Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[chipguy]

Given that the G4 ("Supercomputer on a chip") ran at a top speed of 1.4 GHz, the
G5 is a giant leap for Apple-kind.

True. But for an ankle biting dog a giant leap is reaching your calves. Quite annoying
but you still aren't worried about protecting your throat unless you trip and can't get up
again.

By the way, Apple is calling the G5 "The World's First 64-bit Desktop Processor."

Only if you forget about those other 64 bit desktop processors like the MIPS R4000PC
(10 years ago) and the Alpha 21164PC (7 years ago). But Apple often counts on its
customers being "born yesterday". ;^)


Like AMD, Apple is going to milk the 64-bit marketing bullet to its fullest. Unlike AMD,
Apple might actually do a good job at it.

Apple is pretty skilled at getting the fern bar crowd hot and bothered but the price tag
will turn off the huddled masses that buy 97% of computers no matter how techporn-ish
the 64 bit come ons become.