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Re: Apple, IBM and PCs (Re: Apple, Jobs, and the irony of it)

In article <MXarNiD0CU+$Ew0i@btinternet.com>,
 Richard Kilpatrick <richard@dmc12.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> In message <apple22-F07CFF.21421003012004@apollo-ge0.rdc-kc.rr.com>, 
> Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com> writes
> >And worked with IBM on developing the PPC970 processor, so it's not
> >'just' IBM on the processor.
> 
> Well, not just the 970. Apart from anything else, the G5/970 isn't the 
> same CPU as far as I'm aware; the 970 lacks Altivec.

It may lack the command set named 'Altivec', but it has a command set 
that is fully compatible with Altivec.  You can get the story here:

<http://arstechnica.com/cpu/03q1/ppc970/ppc970-6.html#altivec>

Greg B.

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