[BUGS] G5vG4 - discussion from last bugs day

[jonathan michaels]

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:48:45PM +1100, Andrew Reilly wrote:
> Hi Jonathan,
> 
> Sorry I missed the pre-Christmas BSD day.
> 
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:21:10PM +1100, jonathan michaels wrote:
> >    i'm looking to further my fading knowledge of teh relative
> >    benefits of teh G4 processor over teh newer (and less
> >    capable) G5.
> 
> Besides being a bit too hot to go into a laptop, I can't think
> of *any* respect in which the G5 (AKA PPC970) is inferior to the
> G4 (AKA Freescale MPC7455).  What angle were you all discussing
> on the day?  Mind you, I like that the G4 works nicely in
> laptops: my G4 power book is still working nicely.
> 
> Not that it makes for much more than historical interest these

   that too, but i'm trawling ebay for a cheap 2/4 cpu g4 and the earleier version
   hs some structural/internals  that make it a better fit for what i want to do,
   setup a "server" graphics processor for teh manipulation/post production of digital
   photo, ok every mm/inch/?? i can get. i had thought of harnasing a few of teh
   sun boxen, problem being the softwware for camera/photo processing come as
   intel windows or intel/ppc mac os ?? varietal so i'm sorta limited in my
   hardware choices .. given recent 1850 issues the cooler a box runs the less
   fans the less volume of salt air/corrosion potentions .. at least tehats teh
   thinking here abouts .. or dosent i matter ??? 

> days: I doubt that anyone will sell you a "computer" with either
> of them in, new, now.  Some embedded things still use the
> Freescale parts, I guess.  I think that IBM has mostly moved on
> to P6 parts for their Power line.

   perhaps in a decade or so i might be able to afford them, if i even want too ?
   i tend to move in cirecles that are as dated as i am .. not old persay just
   having a different mold view .. faster dosen't always equate to better. more
   powerfull, better performance etc, etc...

> Cheers,

   much appreciations, hope you christmace found you at peace and with mcuch
   calmness and happiness ?

   most kind regards

   jonathan

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