Re: Apple, Jobs, and the irony of it

[russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)]

In article <NM60b.8588$nf3.4061@fed1read07>,
Scott Alfter <salfter@salfter.dyndns.org> wrote:
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>In article <p14smnzkv6i.fsf@panini.cling.gu.se>,
>MagerValp  <MagerValp@cling.gu.se> wrote:
>>>>>>> "S" == Supertimer  <supertimer@aol.com> writes:
>>S> Also, the claim that the G5 is the first PC 64-bit processor is
>>S> also wrong. That title belongs to AMD's Opteron chip which was
>>S> released in April, several months ahead of the G5.
>>
>>Sun UltraSPARC IIi, available in a sub $1500 system since autumn 2000
>>or something like that, and it's a full 64-bit design.
>
>Suns != PCs...they're not exactly something you'll find on the shelf at the
>local Best Buy/CompUSA/whatever.

The IIi is crippled anyway.
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