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What Makes Apple's Power Mac G5 Processor So Hot

Posted by Hemos on from the learn-the-basics dept.

An anonymous reader writes "58 million transistors can drive a lot of power. Apparently, Apple appreciated the choices IBM processor architects made when designing the 970 family. This article provides the 64-bit architecture big picture for the 970 family (A.K.A. the Power Mac G5) and the critical issues in IBM's 64-bit POWER designs, covering 32-bit compatibility, power management, and processor bus design."

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  1. What Makes Apple's Power Mac G5 Processor So Hot? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Insufficient cooling?

  2. Re:Increased Pointer size by SnapShot · · Score: 5, Funny

    The C++ standard template library uses MAGIC PIXIE DUST and MOONBEAMS for the data structures. Java Containers, on the other hand, are held together with PURE THOUGHTS and KITTEN WHISKERS. That's how they avoid using pointers... ;-)

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    Waltz, nymph, for quick jigs vex Bud.
  3. Re:atoms in one universe by pclminion · · Score: 5, Funny
    So, what happens if you want to use your fancy computer to model two universes?

    Simple. Since we've got a computer capable of simulating the entire universe, we'll just use it to simulate a universe which contains a computer which is capable of simulating more than one universe.