Comments on: One More Thing… http://www.albazilla.com/2006/01/11/one-more-thing the official blog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:42:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: chittiappa http://www.albazilla.com/2006/01/11/one-more-thing#comment-824 chittiappa Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:28:48 +0000 http://www.albazilla.com/2006/01/11/one-more-thing#comment-824 i guess the changes are starting. World of Warcraft, a massive multiplayer online game, which plays on PC's is being worked on to run on the IntelMacs. Looks like the reasons for the switch are becoming clear. Maintain the Mac name and atmosphere, but make it simpler to develop code for, so they can really start to give MS a run for their money. Brilliant. i guess the changes are starting. World of Warcraft, a massive multiplayer online game, which plays on PC’s is being worked on to run on the IntelMacs. Looks like the reasons for the switch are becoming clear. Maintain the Mac name and atmosphere, but make it simpler to develop code for, so they can really start to give MS a run for their money. Brilliant.

]]> By: Joejoe http://www.albazilla.com/2006/01/11/one-more-thing#comment-823 Joejoe Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:56:48 +0000 http://www.albazilla.com/2006/01/11/one-more-thing#comment-823 Well, that's another debate... You should compare the same processor, and there isn't any proof that intel will distribute the same architecture for PC. Of course they intend to release some double core pentium M... After that, knowing what app is quicker than another, see some tests made winth windows agains linux. In pure calculation, like a 3d rendering, windows is as fast as linux. BUT windows doesn't use the same alount of RAM, and crashes sometimes more, sometime less than linux. With a such powerful processor, here I search stability (which I almost have with windows 2000) not 2 % speed improvement Last thing to say: I doubt photoshop is multiprocessor programmed (most of programs aren't , I only know programs that encode something, like video encoding, or 3d rendering), so I don't think you will have the advantage of the double core, on the other hand, you will be able to do some burning, ripping, encoding in the same time with less time waiting. Well, that’s another debate… You should compare the same processor, and there isn’t any proof that intel will distribute the same architecture for PC. Of course they intend to release some double core pentium M…
After that, knowing what app is quicker than another, see some tests made winth windows agains linux. In pure calculation, like a 3d rendering, windows is as fast as linux. BUT windows doesn’t use the same alount of RAM, and crashes sometimes more, sometime less than linux.
With a such powerful processor, here I search stability (which I almost have with windows 2000) not 2 % speed improvement

Last thing to say: I doubt photoshop is multiprocessor programmed (most of programs aren’t , I only know programs that encode something, like video encoding, or 3d rendering), so I don’t think you will have the advantage of the double core, on the other hand, you will be able to do some burning, ripping, encoding in the same time with less time waiting.

]]> By: Alberto http://www.albazilla.com/2006/01/11/one-more-thing#comment-822 Alberto Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:02:43 +0000 http://www.albazilla.com/2006/01/11/one-more-thing#comment-822 I'm really curious to see when other double-core machines will come out: will photoshop on macOS be faster than the one on Win? I’m really curious to see when other double-core machines will come out: will photoshop on macOS be faster than the one on Win?

]]> By: chittiappa http://www.albazilla.com/2006/01/11/one-more-thing#comment-821 chittiappa Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:42:49 +0000 http://www.albazilla.com/2006/01/11/one-more-thing#comment-821 Hopefully, we won't see too much difference except maybe a drop in prices and a enhanced range of more powerful laptops. If Apple is smart, the average user will not know the difference between the two processors (except performance, which I think should be better for the new Intel range), and what might perhaps be an emulator/os that can run most windows apps. I think Joe is right in that maybe more software will be now available for the IntelMac range. Sign me up for one who's very very interested in getting one maybe a year or so after release of the first one. Hopefully, we won’t see too much difference except maybe a drop in prices and a enhanced range of more powerful laptops. If Apple is smart, the average user will not know the difference between the two processors (except performance, which I think should be better for the new Intel range), and what might perhaps be an emulator/os that can run most windows apps.

I think Joe is right in that maybe more software will be now available for the IntelMac range.

Sign me up for one who’s very very interested in getting one maybe a year or so after release of the first one.

]]> By: Joejoe http://www.albazilla.com/2006/01/11/one-more-thing#comment-820 Joejoe Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:41:44 +0000 http://www.albazilla.com/2006/01/11/one-more-thing#comment-820 Well, I will check a bit little further what news there is for Mac world, with these new intel processors inside... If it can help software creators to publish some softwares you only have on windows(like AutoCAD, XSI, 3D studio, I am archictect so I am speaking about what I need), maybe the switch will be easier... If it's made, living without windows won't be too hard for me... But I am very curious about the architecture of that processor, I mean the old good G4 used to have some vectorial hardwired unit, that make easier to create some effects on the OS. Then, when you look of the frequency, I hope the architecture of that processor in the good looking Ibookpro (1999$ for a 15'' ...Ouch!...) is nearer from a Pentium M than a pentium 4... If it's true, this is the first intel processor with double core that give up the netburst architecture... Well, I will check a bit little further what news there is for Mac world, with these new intel processors inside…

If it can help software creators to publish some softwares you only have on windows(like AutoCAD, XSI, 3D studio, I am archictect so I am speaking about what I need), maybe the switch will be easier… If it’s made, living without windows won’t be too hard for me…
But I am very curious about the architecture of that processor, I mean the old good G4 used to have some vectorial hardwired unit, that make easier to create some effects on the OS. Then, when you look of the frequency, I hope the architecture of that processor in the good looking Ibookpro (1999$ for a 15” …Ouch!…) is nearer from a Pentium M than a pentium 4… If it’s true, this is the first intel processor with double core that give up the netburst architecture…

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