choice, since AltiVec can't do it at all. That should be at least 1/10 times.
Nipsy:
Actually saying that SPEC doesn't use memory bandwidth, or that it only stresses the processor is silly. Notice how much the Power4 leads the PPC-970 in SPEC floating point? That has everything to do with memory bandwidth (including L3) since the execution cores are exactly the same (except where the PPC-970 has added things like AltiVec).
SPEC scores (int and fp) test the processor, but don't stress the rest of the system, so even if the x86 processor(s) score(s) slightly higher in SPEC (int and fp) when flagships are tested next year, the actual speed for an end user may favor the Mac heavily
What do you base this on? Since obviously SPEC stresses both memory and CPU (based on PPC-970 vs Power4), all that is left are things like video cards and hard disks, and those are the same for Macs and PCs.
It is true that SPEC does not reflect Photoshop or RC5 scores, and I expect those will favor Macs as much as ever, probably even more so than ever before.
I would take Altivec over SSE2 10/10 times and I imagine most other people would as well.
I'm sure Apple appreciates your loyalty, but when you want to do double precision floating point SSE2 is clearly the choice, since AltiVec can't do it at all. That should be at least 1/10 times.
Nipsy:
Actually saying that SPEC doesn't use memory bandwidth, or that it only stresses the processor is silly. Notice how much the Power4 leads the PPC-970 in SPEC floating point? That has everything to do with memory bandwidth (including L3) since the execution cores are exactly the same (except where the PPC-970 has added things like AltiVec).
SPEC scores (int and fp) test the processor, but don't stress the rest of the system, so even if the x86 processor(s) score(s) slightly higher in SPEC (int and fp) when flagships are tested next year, the actual speed for an end user may favor the Mac heavily
What do you base this on? Since obviously SPEC stresses both memory and CPU (based on PPC-970 vs Power4), all that is left are things like video cards and hard disks, and those are the same for Macs and PCs.
It is true that SPEC does not reflect Photoshop or RC5 scores, and I expect those will favor Macs as much as ever, probably even more so than ever before.
tvguru
Nov 20, 04:35 AM
Just got my MacBook Pro to start folding. Also, recruited my g/f. I've only gotten one WU out so far cuz of this buggy intel client. (still better then rosetta) We'll be folding from here on in. :)
King Cobra
Oct 22, 08:02 PM
I used to visit the damned MacOSRumors and kept coming back to that site for as long as it continued to update the news. I began to get REAL sick of waiting for a whole week for updates AND for them to fix their server problems. (My belated advice: Get a new damn server!!)
So I typed in possible Mac Rumor Sites. Given just those three words, I came up with something original. :D :p
So I typed in possible Mac Rumor Sites. Given just those three words, I came up with something original. :D :p
wayne091189
Oct 30, 10:38 AM
Sharp unveils glass-based CPU prototype
[digitimes.com] 11:07
Sharp on October 22 unveiled a prototype of an 8-bit, 2.5MHz, glass-based central processing unit (CPU). Jointly working with Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL), the company has successfully formed microprocessor circuitry on glass 15mm square and 1mm thick by employing its continuous grain silicon (CGS) technology.
Sharp hopes its invention will pave the way to development of ultra-thin sheet computers and TVs. The company expects to have some products, like games machines or mobile phones, equipped with this type of glass-based CPU, available by 2005.
Sharp currently uses CGS technology to produce system LCDs, LCD panels with built-in driver IC circuits.Shih-wei Kao
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[digitimes.com] 11:07
Sharp on October 22 unveiled a prototype of an 8-bit, 2.5MHz, glass-based central processing unit (CPU). Jointly working with Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (SEL), the company has successfully formed microprocessor circuitry on glass 15mm square and 1mm thick by employing its continuous grain silicon (CGS) technology.
Sharp hopes its invention will pave the way to development of ultra-thin sheet computers and TVs. The company expects to have some products, like games machines or mobile phones, equipped with this type of glass-based CPU, available by 2005.
Sharp currently uses CGS technology to produce system LCDs, LCD panels with built-in driver IC circuits.Shih-wei Kao
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sparkleytone
Sep 14, 10:32 AM
i have absolutely no inkling of belief in this naked mole rat. he knows nothing and is trying to shake things up. no person with any real knowledge coming from the depths of apple will be so superfluous with his words. the man embellishes everything with a pseudo-SAT word in order to feel more intelligent than he actually is.
do not believe this report. i hope IBM and Apple are working together...but do not believe this report.
do not believe this report. i hope IBM and Apple are working together...but do not believe this report.
748s
Oct 1, 05:21 AM
it's advertising. they use what looks best. one tv advert [where i am] showed someone doing their banking via the internet on an imac. the bank concerned doesn't support macs. a large pc seller has a an advert about leasing instead of buying, the computer used in the advert is a pismo, the apple logo is PSed out
mc68k
Sep 7, 02:45 PM
the best would be the native windows client if you have windows installed
then you can run at native speed, or leave it on overnight if u dont want to use windows. i bet the dual xeon would be like having a bunch of normal p4s
then you can run at native speed, or leave it on overnight if u dont want to use windows. i bet the dual xeon would be like having a bunch of normal p4s
jessica.
Jun 12, 11:03 PM
It's a different economy. Many people are obviously quite content to work building the players.
15 hours? That's only three to five hours more than Rob or I work on an average say, so meh.
Do I wish they were built here? Yeah.
Could I afford one if they were? Probably not. :o
I'm with you on this one...in all areas.
15 hours? That's only three to five hours more than Rob or I work on an average say, so meh.
Do I wish they were built here? Yeah.
Could I afford one if they were? Probably not. :o
I'm with you on this one...in all areas.
Postal
Oct 19, 08:48 AM
Ah, but the whole reason PowerMacs and PowerBooks come with L3 cache is because there isn't enough system bandwidth for the way it would work otherwise (i.e. just sending the data through). The PPC 970 may not need L3 for awhile (if at all) when there's a 6.4 GB/sec interface between the CPU and northbridge chip.
F/reW/re
Sep 28, 10:00 AM
What about this Totoku LCD monitor.
http://www.hardware.no/nyheter/images/torque_lcd.jpg
9.2 megapixel 22.2 inch color LCD for print graphics and publishing
* 3840x2400 pixels, 22.2 inch diagonal
* 204 pixels per inch
* Native gamma 1.8
* 5000 Kelvin backlights
* 24 bit color
* 16:10 Aspect Ratio
* 235 cd/m2 typical white luminance
* .6 typical black luminance
* 400:1 typical contrast ratio
* 170 viewing angle.
* 50 ms pixel response time
* Video interface: DVI 1 Channel with one cable; DVI 2 Channels with one cable; DVI 4 Channels with two cables.
* Power consumption: 135 watts typical, 150 watts max
* 25 lbs (11.4 kg) with stand, 20 lbs (8.82 kg) without
http://www.hardware.no/nyheter/images/torque_lcd.jpg
9.2 megapixel 22.2 inch color LCD for print graphics and publishing
* 3840x2400 pixels, 22.2 inch diagonal
* 204 pixels per inch
* Native gamma 1.8
* 5000 Kelvin backlights
* 24 bit color
* 16:10 Aspect Ratio
* 235 cd/m2 typical white luminance
* .6 typical black luminance
* 400:1 typical contrast ratio
* 170 viewing angle.
* 50 ms pixel response time
* Video interface: DVI 1 Channel with one cable; DVI 2 Channels with one cable; DVI 4 Channels with two cables.
* Power consumption: 135 watts typical, 150 watts max
* 25 lbs (11.4 kg) with stand, 20 lbs (8.82 kg) without
Benjamin
May 13, 01:11 PM
I don't think it's stolen at all. The ichat icon and those look the same but really aren't, even the basic shape is different, and anyone with photoshop can make a glassy looking icon.
zero2dash
Mar 20, 01:04 PM
(the price is quite awkward, but the article appears to be legit)
Guess you've never seen these then. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGM_April_Fool's_Jokes
(I attached a few that I was able to find scans of)
EGM is notorious for printing April Fools Jokes as news stories.
Hell, this year they did the Wii "Mushroom Kingdom Hearts" piece with a picture of Mario, Sora, and Mickey Mouse.
Just because the article appears to be real doesn't mean it's not a joke. ;)
(Not trying to bust your bubble...just letting you know.)
Guess you've never seen these then. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGM_April_Fool's_Jokes
(I attached a few that I was able to find scans of)
EGM is notorious for printing April Fools Jokes as news stories.
Hell, this year they did the Wii "Mushroom Kingdom Hearts" piece with a picture of Mario, Sora, and Mickey Mouse.
Just because the article appears to be real doesn't mean it's not a joke. ;)
(Not trying to bust your bubble...just letting you know.)
Cassie
Jul 9, 08:13 PM
This thread is going to haunt me for the rest of my life. I was such a n00b... :p (That was my first post here, IIRC.)
ericb88
Sep 6, 03:33 PM
it would be nice to in 4 years say to my pc junkie friedn wow my 1 year old G5+ really smokes that new titanium of yours, and wait untill we get G6's next year...
johnnowak
Mar 20, 07:00 AM
Gah... "it's against the law"... whatever.
When stuff is ********, you have to protest. I assume you also think all "illegal" protests, such as the sit-ins and the like during the civil rights movement, were wrong because they were technically illegal?
My mp3 collection is 100% legal (ripped from CDs and downloaded from artists' websites). However, I might consider using this service. Everyone still gets paid, and I get a version of the song that I CAN ****ING PLAY ON MY LINUX PARTITION. *ahem*
When stuff is ********, you have to protest. I assume you also think all "illegal" protests, such as the sit-ins and the like during the civil rights movement, were wrong because they were technically illegal?
My mp3 collection is 100% legal (ripped from CDs and downloaded from artists' websites). However, I might consider using this service. Everyone still gets paid, and I get a version of the song that I CAN ****ING PLAY ON MY LINUX PARTITION. *ahem*
count chocula
Jun 18, 12:25 PM
i doubt it. even if it were, i doubt some of those specs, like the hd, would be used
neoelectronaut
Sep 7, 11:03 AM
What client is to be used on Intel Machines, and which client is best for use on the Xeon Quad?
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