News: Apple G5's start shipping

[senocular]

Apple's new computers based on the G5 chip (IBMs 64-bit PowerPC 970, though be aware OSX is still a 32-bit OS - that includes OSX 10.3 aka Panther) are now shipping, or at least the 1.6ghz and 1.8ghz models. The 2.0ghz which accounted for about half of the preorders won't ship until the end of the month, or sometime in early september.

Probably most interesting about this announcement is the box! It's currently featured on apples website here
http://www.apple.com/


Its a pretty slick black box with a cutout allowing to see the front of the casing (the cheese grater) which is laying on its side.

[mdipi]

omgosh! omgosh! i need this comp! *orders 20* *faints* this is dreamy! and the box is soooo sexeh like my box! (for my powerbook)

[thoriphes]

my my, sen. aren't we a little SPAMy this week...:P

if i were to buy a mac, this would definitely be my first one.

THE FASTEST COMPUTER IN THE WORLD....:evil:

[ahmed]

wow.. the G5 box looks lovely!.. the PowerMac G4 Cube wasn't successful, let's hope the G5 box doesn't have the cooling issues G4 cube's had :)

[Coppertop]

http://www.theapplecollection.com/design/macproto/images/g5sphere.jpg

???

[Coppertop]

yeah, well AMD is about to comeout with a processor that goes faster then that and can handle 32bit and 64bit processing. Better. PC for life (untill someone makes linux/unix more universal)

Looks pretty though...

[SureShot]

Originally posted by mdipi.com
and the box is soooo sexeh like my box! (for my powerbook)

I'm really glad your a dude man... or that would have been just sick :whistle:

[Millad]

yeah yeah yeah good news for MAc dudes but

wait and see the power of the new pc, coming soon it will Blast G5 :P

The only thing I like is the graphics on it nothing els. :love:

[Coppertop]

Right on blastboy

[mariofan]

flame flame flame.... how boring...

personally i cant wait till our workplace upgrades to g5s......

and by the way - panther is a 64bit os...

[mdipi]

mario, should i upgrade the powerbook to panther still tehn? even though i wont be on a 64 bit chip?

[Yeldarb]

mariofan, that statement is not correct. although panther will allow 64 bit apps, panther itself is not a fully functional 64 bit os.

[ahmed]

http://www.svtarot.com/net/flamewar.gif

[Yeldarb]

don't get me wrong, i love macs :) it's just that at the moment, im broke... lol

[mdipi]

edit: i posted this in the wrong thread didnt i?


so i deleted it...sorry

[senocular]

Originally posted by mariofan
and by the way - panther is a 64bit os...

http://www.theregister.com/content/39/31995.html

[RelandR]

...and for those who only read headlines (or only the first few lines)::


from the end of the article...

It's a smart move that allows the platform to take advantage of the key aspects of 64-bit computing without forcing a migration from the 32-bit world. It also gives developers breathing room to get their applications 64-bit clean in time for when Apple decides that it does want to go fully 64-bit, presumably when all new Macs are based on 64-bit CPUs and there's a large enough user base of legacy 64-bit systems.

Most buyers of AMD's upcoming Athlon 64, by contrast, will have to wait until Microsoft ships a fully 64-bit version of Windows XP before they can take advantage of 64-bit computing. There is no Panther-like hybrid option available - 32-bit code that can cope with 64-bit addressing.

Initially, Windows users will be stuck with the 32-bit version of the OS, which the Athlon 64 also supports but which doesn't deliver any of the new chip's 64-bit benefits. More technically adept Athlon 64 users will presumably be able to run 64-bit Linux in the run up to the Microsoft release. However, many developers are waiting for 64-bit Windows XP to arrive before shipping 64-bit apps of their own - that isn't expected until early 2004, according to internal AMD roadmaps. ®

ergo: a deliberate and wise move ... not a failed claim to false advances

peace :)

[Luigifan]

mariofan backs down....

[mariofan]

so does luigifan...

[SureShot]

hahaha :)

[Coppertop]

Well, Macs weren't the first. Intel tried to realease a 64bit processor, but it wasn't a hybrid so it was too (2)advanced for its day (like the Sega Dreamcast) and died. AMD is taking over with 2 hybrid processors (codenamed project hammer. Jackhammer and sledgehammer) and another to be realeased later which is 64bit only.

god im smart.

[Yeldarb]

yeah, but windows won't support 64 bit for a while, Longhorn??

[Coppertop]

I don't care, I'm still runing 98.

[senocular]

A 64-bit version of windows have been out for a while. As your ordinary home user/consumer, you're not seeing it in your corner computer store, but its out there.

If you've installed the patch for the blaster worm, you've probably even noticed the 64-bit OS options when specifing your operating system for download.

After a quick search I found this article from around this time 2 years ago announcing a 64-bit win2k and mentioning 64-bit XP coming out soon after.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,60024,00.asp

[mariofan]

oh g5.....oh , oh , oh.....