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Subject: Apple G5 Comments

Author: Michael Neish

Date: 20:58:58 07/08/03



Hello,

With the release of Apple's G5 series last week, I came here -- after some time
-- hoping to read people's comments and opinions about it.  To my surprise, the
topic doesn't seem to have been discussed.  I thought that Apple's claims to
have released the first 64-bit personal computer would have at least caused some
minor ripples.

I'm not at all knowledgeable on computer hardware and architecture.  I would
have thought that the G5 would be a very good processor for bitboard-based
programs.  Is this really so, or is it -- like Apple's speed benchmark results
posted on their Web site -- illusory?  Also, regarding Chess programming, does
the G5 have any advantages over the G4, apart from raw speed?

Thanks to anyone who answers.

Cheers,

Mike.



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