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If you build it...If you build it...Posted Jun 7, 2005 2:19 UTC (Tue) by leonbrooks (guest, #1494)Parent article: Yellow Dog Linux sticks with PowerPC ...the XboX360 will come? (-: A grunty PPC platform looking forward to having for half the cost of a Mac Mini am I. Providing it, Apple will be not thinking am I. Apple are their own worst enemies. Not only is this an essentially pointless change, they would have been better off with AMD if they wanted to go x86.
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If you build it... Posted Jun 7, 2005 2:58 UTC (Tue) by clump (subscriber, #27801) [Link] Apple are their own worst enemies. Not only is this an essentially pointless change, they would have been better off with AMD if they wanted to go x86.I admit being a bit behind on reading up fully on the Apple >> x86 move but it seems silly to limit themselves to Intel's hardware alone. AMD seems to have slightly better chips at the moment and I would wager they would be more cost effective. It just seems silly to take one vendor alone when you could swap between them. Who knows... maybe Intel made a very competitive offer.
If you build it... Posted Jun 7, 2005 3:02 UTC (Tue) by mark (guest, #1921) [Link] For once quite wrong Leon you are I think.
The transition to x86 will be painful, but - with unaffected products (iPod) providing 50% of their
This is definitely not a pointless change. x86 is now faster, thermally cooler, and has a better
So if you're going to announce a huge change like this - and for long-time Apple users this is
And finally, I for one won't be running any of my customer's businesses on an XBox 360.
Cheers
* I don't imagine anyone expects the iPod to dominate forever. Even if Apple maintains 76%
The older XboXes have been quite reliable... Posted Jun 7, 2005 7:16 UTC (Tue) by leonbrooks (guest, #1494) [Link] ...what with only two constantly-moving parts (a big fan and the hard drive). Pending confirmation of enough resources, I'd expect the XboX-360 to be similar. Linux on PPC is still unusual enough to help it dodge the majority of security bullets, as well.However, with laptops occasionally retailing for less than AUD$800 (which of course includes a screen, touchpad, keyboard, and built-in brownout protection), the value-for-money proposition is looking less and less attractive. Even as a server, a laptop has the added attraction of being self-contained (mine fits easily into a 1RU gap, as would one of the cheap Acers being retailed) and low-power.
The older XboXes have been quite reliable... Posted Jun 9, 2005 14:40 UTC (Thu) by mchristensen (guest, #4955) [Link] But the MBTF for laptop hard drives is not good, especially when they are run constantly, which makes them less than ideal for most server configurations.
However, if you keep up-to date backups and can handle regular (say anual) bare metal restores this this may not be a problem for you.
If you build it... Posted Jun 7, 2005 3:36 UTC (Tue) by yokem_55 (subscriber, #10498) [Link] Who says that Apple can't use AMD chips later on? I think that AMD'spresence in the x86 market is a big factor for Apple moving to x86 period. If ever Intel's current line of chips don't cut Apple's mustard, there is perfectly viable and independent alternative available to turn to without having to do another architecture shift.
If you build it... Posted Jun 8, 2005 22:51 UTC (Wed) by job (subscriber, #670) [Link] The Xbox360, just like the Playstation 3, can hardly be described as a "PPC platform". It is explicitly designed not to run programs where the license fee to Microsoft (or Sony) hasn't been paid. Even if the DRM can be circumvented, the platform is of hacking interest only and not something anyone could use for generic computing tasks.
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