[MacDV] Re: G5

[ShirleyK]

One sobering thought came from PC-World's report (their daily 
newsletter referenced two stories on Apple today).

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While Jobs, and others, repeatedly noted the G5's 64-bit pedigree, he
did not offer any specifics about when the company's operating system
would offer support for 64-bit desktop applications. Today's desktops
are 32-bit machines, as are the operating systems and applications that
run on them.
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So what does this mean? Applications have to be written to take 
advantage of the 64-bit processing? Doesn't Panther offer support for 
64-bit desktop applications?

Shirley


On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 07:34  PM, Kunga wrote:

> Congratulations Gary Fujihara. You are the first I've read ordered the 
> dual 2 G5 on announcement day. Please keep us informed of how your cue 
> goes. I hope it is sooner than later. You are going to experience some 
> serious video editing and astronomy calculating power with that puppy.
>
> I found that $1599 boots 9 dual 1.25 GHz old 2002 2MB L3 cache model 
> deal also at Small Dog for members (previous customers) and couldn't 
> resist such a low price. I have a SuperDive and BIG HDs and a fast 
> Combo drive and a Verax quiet fan kit.
>
> Then went to the Apple Store in Santa Clara CA (closest store to 
> Cupertino) where they said they wouldn't have the G5 until the END of 
> August. So it turns out Apple was talking about the last days of 
> August when they said "August". Oh I see. The end of August is a 
> weekend Saturday the 30th and Sunday the 31st. That sounds about 
> right. Throw in a huge cue and I think most everyone that orders this 
> week may be looking at October. I write this not to be negative. Only 
> to point out a reality some may have to be prepared for - patience on 
> the shipping dates Gary. I hope I'm wrong and it all happens sooner.
>
> I wonder how long before we get some independent tests that benchmark 
> all sorts of tasks against the old G4 series with all three G5 models. 
> It will be interesting to see how the single G5's perform against 
> their fastest dual parents. I have no doubt they will be a lot faster. 
> Just real curious by how much.
>
> Saw the iSight camera. It's about the size of a half roll of Mentos - 
> 3.5 inches long and about 1 inch in diameter. Very elegant looking.
>
> k
>
> Gary Fujihara wrote:
>>> can I wait until the August shipping date?
> On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 07:55  AM, Mark M. Florida wrote:
>> Well, if you can't, you can still get a great deal on a dual 1.25 GHz 
>> model for $1599 (upgrade to suit), add a Pioneer DVR-105 and you'll 
>> be set!  ;-)
>>
>> (click on the PowerMac G4 link towards the bottom of the Apple Store 
>> page)
>>
>> 2 cents.
>>
>> - Mark
>
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