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NYTimes: Steve Jobs considered use of Cell in Macs, but disappointed by design
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1. Less effective because the CELL is a primarily in order processing CPU; the gflops are greater, and programming specifically for the CELL would result in much more powerful software... but that's not what apple needs.
2. Because Mac programs would require major reworking in order to get them to run on the CELL cpu with a good amount of efficiency.
3. They had planned to go with Intel since OSX, compiling and writing dual code for their programs, so going that path would've saved them the most trouble.
4. Considering that we're talking about availability/low volume problems been the cause of moving away from the Power PC chips, not selecting someone like AMD, CELL chips will be difficult to get, immediately as the PS3 releases, due to most of them been used for the PS3 I'd imagine.
2. Because Mac programs would require major reworking in order to get them to run on the CELL cpu with a good amount of efficiency.
3. They had planned to go with Intel since OSX, compiling and writing dual code for their programs, so going that path would've saved them the most trouble.
4. Considering that we're talking about availability/low volume problems been the cause of moving away from the Power PC chips, not selecting someone like AMD, CELL chips will be difficult to get, immediately as the PS3 releases, due to most of them been used for the PS3 I'd imagine.
Phoenix
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Cell is not a general purpose processor, doesn't use Altivec, consumes a lot of power, produces a lot of heat, still couldn't be used in mobile products, and has a very short roadmap. The speed at which it starts life is the speed at which it stops. IBM has no incentive to build 3.5, 4.0, etc Ghz versions of this processor. So at best it buys Apple 6 months before they have to start looking for something else.
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My initial reaction to this leads me to believe IBMs total dominance in the next gen consoles is a significant incentive for both Apple and Intel to strike this deal....
By 2010, an IBM processor will most likely reside in around 150-200M consoles alone (PS3, X360,Rev.)
Intel needed this....
By 2010, an IBM processor will most likely reside in around 150-200M consoles alone (PS3, X360,Rev.)
Intel needed this....
The fact that they've been having concurrent versions of the Apple OS complied for Intel pretty much made it the default choice, in fact I don't even see why he'd have even been considering Cell at all under the circumstances. Maybe Cell would be worthwhile in special "targetted" Apple platforms (obviously not laptops) that they try and market to particular target audiences, like graphic-designers or something like that, but as a general Apple platform it makes absolutely no sense.
Still, one has to love how these people are ragging on Cell because of this when all three of the next-gen consoles are using IBM PPE cores anyway . . . I guess they all suck, thanks to Steve Jobs for pointing that out to me. Now I feel better about buying a new Intel Apple over a PS3 or X360 for my gaming needs.
Still, one has to love how these people are ragging on Cell because of this when all three of the next-gen consoles are using IBM PPE cores anyway . . . I guess they all suck, thanks to Steve Jobs for pointing that out to me. Now I feel better about buying a new Intel Apple over a PS3 or X360 for my gaming needs.
Shogmaster
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Kleegamefan said:
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No dude, just no.