Recent content by TWRayer

The low end will be the first to go Intel. This is because of the low performance of the G4 based Macs (mini, iBook, eMac) and the fact that the G4 is 32bit, like the P4. Putting in a 3.x GHz Pentium4 will be a huge speed increase for these machines. Also, look at the front side bus; the...

DUDE - Get a Grip!!! Apple has not lied consistantly to their customers. They were forced into this by IBM and Freescale. Apple did this so that 18-24 months out, they will have competitive product. Where in the keynote, did anyone say that PowerPC would be dead in 2yrs? I heard Steve...

How about the "Power Macintosh i6" and "Powerbook iSeries" :D

I wonder if they are going to force a G5, or if that is simply a recommendation. If you have a fast G4 (or two) with a good graphics card, I think they should allow you to run Doom3.

Does anybody know how to turn on Internet Sharing automatically at boot in Panther? If you have Internet sharing on, when you reboot your Mac, it turns off. I need it to be on all the time. I've got a customer who has a G4 with 2 NICs. I am sending DSL into one port, using NAT and...

Here is the Mac usage in my immediate family: Me (powerbook G4 12") My Wife (iBook 14") My Sister (PowerMac G4) My Brother in Law (Powerbook G4 15") My Father (G4 Cube) My Mother in Law (eMac) My Father in Law (Beige G3) My Cousin (G4 Cube) My Niece (Beige G3) Some are long time...

How about advertising? All Apple shows off on TV is the iPod. They need commercials on the XServe, OS X Server, XServe RAID, Virginia Tech, etc. etc. etc. They need print ads in the trade mags too. A big ad in Network Computing or CFO would go a long way. Cmon Apple - Invest some of...

Apple may never use this new Motorola processor. I believe that they want to get the Powerbook line in G5 ASAP. Apple *REALLY* hates Motorola, because of the long delays on upgrades, pathetic performance, etc. I expect the entire line of Macs to be G5 (one flavor or another) by early 2005...

Agreed - We are a minority, but keep in mind that the very best of anything (computers, cars, refrigerators, TVs) is rarely the best selling. Consumers are motivated by price and if they don't see (or understand) an advantage, they won't pay extra. $499 Gateways and Dells will always outsell...

You need Airport Extreme to bridge - Airport won't do.

They simply cut off the end of the sentence: now when you get Comcast High-Speed Internet, you'll get three free months of Rhapsody, the nation's most popular music service according to balding, middle managers who currently work at Comcast. :D

Basically, it stands for Generation of the PowerPC Processor: G1 = PowerPC 601 G2 = PowerPC 603 and PowerPC 604 G3 = PowerPC 7xx G4 = PowerPC 7xxx G5 = PowerPC 970

Yep. iLife '04 in the box and preloaded on the 'book. :D

I support computer networks for a living and I must say that MacOS X is much easier to support than Linux. Linux, although powerful, is difficult to setup, use, configure, maintain, and administrate. It feels like it is a OS made up from thousands of individuals - no continuity. The Mac...

A few thoughts: If Apple released MacOS X on Intel, it would destroy their hardware sales. What if they could limit it to select Intel PCs? What if a company, say Sony, wanted to have MacOS X compatible PCs? Could Apple and Sony make a Intel PC with a special 'security chip' which...