Re: TI-H: Mac and Intel

To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: Re: TI-H: Mac and Intel
From: "Eli Allen" <eallen@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 22:13:55 -0500
Reply-To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org


>Simply not true there are rumors of this statement on many sites but if
>this were true then why would IBM be Makine G4 and G5 chips? and why do
>they plan to release a new chip that fixes that integer thing?


Because IBM uses PowerPC chips in their AIX systems.

>> Yup I have heard this too. I think its very disapointing that it will
>> tak 2 years to clone DEC, and then dec will be up to 800mhz (scp)... you
>> can load crays with 1000 - 600mhz processors, humm 600,000mhz that
>> should burn up New York and create a hole in the earth.
>
>And The G3's have been proven faster than a DEC 500Mhz

Really?  You might want to check the facts:
http://www.digital.com/semiconductor/alpha/dsc-21164.html
http://www.mot.com/SPS/PowerPC/products/semiconductor/cpu/604.html
http://www.mot.com/SPS/PowerPC/products/semiconductor/cpu/750.html

The Alpha is faster.

Eli Allen
eallen@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us

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