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G4 Bug Keeps Them at 500MHz

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the ain't-that-a-bummer dept.

Hal-9001 writes "I saw this link over at Ars Technica; apparently, the G4 has a bug that keeps it from running at 500 MHz or above. The story is over at MacWeek. "

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  1. Freeze by Yebyen · · Score: 5
    Even if data corruption should occur, a source said, the result would be nothing more than a system freeze, easily fixed with a restart.

    Statements like this worry me. Restarts are NOT ok, and i'm sickened that people think they are. Especially when they're frequent like it sounds like this bug would make them. The world is not windows, if it were then everyone including me would have no problem with an occasional restart. But more importantly, G4's are usually going to be used as servers. Reboots are NEVER acceptable in a server, it can mean 20 minutes of downtime on a website which can mean lost revenue. It can mean lost e-mails within a company which is a VERY bad thing. Get the picture? I'm glad they're delaying the release, of course, as this is not a good bug. OK my rant is done :-) thanks for reading.

    Patrick Barrett
    Yebyen@adelphia.net

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    Restating the obvious since nineteen aught five.