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PPC 970 Confirmed for Apple?

Posted by pudge on from the i-want-one-in-my-ipod dept.

batboy78 writes "In what perhaps is the first 'official' confirmation that IBM's PowerPC 970's will be used by Apple, BusinessWeek claims that IBM has confirmed that it's developing a new set of chips for the Mac: 'IBM says the new Apple chip will be of the 64-bit variety, which means it can process twice as much information per cycle as existing 32-bit chips.'" CT The article has been updated to make the confirmation seem... well, far less comfirming.

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  1. G4 Vector Engine then? by Soulfarmer · · Score: 0, Troll

    Didn't Apple claim that to be 128-bit? Or Am I sorely mistaken, once again. FP.

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  2. Re:Twice as much? by y2dt · · Score: 0, Troll

    "This would mean that it is far greater than twice as much information."

    What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

  3. Re:Now I'll wait to buy a Mac by mduell · · Score: 0, Troll

    PowerBooks are still competitive without the chip

    Yea! When OSX segfaults, you can use them as seesaws! Gotta love the case design that gets so hot it warps!

    That was a bit trollish, but I know Tobin IRL, and he'll laugh at it.