[G4] clearer identification

[Hector I. Macedo]

Hopefully it will be "Hasta la Vista MS!!!!


On 8/3/06 3:50 PM, "Richard Ramsowr" <r.ramsowr at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Generally these names were first used by the
> development teams as code names for the product they
> were working on and some just hung around - it's
> little like the term "Longhorn" first used by M$ to
> reference their long awaited and much over due
> replacement software  for Window XP - you know the
> want to be OS X - know as Vista and still pending!
> Another word for it would be Vaporware!
> Rick
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> --- Richard Northouse <rnorthouse at wi.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> I hear these Yikes and Sawtooth terms frequently.
>> Is there a meaning behind
>> them ?  i.e. why are they called that?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Rich
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
>> [mailto:g4-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com]
>> On Behalf Of J.M.P.Hissel
>> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:11 PM
>> To: A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers.
>> Subject: Re: [G4] clearer identification
>> 
>> On 03-08-2006 15:16, Jim Davis, nomorebush at mac.com,
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 350mhz- that is a Yikes! It was the first G4- and in
>> fact, still a G3
>> hybrid, allowing them to get rid of all the old
>> motherboards while using the
>> new CPU's & cases.
>> 
>> I don't agree Jim.  As Chris wrote having an AGP
>> Graphics G4 it MUST be a
>> Sawtooth!
>> Besides that a G4 350 MHz doesn't need to be a Yikes
>> (PCI Graphics) because
>> there was a 350 MHz Sawtooth also!
>> HTH,
>> 
>> Jo Hissel
>> 
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