[KLUG Advocacy] Re: Cringley's predictions for 2003

[Bruce Smith]

> He he he.  Seriously now, I wasn't sure what you originally meant.  Did
> you mean:
>    A.  Apple will/won't release new 64-bit systems until 2004?, or
>    B.  Apple will/won't use IBM's new chip at all?
> 
> This has _nothing_ to do with internals.  IBM's new 64-bit Power4 chip
> is the first Power4 chip in a long time that is 32-bit PowerPC
> compatible.

It means I mis-read the original prediction.

It says "Power 4 processor".  I read "Pentium 4 processor".

Never mind!  :-/

> When PowerMacs first came out, they _used_ to use IBM PowerPC chips,
> until IBM created the 64-bit Power4 series after they couldn't get their
> 64-bit PowerPC 620 to work (total design failure).  So they switched to
> Motorola 60x processors and later.  The new IBM Power4 chip would just
> be a "switch back" now that it is 32-bit PowerPC compatible again.
> 
> Apple would be stupid not to use it.

OK, I get it now.  :-)

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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