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Re: Can Quix save Apple?
> future. So far, a big argument in favor of the PPC that I've heard is
> that the P5 and P6 are loaded down with a ton of x86 compatibility
> stuff. However, the P6 is still a pretty strong performer. What
> happens when Intel releases a chip that *isn't* bagged down by the x86
> compatibility (whether it's P7 or in the future). If it suddenly
> races past the PPC (or if Alphas and the support hardware to drive
> them suddenly drop in price), it would be very worthwhile if Apple
> could provide their OS on those chips, running existing software from
Two comments here. One is that, even though the PPro/P6 and P7 will do
better when unhampered by 16-bit apps and significant legacy
compatibility, they will still be much more expensive chips. You can get
two 604s and the power of parallel processing for the price of one P6.
The other comment, and one that is only a wishfully thinking rumor that I
can only dream is true but know to just be so much stardust: Apple is
developing Copland for the x86 architechture. Well, it would certainly
explain why things have been so delayed!
Gabriel Sterritt
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