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2/16/2K: Frustrated at Motorola's inability to deliver
500 MHz G4 processors and the infighting between IBM and
Motorola over the G4 design, Apple has unilaterally pulled
out of the AIM consortium.
Steve Jobs is expected to announce this move at Macworld Tokyo,
along with Mac OS X for "Wintel" hardware and a planned port
of OS X to Intel's forthcoming Itanium processor. OS X for PCs
will be available within weeks, along with new computers.
Apple has been quietly working with several PC manufacturers to
produce new models to replace the current Macintosh line.
Anticipated models are:
All-in-one iApple, an iMac clone based on 466 and 533
MHz Celeron processors. The faster model, just like the iMac DV,
will contain FireWire, video out, and iMovie software.
The Power Apple will look just like the Power Mac, but
be based on 600-800 MHz Pentium III processors. Exact speeds will
be announced by Steve Jobs in Tokyo.
The AppleBook will replace the iBook, complete with
garish colors. Processor speed is expected in the 400-466 MHz
range. 64 MB of memory will be standard.
The AppleBook Light will use the mobile Pentium III at
speeds up to 550 MHz and come standard with a DVD drive. The
AppleBook will be built by Sony using the thin Via form
factor.
The AppleBook Pro will look a lot like the PowerBook G3,
but with a 15" 1280 x 1024 screen. Weight will be almost identical,
it will be slightly thinner, and it will use the fastest mobile
Pentium III available at any given time - for now, that's 650
MHz.
All these machines will ship with Mac OS X Client for Intel
Standard Computers. AppleWorks has already been ported over
to the new OS, as has the standard email client designed for OS X.
Apple is expected to announce immediate availability of OS X/Intel
software from Adobe, Corel, FileMaker, and Macromedia.
It is believed this announcement will come as a total shock
to Microsoft, who makes the dominant operating systems for
Intel-standard hardware.
The new version of OS X client will include two compatibility
modes: one that allows use of 32-bit Windowsware, and another that
provides software emulation of the G3 processor for compatibility
with current Mac OS programs.
Apple has been working closely with Intel and Hewlett Packard to
port OS X to Itanium and McKinley, the next generation of
processors from those companies. If this works out, Apple will beat
Microsoft to the OS punch and could rise to OS dominance as the new
architecture displaces the older Windows computers.
In another surprise move, Apple has declared the current Mac
architecture and OS Open Source, making it possible for
anyone who wants to to create PowerPC clones for those who don't
want to abandon the current platform before Itanium ships.
As for Pismo, the 17" iMac, and a G4/500, Apple has thrown all
that out the window. It's a new beginning for Apple, the
company that keeps trying to think different.
- Anne Onymus
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