IBM PPC 970 in Macs at WWDC?

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Here's an encore wrapup of rumors on the PPC970.


- Peter Sandon, father of the PPC 970 at IBM, will present his chip at the WWDC.

- Certain members of ADC Select will be able to see a demonstration of a PPC 970 prototype Mac.

- APPLE is finalizing the development tools to optimize the code for the 970 chip. It is already "PPC 98" Ready

- There is also an advance (pre) beta version of a 64 bit Panther.

And to finish, the news about IBM.

- Even though they said that the PPC 970 would not reach the 2.5 Ghz at 0.13 Microns, it in fact will. They have so many already, that the 970 is available in significant volume.

- the 2.5 Ghz processor at 0.13 Microns has a problem though. It consumes 64 Watts and dissipates too much heat. But it isn't worse than a Pentium IV or an Athlon. It would be a true challenge, however, to propose a machine with 2 processors for a total of 128 W!

as i recall MacBidouille's track record is very good.

when we have seen such demonstration's in the past how long has it taken to go from demonstrated prototype to product announcement?

Originally posted by AmbitiousLemon
as i recall MacBidouille's track record is very good.

when we have seen such demonstration's in the past how long has it taken to go from demonstrated prototype to product announcement?

MacBidouille's record has been variable. Their rumor posts truly span the range.

It made it to the front page of MacRumors... which means I do think it has some basis. ;)

arn

Faster processors are nice and all, but i think the computer industry as a whole is going to turn away from such a heavy emphasis on sheer speed. Apple has led the way with its iApps. The average user now has something that he or she can physically see and understand as a way of comparing systems. If I had let my Grandma buy a PC, her computer would be so stuffed full of viruses and internet nonsense that she was tricked into downloading, that the 2ghz processor she woulda had for the $1200 she had to spend would have felt about as fast as a 200mhz p2. My point is that hedging any bets on a processor saving, or significantly changing apple's fortunes, is unrealistic. The argument over speed mhz and processor type has been so beaten and overhyped, that people don't know what is what. Sure, the macho guy will still want higher speeds and bigger everything, but he was never an apple customer and will not be until apple has a much larger market share. Apple and its customers need to pray that Apple can really make their OS transcend the hardware it is using. Computers are now an appliance that everyone has. They need to find a way to integrate themselves into the lives of people. 2.5 ghz is nice but isn't gonna mean that much.

Am I the only one who thinks that March is a bit too soon. Well,
the sooner the better, but I was expecting an update to occur
closer to the end of the year (maybe something before xmas).

I hope MacBoidille is right. ;)

while there's some truth to what you're saying.
SPEED DOES MATTER!
Your grandma represents just one sector of the market. BIG money can be made by the professional industry though. we're talking hundreds of workstations per company in the creative professional market. applications keep increasing their computing demand when it comes to CREATING stuff - not consuming. Apple can not survive in the long run without a substatial marketshare in the professional area, because it also contributes to the amount of software available for the platform etc....

WE NEED SPEED

Originally posted by scem0

Am I the only one who thinks that March is a bit too soon. Well,
the sooner the better, but I was expecting an update to occur
closer to the end of the year (maybe something before xmas).

I hope MacBoidille is right. ;)

Well... WWDC is in May... but besides, just prototypes are mentioend.... which means production would still be a bit aways.

arn

Originally posted by arn
Well... WWDC is in May... but besides, just prototypes are mentioend.... which means production would still be a bit aways.

arn

but wouldn't that kill powermac sales?

Originally posted by scem0
but wouldn't that kill powermac sales?

Only if there are sales left to kill :)

I'm just joking. Sure, I would think it would...

arn

Here's an encore wrapup of rumors on the PPC970.


- Peter Sandon, father of the PPC 970 at IBM, will present his chip during the WWDC.

- Certain members of ADC Select will be able to see a demonstration of a PPC 970 prototype Mac.

- APPLE is finalizing the development tools to optimize the code for the 970 chip. It is already "PPC 98" Ready [not sure what that means]

- There is also an advance (pre) beta version of a 64 bit Panther.

And to finish, the news about IBM.

- Even though they said that the PPC 970 would not reach 2.5 Ghz at 0.13 Microns, it in fact will. They have so many already, that the 970 is available in significant volume.

- the 2.5 Ghz processor at 0.13 Microns has a problem though. It consumes 64 Watts and dissipates too much heat. But it isn't worse than a Pentium IV or an Athlon. It would be a true challenge, however, to propose a machine with 2 processors for a total of 128 W!