From: Adam Flinton 

Randall Parker wrote:

> Yes, when I saw that I thought it absolutely wild. Who'da thunk it?
>

So the Apple Mac is powered by Power....the Gamecube is powered by
Power.....& now the X-Box2 is powered by Power.....but the PSX3 will be
powered by cells  All brought to you today by the Letters...I   B 
&
   M .

Bizare though that Intel makes the chips for the IBM PC where IBM makes the
chips for the games consoles, macs & big iron......heck maybe it's just
my prediliction for games consoles as being the home PC of the future (+
firewire/USB2 external devices)......


Adam
> Adam Flinton wrote:
>
>> http://www.eetimes.com/sys/news/OEG20031103S0060
>>
>> OK so it's the X-Box2 but.....
>>
>> "IBM is likely to modify its most advanced "G5"
PowerPC silicon, which
>> is being used in Apple Computer's fastest Macintosh desktops, for the
>> embedded market, reducing the cache and cutting power consumption,
>> Doherty said."
>>
>> BTW interesting point:
>>
>> "Rick Doherty, principal analyst at the Envisioneering Group, said the
>> deal has major implications for both IBM and Intel. IBM has been a
>> long-time supplier of silicon to Nintendo Ltd., and is developing the
>> "Cell" processor — a reconfigurable and distributed architecture
>> &3151; with Sony for the Playstation 3 console. With Microsoft added
>> to its customer list, IBM "by the middle of this decade could be
>> supplying the processors to all three of the major game machine
>> suppliers," Doherty said."
>>
>>
>> Adam
>>
>

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