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Re: We're we the Apple x86 lab rats???



I Can't tell you who it was that said this to me. He may have no more knowledge about this than I do, but this is what I heard. Apple maintained some of the rights to the chip architecture (so I should have said co-owned). The fact that this is a RISK processor as well as using the vaporized copper allows the Chips to run much faster at lower clock speeds (albeit much hotter). This sounds good to me but I am not an engineer so this may be a bunch of bull. The reason for the move was IBM fell far behind on Chip production, and was going to fall farther behind because they are gearing up to provide chips for MS's XBOX 360. They also promised a 3GHz and a G5 mobile processor which they did not deliver. I was also told that the lower powered machines like the Mac Mini will be running on straight intel chips. The 2007 date is to allow time for the processor tool-up for the big Machines.
On Jun 9, 2005, at 11:20 AM, Justin Walker wrote:



On Jun 9, 2005, at 9:58, Darren Means wrote:

It is my understanding that Apple owns a certain amount of the chip architecture. The processor is mainly a risk processor and the technology uses vaporized copper instead of aluminum. They have promised some of the rights to the technology to intel if they are willing to re-tool and mfg. chips for Apple. Mind you this is what I have heard so all of this could be way off.

Ummm...what bar were you in when you heard this, and who was buying your drinks? :-}


Apple has been using Moto/IBM PowerPC processors for years now. I don't think there is any proprietary Apple technology in the processor side of things, and Intel has their hands full with their own core technology; they don't need Apple's help for that :-}.

Of course, I am always ready to learn otherwise...

Regards,

Justin

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Justin C. Walker, Curmudgeon-At-Large
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 >Re: We're we the Apple x86 lab rats??? (From: Joel Esler <email@hidden>)
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