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IBM to Release 64-Bit, 1.8GHz Processor in 2003

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the zippiness dept.

Professor_Quail writes "A Forbes article supposed to be released tomorrow gives some details about the new PowerPC processor that IBM and Apple have been working together on; the chip is slated to be introduced at the end of next year. The introduction of this chip should put to rest any speculation that Apple is moving to an Intel platform."

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  1. Re:Clawhammer for me. by BitGeek · · Score: 1, Troll



    If you really did take price/performance, you'd be running PowerPCs NOW.

    ITs this fantasy that clockrate is performance (and the "benchmarks" that only measure clockrate) that allow you to say something so idiotic and not be laughed off the planet-- so many other people want to believe in the superiority of a processor hobbled by backwards compatibility going all the way to the 4004 that you are in good company.

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    Yeah, and you guys panned the ipod too: http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/23/ 1816257
  2. Re:Clawhammer for me. by Svenne · · Score: 2, Troll

    Cool.. Care to mention where one would turn to pick up an iBook for $600?

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