I think it is API, Apple Processor Interconnect. Designed by Apple and made/implemented by IBM.
It's something like that, anyway.
The 970 bus is not an Apple thing, IBM were showing off this technology a few years ago.
Apple have a tendancy to rename things whether they belong to them or not.
Also, Altivec is not a Motorola thing - it was a joint project but designed by Apple. Only the name belongs to Motorola. Apple called it "Velocity Engine"
The GX sounds interesting but if anything they should put the new bus onto it and get the benefit of the new NorthBridges.
On the other hand I think IBM should do an AMD and put the memory controller on die and add Hypertransport for the 980. That way we could use Opteron chip sets and save ourselves a *lot* of hassle and get PCI express in a reasonable time frame.
