[G4] G5 and photoshop

[Scott Stanley]

as a former Apple employee, I would never ever purchase the first 
series of any of their computers.  There are always bugs and you 
usually end up kicking yourself by the time the second model is 
released.  When the very first G4's were released 2 of my friends 
bought them and both had many many problems with them.  When the first 
dual 1's were released we ended up repairing close to 50% of the units 
we sold.

Just my infinite amount of dollars +1 to what ever you say, black 
magic, no erasies.

On Friday, August 8, 2003, at 11:43 AM, Kunga wrote:

> Matt's 2¢ isn't worth 2¢. He completely misunderstands and 
> underestimates the value of the 1 GHz bus and the fact that the OS 
> will never need to be 64-bit for applications to be 64-bit right away 
> with trivial recompilations that Apple has made simple for developers 
> to deliver quickly. 64-bit Photoshop will be delivered as a free 
> update later this month before most G5 buyers even get their > computers.
>
> Apple is implementing a very clever and INSTANT migration path to 
> 64-bit computing that will deliver major 32-bit AND 64- bit 
> performance punch immediately with no need for a 64-bit OS EVER.
>
> Apple has done all the BETA testing on the G5 PowerMac. Buyers will be 
> getting post beta product immediately.
>
> Just my ten dollars.
>
> k
>
> On Friday, August 8, 2003, at 07:34  AM, sr ferenczy wrote:
>
>> in order to have backwards support of current 32 bit apps (with no 
>> noticeable slowdown) the OS cant be fully 64 bit. this really doesnt 
>> affect performance, only compatibility.
>>
>> as far as 64 bit apps, yes, PS will probably show huge gains in 
>> performance from such a change, but this doesnt discount the overall 
>> ability of the G5s (though we will have to wait for real world tests) 
>> the 1ghz bus alone makes these machines worth the money. sure, at 
>> this point the G5 might not be that much faster mhz for mhz compared 
>> to the G4s, but it gets information fed to it over 5 times faster!! 
>> we now get to enjoy the true power of the processor, not the limiting 
>> of a slow ass bus. (remember too, moto still is unsure as to whether 
>> the next incarnation of the G4 will even be able to reach a 200 mhz 
>> system bus, let alone a 1 ghz.)
>>
>>>  I would wait until there are native applications.
>>
>> all 32 bit apps are native, wait no longer.
>>
>> sandor
>>
>>
>> On Friday, August 8, 2003, at 10:23  AM, Matthew Wensley wrote:
>>
>>> IMHO, there is no rush to upgrade to G5 for 2 reasons:
>>>
>>> 1) The OS is not fully 64 bit yet
>>>
>>> 2) no 64 bit programmes yet.
>>>
>>> If I was working the Adobe programmes to make a living, I would wait 
>>> until there are native applications.
>>> Let someone else beta the new "iron".
>>>
>>> My 2 cents
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