Text 4623, 72 rader
Skriven 2005-06-05 20:00:28 av Mike '/m' (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 4622 av Rich Gauszka (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Apple dumps IBM!
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From: Mike '/m' <mike@barkto.com>


Meanwhile, it appears that Intel is backing away from something, is it DRM?

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=23708

 /m



On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 19:36:26 -0400, "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Gregg N" <gregg@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>news:Xns966BC68E93E8Dgregginvalidinvalid@216.144.1.254...
>> >
>> It didn't say anything about being ordinary clones, merely that they will
>> be using Intel chips. Assuming they mean x86 chips, that still doesn't
>> mean they will be adopting the entire PC architecture. They could
>> continue to control the architecture and the software in their usual
>> vertical manner. That might mean their own unique BIOS among other
>> things.
>>
>> Gregg
>
>Wired is claiming that Job's found a  fast, transparent, universal emulator
>from Transative and he also wants the hardware copyproctection of the new
>Pentium D chips ( the Apple movie store? )
>
>http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,67749,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1
>
>As initially reported, there are a couple of big problems with Apple moving
>to Intel. The biggest is shifting all the Mac software to a new platform.
>Apple apparently mulled moving to Intel a few years ago, when Motorola's
>chip development fell woefully behind, but Steve Jobs nixed it because of
>the massive disruption it would cause developers.
>
>What's new this time is a fast, transparent, universal emulator from
>Transitive, a Silicon Valley startup.
>
>Transitive's QuickTransit allows any software to run on any hardware with no
>performance hit, or so the company claims. The techology automatically kicks
>in when necessary, and supports high-end 3D graphics. It was developed by
>Alasdair Rawsthorne.
>
>When I wrote about the software for Wired News last fall, the company had
>PowerBooks and Windows laptops running Linux software, including Quake III,
>with no performance lag whatsoever.
>
>If Apple has licensed QuickTransit for an Intel-powered Mac, all current
>applications should just work, no user or developer intervention required.
>
>Programmers could port their software to the new platform slowly and
>steadily, and the shift would be as relatively painless as the recent move
>from OS 9 to OS X, which, of course, relied on emulation in the Classic
>environment.
>
>But why would Apple do this? Because Apple wants Intel's new Pentium D
>chips.
>
>Released just few days ago, the dual-core chips include a hardware copy
>protection scheme that prevents "unauthorized copying and distribution of
>copyrighted materials from the motherboard," according to PC World.
>
>Apple -- or rather, Hollywood -- wants the Pentium D to secure an online
>movie store (iFlicks if you will), that will allow consumers to buy or rent
>new movies on demand, over the internet.
>

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