How to milk an Apple; Flashback to 1984; 802.11g the "Ferrari" of home networking; more
How to milk an Apple; Flashback to 1984; 802.11g the "Ferrari" of home networking; more
Juno unveils Mac version of Platinum Access United Online has announced the availability of a Mac version of its value-priced Juno Platinum Internet access service. In a statement the compan said "Based on strong demand and feedback from the Mac user community, the company developed a Juno Platinum version for Mac that finally offers the millions of Mac OS X users a reliable and affordable means for getting online via a dial-up connection." Juno access is priced at $9.95 a month. More.
How to milk an Apple BusinessWeek presents a mixed view at Apple's current market position, noting that while the company may not pose a major threat to Microsoft, its place is secure. "Apple may never again pose a threat to Microsoft Corp. and its PC allies, but its niche is safe. In the $160 billion PC market, a 3% market share should be enough to fund Apple's research-and-development push. So long as Macolytes keep paying Apple's high prices, its 28% gross margins should far exceed PC rivals--especially if it keeps expanding its portfolio with non-PC products such as the iPod MP3 music player." More.
Flashback to 1984 An MSNBC article starts off with an image of Steve Jobs in 1984 introducing the original Macintosh, and a contrasting image of Steve Jobs in 2003 introducing the 17" Titanium PowerBook. "With the Macintosh now firmly part of global computer culture, it?s hard to believe that just 20 years ago its introduction was a high-stakes, risky gamble by a 28-year-old Steve Jobs. What?s more remarkable, in looking back, is that the vast majority of computer industry experts at the time figured the cute little machine would surely fail." More.
802.11g the "Ferrari" of home networking Wired News has published a glowing report on the prospects for 802.11g, the wireless networking standard used by Apple's AirPort Extreme: "'I can't wait,' says Avi Rubin, technical director of the Information Security Institute at Maryland's Johns Hopkins University. He has ordered a setup from Apple Computer for his souped-up home network, one of the few customized to handle the new speed. Called Wireless G, the new networking system is the latest version of the popular WiFi standard that already powers most wireless networks in homes, coffee shops and airport lounges." More.
Comparing TI C6000 DSP, Moto AltiVec PowerPC processors An EE Times piece compares Motorola's PowerPC G4 to several other processors for DSP performance. "In summary, the impressive computational numbers shown for the C6000 family are due to its VLIW architecture. The 7410 owes its horsepower to AltiVec engine, sometimes referred to as a SIMD (single instruction multiple data) architecture. Note that these are two effective, although completely different, ways of boosting performance." More.QuickTime Live, now a part of WWDC
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