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Apple Power Mac G5 review
Reviews First of all, the chip itself is IBM's 64-bit PowerPC 970 -- making this the first time since 1984 that Apple hasn't used a Motorola-manufactured processor. It's ironic that Apple's most significant desktop announcement since the arrival of the...
[June 24, 2003, 7:11]
Power Mac G5 Proves Popular
News Although the Mac operating system remains 32-bit, Apple said the machines are shipped with a new version designed to take advantage of some of the G5's 64-bit processing abilities. Apple Computer on Monday said that it had started to ship two...
[August 19, 2003, 11:25]
Apple Power Mac G5 review
Reviews Like AMD with its Athlon 64, Apple has introduced a 64-bit processor into its next-generation desktops. As with the Athlon 64, the Power Mac G5 will not reach its full potential until Apple releases a 64-bit OS.
[October 29, 2003, 7:50]
New Apple Has Trouble Emulating Windows
News Apple has just started shipping the first two versions of the Power Mac G5, which uses a new 64-bit IBM processor. Apple's new Power Mac G5 may be the fastest Macintosh around, but it is less able than its predecessors to run Microsoft Windows...
[August 28, 2003, 10:50]
Apple Warned Over 'misleading' Power Mac Speed Claim
News Apple has been told by the Advertising Standards Agency that its boast that the Power Mac G5 is the world's fastest personal computer is in breach of advertising legislation. The ASA has asked Apple not to repeat the claim.
[June 11, 2004, 16:35]
Jobs: G5 Power Macs Will Outperform Any Windows PC
News The new Apple desktops will also be capable of running 32-bit software -- the kind found on desktops today -- and 64-bit software, which is used by high-end workstations.bit software can take advantage of more memory, which improves performance...
[June 24, 2003, 9:16]
Apple Revamps G5 Lines
News Apple on Wednesday introduced upgraded models in its Power Mac G5 desktop series. The computer, which supports Apple's 30-inch cinema high-definition display, comes with a 250GB hard drive and starts at £1,999.
[April 28, 2005, 9:00]
A First Look At AMD's Athlon 64 review
Reviews Those bragging rights go to Apple's Today's announcement is significant because the Athlon 64 is the first 64-bit processor for PCs based on the x86 instruction set. In addition to doubling the amount of data a CPU can process per clock cycle, one...
[September 24, 2003, 8:45]
IBM Strengthens Linux Investment
News The Power line has recently grown to include the PowerPC 970, used in Apple Computer's new Power Mac G5 and in IBM's Power blade servers, which are due to arrive in the second half of 2003. Outside help is a possibility, particularly if IBM takes...
[July 15, 2003, 7:51]
Fedora To Get PowerPC Support
News Red Hat also plans a version for Power chips, such as the PowerPC used in Apple's G5 computers and the Power5 used in IBM's OpenPower Linux servers. Fedora is available in two versions, one for 32-bit x86 processors such as Intel's current Pentium...
[February 15, 2005, 12:05]
Mac Cluster Rises In Supercomputing Ranks
News He said he is planning to upgrade the cluster to Apple's new Panther version of the Mac OS X operating system shortly. The cluster was assembed from 1,100 dual-CPU Macs using IBM's 64-bit G5 processor.
[October 31, 2003, 13:10]
IBM Reveals Dual-core Power Details
News A representative for Apple declined to comment on whether the company would use - or had considered using - the PowerPC 970MP in any of its products. Apple said recently that it's ending its manufacturing partnership with IBM in favour of future...
[July 11, 2005, 16:30]
Apple Security Patch Takes Out 64-bit Apps
News Apple's most recent security fixes for Mac OS X break support for 64-bit applications in the operating system, a software maker has warned. Due to an error on the part of Apple, this update prevents any 64-bit native application from running...
[August 18, 2005, 9:10]
Apple To Unleash Tiger On 29 April
News Apple also detailed the planned features for the Unix-based server edition of Tiger, including support for 64-bit processors and the iChat Server for instant messaging. Apple said on Tuesday that the updated desktop and server versions of its...
[April 13, 2005, 9:45]
Windows XP Professional X64 Edition RC1 Tested
Talkback Mention of Apple? This is an overview of Windows XP Professional for the 64 bit extension of x86. Why? I'm pretty certain that the latest articles on Jaguar/Panther don't mention AMD's x86-64 . Seeing as how there's not a version of Windows for the...
[January 8, 2005, 23:27]
Apple Ripe For Power Mac Overhaul
News The chip also will put Apple on track to sell computers that run 64-bit software, the kind of design that's found on today's top workstations. The prevailing view is that Apple will also use (the developer conference) to unveil new hardware -- in...
[June 20, 2003, 15:06]
Apple Takes Its RAID To New Heights
News Apple, a relative newcomer to the storage market, has launched a 7 Terabyte RAID system with a price of only £1.14/GB. We are now offering our users more capacity at an even lower price per gigabyte.said Philip Schiller, Apple's marketing vice...
[September 14, 2005, 17:40]
Apple Warned Over 'misleading' Power Mac Speed Claim
Talkback Apple should just admit defeat that live up to the fact that it is second best. I think that that Apples G5 clime on the 64 bit processor and that 4gigabites of ram are wrong.first, I see no difference between a workstation and a personal computer...
[June 11, 2004, 18:15]
Super-Computer On A Desk
Member Review With the Apple monitor, you'll get the power brick, and a 3-way cable to attach to the computer. Basically, this is a Rev B PMG5, with liquid/radiator cooled dual 2.5 PPC970's (64-bit baby brothers of the IBM Power4 supercomputer chip), uses a...
[October 26, 2004, 20:45]
Nvidia Upgrades Software To 64-bit
News Apple made a similar move with its 64-bit G5 chip, launched earlier this year. Nvidia has released its first graphics drivers that take advantage of the 64-bit processing capabilities of AMD's latest processors; the Athlon 64 and the Opteron.
[October 24, 2003, 16:40]
