Rich the G 4 "Machine" at WWDC was targeted at a market segment
Hence the scheduling quote (" the machines would ship by this time next year. ") may not apply for all PowerPC 750 G 4 .
It was not a AAPL , or Motorola G 4 "availability" announcement but a "application demo" defined thusly :
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" The new G4 chip, developed by Motorola , will contain AltiVec technology designed for processor-intensive applications such as media and heavy-duty scientific calculations.
Apple executives demonstrated the new technology, saying the G4 would be smaller, contain more transistors (10.5 million), and use less power than the Intel Pentium III chip . "
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In light of the above , "Machines" in the scheduling "quote" could refer and be limited to today's demonstrated machine , rather than a multi model (750) , multi manufacturer (IBM , MOT) , CPU designation .
A CPU that is expected to be installed in 4 distinct product lines over many models at different times , and further controlled by AAPL's varying market conditions .
FWIW,
Jim K. |
