no, indeed youy are NOT a processor expert. Even the best and brightest R14K CPU is comprehensively humbled by a Mac or PC LAPTOP CPU when it comes to the crunch. If you want to know why people persist in using SGI workstations, think BANDWIDTH and HARDWARE OPENGL - basically, SGI workstations are hopeless for rendering but surprisingly responsive for visualisation. But you can definitely build a faster PC based system. Shame, but there you go.
using a Peltier makes MORE heat to be dissipated. One of the primary reasons that the Apple Cube was able to run without a fan was the external PSU. I think the Cube was a great design, but let's not pretend it was a miracle of design. Would people be happy to have PCs with external PSUs? I personally doubt if they'd even notice, for the most part.
I have to say, I've got a 733Mhz QS G4, a 450dp Gigabit model, a 400Mhz Yikes! model and a 450 (OC'd to 550)Mhz G3 Yosemite model here in this room. The 733 QS is about twice as loud as the other three put together. You cannot here the 400 G4 or the 550 G3 at all when they're running unless you put your ear to the case - neither have on-chip fans or noisy PSU fans. The 450dp machine is pretty quiet, but the PSU fan is an annoying presence. When Apple moved to AGP, Macs became audible:-[.
so... you believe in a supernatural creator because you SAW THE MATRIX? What's hard to understand about "you cannot experience nothing". Also, the tooth fairy and Santa Claus MUST be supernatural beings because they operate outside of both our experience and known physical laws.
Just like your God.
And your powers of logical deduction, it would seem.
Of course I am ignorant. It's YOUR failure to recognise your own limits that leads you to believe in God, the tooth fairy, Santa Claus et al. For the record, you are the one with the opinion that requires proof, you don't need to PROVE something doesn't exist - nothing cannot be experienced.
SMP systems on the desktop are a fools' paradise. Even "high end" apps are rarely multithreaded. Check out Maya if you don't beleive me. But single CPU unless you're speccing a server for availability under load.
but WHY? what is so special about banner ads that people have this morbid fear of them? Particularly wit a tabbed browser, I rather wish that there were MORE banner ads representing a wider range of products and services that might interest ME. As my internet browsing seems to be increasingly falling into well worn tracks and toolbar links start to represent upwards of 75% of my browsing time, targeted advertising would seem increasingly viable. Turn those banners back on - commerce is what makes the whole bastard thing go round.
still cheaper than it was two years ago... when you couldn't get it at ANY price. Macs are only overpriced if you actually think they're just slow PCs in a nice case.
only a fucking geek would find it funny. If you don't understand that making Powerpoint presentations and printing envelopes are PRIMARY reasons for many users to even have a computer, then all the linux bullshit in the world isn't gonna make MS curl up and die. A far as most office-bound schmucks are concerned, Windows DOES print envelopes and make Powerpoint presentations.
thanks for that, I had NO idea that the plural of an IC "die" was also "dice". Still sounds wrong, particularly as they're made by photo-lithography. Ho-hum.
good luck remembering 'phone numbers and IP address' if you can't manage "9700". Maybe this attitude explains the way that Apple now labels it's machines "Fast" "Faster" and "Fastest" (although it should probably be "best value" "little bit faster" "grossly overpriced"
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actually, it would be somewhat SLOWER :-[
sorry, I meant the current machine uses the 7440, ie the low power version of the 7450.
err... nope. The original TiBook did, indeed, use the MPC 7410, but the current model uses the MPC 7455. And, no ALtivec on the 7410?? Fuck off!
no, indeed youy are NOT a processor expert. Even the best and brightest R14K CPU is comprehensively humbled by a Mac or PC LAPTOP CPU when it comes to the crunch. If you want to know why people persist in using SGI workstations, think BANDWIDTH and HARDWARE OPENGL - basically, SGI workstations are hopeless for rendering but surprisingly responsive for visualisation. But you can definitely build a faster PC based system. Shame, but there you go.
it's a development name you artless fuckster
you don't have to, you may dual boot as necessary thanks to Open Firmware!
using a Peltier makes MORE heat to be dissipated. One of the primary reasons that the Apple Cube was able to run without a fan was the external PSU. I think the Cube was a great design, but let's not pretend it was a miracle of design. Would people be happy to have PCs with external PSUs? I personally doubt if they'd even notice, for the most part.
I have to say, I've got a 733Mhz QS G4, a 450dp Gigabit model, a 400Mhz Yikes! model and a 450 (OC'd to 550)Mhz G3 Yosemite model here in this room. The 733 QS is about twice as loud as the other three put together. You cannot here the 400 G4 or the 550 G3 at all when they're running unless you put your ear to the case - neither have on-chip fans or noisy PSU fans. The 450dp machine is pretty quiet, but the PSU fan is an annoying presence. When Apple moved to AGP, Macs became audible :-[.
since when did the TiBook use a "non laptop edition G4"? You might want to check your facts there...
why do you say impossible? I'd bet a Northwood P4 could run at 1Ghz with a big sink and no fan EASILY.
your accent screws the whole fucking thing up though, doesn't it?
I fucking HATE you FPS obsessed MORONS
so... you believe in a supernatural creator because you SAW THE MATRIX? What's hard to understand about "you cannot experience nothing". Also, the tooth fairy and Santa Claus MUST be supernatural beings because they operate outside of both our experience and known physical laws.
Just like your God.
And your powers of logical deduction, it would seem.
HELLO!
Of course I am ignorant. It's YOUR failure to recognise your own limits that leads you to believe in God, the tooth fairy, Santa Claus et al. For the record, you are the one with the opinion that requires proof, you don't need to PROVE something doesn't exist - nothing cannot be experienced.
SMP systems on the desktop are a fools' paradise. Even "high end" apps are rarely multithreaded. Check out Maya if you don't beleive me. But single CPU unless you're speccing a server for availability under load.
err... how can God be considered extraterrestrial when it is merely a figment of the human imagination?
>I'm going back to sleep now.
does that mean that you were reading this story IN YOUR SLEEP? I think it's time you read about internet addiction*
*N.B. probably doesn't exist
why isn't this modded as a troll no one could POSSIBLY believe in the sentiments expressed in this post.
...if it's and ad for a local pizza place, why do you need their website?
err... to order a pizza? have you NOT heard of this thing called e-commerce?
...but I would likely never click on one.
but WHY? what is so special about banner ads that people have this morbid fear of them? Particularly wit a tabbed browser, I rather wish that there were MORE banner ads representing a wider range of products and services that might interest ME. As my internet browsing seems to be increasingly falling into well worn tracks and toolbar links start to represent upwards of 75% of my browsing time, targeted advertising would seem increasingly viable. Turn those banners back on - commerce is what makes the whole bastard thing go round.
I only know 30 or 40 of THOSE...
still cheaper than it was two years ago... when you couldn't get it at ANY price. Macs are only overpriced if you actually think they're just slow PCs in a nice case.
only a fucking geek would find it funny. If you don't understand that making Powerpoint presentations and printing envelopes are PRIMARY reasons for many users to even have a computer, then all the linux bullshit in the world isn't gonna make MS curl up and die. A far as most office-bound schmucks are concerned, Windows DOES print envelopes and make Powerpoint presentations.
thanks for that, I had NO idea that the plural of an IC "die" was also "dice". Still sounds wrong, particularly as they're made by photo-lithography. Ho-hum.
good luck remembering 'phone numbers and IP address' if you can't manage "9700". Maybe this attitude explains the way that Apple now labels it's machines "Fast" "Faster" and "Fastest" (although it should probably be "best value" "little bit faster" "grossly overpriced"