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Betting that Apple will make PPC laptops again: Betting that Apple will make PPC laptops againThere is something to be said of the PPC architecture .I trust my old PPC PowerMac running Tiger more than any of the other machines that I have . It would be really nice to have a newer Tower PowerMac with a new...; Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Cringely, laptop computer, PPC, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-26
Betting that Apple will make PPC laptops again: But you won't be able to buy one any time soon. Apple says it bought P.A. Semi to get its hands on some patents and a bunch of very bright engineers who are already used to working together. I'm sure that's true - but...; Tags: Dual-core, Apple Inc., U.S. Department Of Defense, Laptop Computer, Chip, PPC, Robots, Corporate Governance, Processors, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-26
The view from stupid: The view from stupidWhen and how to explainI recall from the Comment that you refused to provide full explanations, in Comment or TalkBack because you would have required too much time and space. (Paraphrasing.)As at that time, I'll observe that assertions must be supportable, by data or by logic....; Tags: Processors, Network technology, PPC, Apple Inc., Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Trying to predict 2008: Trying to predict 2008More specificity pleaseYou say that IBM needs to get its collective head together re the SCO case. Do you have more specific recommendations on how they should proceed? After all, they appear to be winning.delay the move to PPC? what?The comment about SCO is baffling...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Free trade, Apple iPhone, PPC, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-12-31
Reliability: the biggest challenge of all: Reliability: the biggest challenge of allHuh?Is the point that failures per bit has decreased at the same rate that bits required as increased so from a practical perspective reliability has not improved?Do you have any evidence to back that up?I don't believe of disbelieve your claim. It just seems...; Tags: Network technology, Processors, Cell, cell, MIG, chip, PPC; Discussion threads 2007-10-16

Yahoo profit down from a year ago: Yahoo profit down from a year agoGee I wonder why? Read This!Pay Per Click is a big loser for many large ticket items like we sell. We sell medical mobility products. Most of the people visiting our site are using it for a catalog never intending to buy. I think...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., PPC, pay-per-click advertising; Discussion threads 2007-04-18
Targeting development for future hardware: Targeting development for future hardwareRudy..Well without Alpha and to a lesster extent MIPS and PA-RISCthere is still less choice today than 5 years back.The new Niagra and POWER chips are a beacon of hope tothose who like to see technically better productsstill survive. But unless the price on this hardwarecomes...; Tags: Linux, Processors, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, Niagra2 chip, Intel Corp., Intel x86, IBM Corp., PPC; Discussion threads 2007-02-20
Solaris on IBM Power7?: Sometimes the dog to watch is the one that doesnt bark. In this case that could be the effort to get Solaris running on 64bit PPC hardware. Solaris 2.5.1 ran on 32bit PPC, and there are people working on bringing the software forward, but its one of the...; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., PPC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris; Blog posts 2007-02-13
Spb Mobile Shell improves Phone Edition functionality: Spb Mobile Shell improves Phone Edition functionalityWhat my PPC needed!This utility fills the space between the phone and PPC capabilities. I have an HTC Wizard (Cingular 8125) with WM5 and it is great for most of my mobile computing needs. I have found that it will do most of the...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Spb Mobile Shell, PPC; Discussion threads 2007-02-08
MacTel: 22 Kits, 161 patches - so far: MacTel: 22 Kits, 161 patches - so farRudy , for once...I am inclined to agree with you. I am not so sure aboutthe reason for ditching IBM's p970 chips. Although power consumption was touted as a reason when you look at the dataon IBM's website regarding the power statistics you...; Tags: Processors, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Intel x86, PPC, chip, patch management; Discussion threads 2007-01-11
MacTel: 22 Kits, 161 patches - so far: I get accused of being very negative about Apple, but Im not: I think Apples Intel decision was the worst choice they could have made in reaction to IBMs failure to deliver on its promises, but I continue to recommend Macs to friends and colleagues. What makes a...; Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Intel x86, x86 Hardware; Blog posts 2007-01-11
About those cheaper Apples: Apples late December 2006 10-Q filing covering the three months ending July 1, 2006 has some fascinating information despite being mostly about legalistic corrections to previously filed documents. In particular, the report shatters the long standing myth that the PowerMacs cost more than their Intel counterparts...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, MacTel; Blog posts 2007-01-10
MacTel: "the real story": MacTel: "the real story"Backwards CompatibilityBackwards compatibility is important for the most widely used operating system in the world. Gee, go figure... All the haters out there continue to criticize MS but we would not be where we are today without Microsoft. What most likely you are going to see is...; Tags: Processors, Games, Backwards-Compatibility, Intel Itanium, Cell, Intel x86, Microsoft Corp., PPC, Sun Sparc, performance, river, Sony PlayStation 3; Discussion threads 2006-12-15
MacTel: "the real story": As I discussed yesterday, Robert Cringley has spent a lot of PBS Pulpit time trying to find the gold in Apples MacTel decision. Now, personally, I rather think people, even people like Steve Jobs, make mistakes - but, lets consider an alternative theory. This one starts with Microsoft...; Tags: PPC, Microsofts, Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2006-12-15
Advertising innovation: Who needs PPC links?: Advertising innovation: Who needs PPC links?The Holy GrailI have been involved in this space a number of years as a publisher and as an advertiser. The Holy Grail of Pay Per Sale has been tried - we did - but it works badly for publishers. The publisher loses...; Tags: ThinkingVOICE, advertisement, advertiser, PPC; Discussion threads 2006-12-01
Sony PS3 hogs 380 watts of power, Xbox to get 1080p upgrade: Sony PS3 hogs 380 watts of power, Xbox to get 1080p upgradeBluray might failBut early in the article, you compare wattage of the three systems, but later you say "There's no question of technological superiority with Sony's PS3".... more power == more power. My computer has a powerful video...; Tags: Game players, DVD, Consumer electronics, PPC, Nintendo Website, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Corp., 1080p, Microsoft Xbox 360; Discussion threads 2006-10-30
PPC: IBM's ace is Games King: PPC: IBM's ace is Games Kinghow low do people goAll game console manufacturers loose money on their consoles including Microsoft. The problem that Microsoft had with the previous console was not with the performance of the chip. Its because it could run all x86 software including applications. All that was...; Tags: Games, Game players, PPC, game, Microsoft Corp., chip, Intel Corp., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-09-13
PPC: IBM's ace is Games King: The world's top three dedicated gaming platforms, by sales volume, are Sony's playstations, Nintendo's gamecubes, and Microsoft's Xboxes. All are now powered by next generation PPC products made by IBM: Microsoft's X360 uses a three core, G5 derived, 3.2Ghz Xenon; Sony uses a G5 based, 3.2Ghz cell processor; and Nintendo's...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., PPC, game; Blog posts 2006-09-13
More on PPC vs. x86: More on PPC vs. x86?The auto-vectorisation optimisation is a part of the GNU Compiler Collection. The optimisation is:an optimisation that automates loop vectorisation at tree-SSA level - and is therefore very much not just PPC specific;not IBMs (i.e. not 'their "GCC Auto-Vectorisation Compiler"')."IBM hasn't reported on the other embedded...; Tags: Development tools, Processors, Intel x86, PPC, IBM Corp., Apple Inc., GCC, Apple Macintosh, compiler, optimisation; Discussion threads 2006-08-30
More on PPC vs. x86: The detailed performance comparison done by arstechnica between a 2.66 Ghz, four core, Mac Pro running Intel's latest "woodcrest" processors and an older dual G5 showed the new machine winning various tests by an average of less than 25% - with more than twice the cycles, and on native...; Tags: PPC; Blog posts 2006-08-30