DukenukemX
11-13-2002, 07:43 AM
All you Mac fans should be happy to hear that Apple is looking into using Athlon equipped Macs. Go here (http://www.macedition.com/nmr/nmr_20021112.php) to read it.
Nevertheless, these observers report that Apple has been serious enough about its ace in the hole to seed a few lucky civilians with prototype boxes – delivered heavily swaddled in layers of cloak-and-dagger security, natch. Specifically, recent testers report taking delivery of Athlon-powered boxes that Apple had assiduously welded shut to prevent prying eyes from ogling whatever other gremlins might be lurking inside these nondescript beige chassis.
So how did the Athlon equipped Mac perform?
On the software side, the mystery units have been stocked with current versions of Mac OS X as well as several application packages in various states of preparedness, including versions of Apple’s Final Cut Pro video-editing software and “a popular, Mac OS X-only browser.” While the applications exhibited a few rough edges, eyewitnesses attest, FCP “flew” on the AMD box compared with its performance on current PowerPC hardware
This could be apples way to get new powerful PCs out before the new Power4 chip. Whats more interesting is that Apple made a X86 version of there Mac OSX.
What can I say to all you Mac users but welcome to the dark side with open arms. :hug: :sly:
Nevertheless, these observers report that Apple has been serious enough about its ace in the hole to seed a few lucky civilians with prototype boxes – delivered heavily swaddled in layers of cloak-and-dagger security, natch. Specifically, recent testers report taking delivery of Athlon-powered boxes that Apple had assiduously welded shut to prevent prying eyes from ogling whatever other gremlins might be lurking inside these nondescript beige chassis.
So how did the Athlon equipped Mac perform?
On the software side, the mystery units have been stocked with current versions of Mac OS X as well as several application packages in various states of preparedness, including versions of Apple’s Final Cut Pro video-editing software and “a popular, Mac OS X-only browser.” While the applications exhibited a few rough edges, eyewitnesses attest, FCP “flew” on the AMD box compared with its performance on current PowerPC hardware
This could be apples way to get new powerful PCs out before the new Power4 chip. Whats more interesting is that Apple made a X86 version of there Mac OSX.
What can I say to all you Mac users but welcome to the dark side with open arms. :hug: :sly: