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Re: IBM providing CPUs for all three major next-gen consoles
« on: November 18, 2003, 03:24:57 PM »
@Waccoon

"I sure as hell don't want a slow PPC when I can have a fast x86, no matter how huge a heatsink it needs. I'm sure most people agree with me, which is why we all use Wintel machines, not Amigas."

A lot of people disagree with you.

Price and SW availability are biggest reasons.

Most (if not every) Amiga fans, would buy PPC if they could do with it all what they want/need to get done.

"When PPC technology is put to good desktop use and can run circles around x86 without needing "Dual CPUs", I'll buy it. "

If a Amigan can do everyting one needs on a PPCAmiga (as fast as on x86) and if it is not more expensive, he/she definitely buys "PPC". Except you, because wintel is better untill PPC runs circles around it.   ;)

"Until then, x86 serves my purposes better. I never wanted a PPC Amiga, and millions of other people don't, either."

It seems you do not want Amiga untill it runs circles around x86.
 

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Re: IBM providing CPUs for all three major next-gen consoles
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2003, 09:49:59 AM »
What if Apple/IBM manages to deliver DDR2 to Joe Average before AMD...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/34108.html
"Indeed, AppleInsider yesterday claimed to have seen a detailed report covering Apple's next major Power Mac G5 update, due early next March. According to the story, the new machines will sport an updated North Bridge which adds 533MHz DDR 2 SDRAM and 1.5GHz FSB support - the latter is logical, given CEO Steve Jobs' promise to ship a 3GHz Power Mac next summer."

 :-P

That would not be too shaddy for a "dead desktop CPU", IMHO.