Kuci is getting a laptop - recommendations

[Agathon]

The G5 is a castrated verion of IBM's POWER4 chip for servers, with a VMX unit (VMX is IBM's name for Altivec, since Altivec is trademarked by Motorola).

The G5 is actually the PowerPC 970 (130nm process), and the most recent version is the PowerPC 970FX (90nm process).

I knew that much. I couldn't remember which POWER chip it was.

There are dual-core versions of the PowerPC 970FX, but they're still in the engineering sample phase.

There is rumoured to be a low-power version of the PowerPC 970FX for "blade" systems, but I can't say anything more than that.

In other words, there is.

POWER5 is a much more advanced chip than POWER4, and the vast majority of IBM's engineering work is focusing on that POWER5 and POWER6 families.

For example, Microsoft is paying a pretty dollar for a "crippled" version of the POWER5, but with a vector unit and tri-core.

For the XBox, right?

[Nostromo]

Interesting. If Apple goes x86, does it mean that people will be able to install OS X on their PC's?

[Agathon]

Interesting. If Apple goes x86, does it mean that people will be able to install OS X on their PC's?

I doubt it. Apple makes most of their money out of hardware, even though their appeal is mainly their software. They are a somewhat old fashioned company – back to the days when manufacturers made the machines and the software than ran them.

But who knows? Maybe Asher does: maybe he's trolling. I do know that it is unlikely that IBM will make a chip for Apple's Powerbooks, and that may well force them to look elsewhere.

[Asher]

For once, I'm not trolling. Something's going down.

[Agathon]

Well, it will be interesting to see what it is.

I can make one confident prediction: the Apple Death Knell Counter will continue to go up.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Inside information... buy stock!

[Agathon]

He already edited out the juicy bits.

If he really hates Apple: he should anonymously post to Think Secret, since Apple is suing them.

On the other hand, that would be bad.

[Agathon]

10 bucks says I buy a Powerbook and Apple switches to Intel a month later.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Oncle Boris
You can install Linux on a Mac.

*sigh*

But not Windows, and since about half of the programming I do is for a Windows environment, an Apple laptop would be a waste of money.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
If you are bringing a laptop to an undergrad lecture, there should be able plugs around so you won't need your battery. If there aren't plugs, then you aren't supposed to bring your laptop... use paper.

I'm in high school. I'm not an undergrad. This is primarily so that I can have a single computer from which to do all my computer courses (rather than store my stuff on one of our schools two networks), and one that will allow me to work on that stuff during lunch etc.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Agathon

Seriously, just incredible. Apple doesn't have anything like it.

Because it's a waste of time. Real professors allow the students to download the notes.

Tablet PCs as they exist today are basically useless toys.

My physics teacher uses a tablet PC hooked up to a projector to teach the class.

[Agathon]

My physics teacher uses a tablet PC hooked up to a projector to teach the class.

And physics teachers are notorious, socially inadequate cranks. Your point?

[Japher]

I can see our future is going to mildly infested by Kuci quoting his professors over the next 4-6 years, and taking it as truth... this should be fun

How 'bout them apples!

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Japher
I can see our future is going to mildly infested by Kuci quoting his professors over the next 4-6 years, and taking it as truth... this should be fun

Why are you speaking about the future? It already happened a few times.

[Agathon]

The boy is in desperate need of beer and women.

Doesn't he have a nanny? I hear they're pretty easy. And he has his own private bathroom to do her in.