@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioSomething to think about is that the most fondly remembered computers from Apple are those with specific custom highly sophisticated mechanical engineering in their cases—as opposed to electronics.
Examples:
- the monitor arm on the iMac G4
- the door on the PowerMac G4
- the screen hinge on the alumin(i)um unibody laptops
- the locking handle on the G4 Cube
- even the motorized PowerBook Duo dock
@joe@toot.worksI wrote https://jws.news/2024/hp-z4-g4-workstation/ two years ago about buying an old workstation off eBay to try running local LLM models. It didn't go as well as I had hoped, but between tariffs, hardware shortages, and my own lack of cash, I think that it is going to be another two years before I get to try again.
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioFun fact, your phone is several thousand times faster than the iMac G4, at least for floating point operations.
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioRE: https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/116222482099263644
Obviously this is a joke post, I’ve been a (mostly) happy Mac user for going on 25 years now.
And there’s been many amazing models.
My favorite of all time is the iMac G4. Spectacularly beautiful and supremely ergonomic.
@cdarwin@c.imThere are now just two days until the special election in Georgia to fill the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
20 Republicans are running.
One Democrat is running.
I'm that Democrat.
This is how we win.
This is how we take back the House and put a check on Trump's rampage against our Democracy.
I'm Shawn Harris. I'm a Democrat, Husband, Father, Retired Brigadier General, Farmer, and I'm running to represent Northwest Georgia…
@cdarwin@c.imThere are now just three days until the special election in Georgia to fill the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
20 Republicans are running.
One Democrat is running.
I'm that Democrat.
This is how we win.
This is how we take back the House and put a check on Trump's rampage against our Democracy.
I'm Shawn Harris. I'm a Democrat, Husband, Father, Retired Brigadier General, Farmer, and I'm running to represent Northwest Georg…
@matematico314@social.linux.pizzaDurante as férias eu fiquei brincando de fazer torneios de #xadrez entre diferentes motores e tal. Me deparei com lances aparentemente loucos a partir desta posição aqui e fiquei curioso o suficiente para salvar e analisar depois. Olha que coisa linda. As pretas acabaram de jogar o cavalo pra C1 e as brancas tem a oportunidade de empatar um jogo aparentemente perdido a partir daí. Eu fiquei i…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialGoogle unveils the $499 Pixel 10A, offering the same Tensor G4 chip as the 9A, 8GB of RAM, and an 11% brighter display, in 128GB and 256GB, shipping March 4 (Todd Haselton/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/880400/pixel-10a-hands-on-a-little-too-…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioIt’s bonkers that there’s only 9 years between these models, and only 4 years between when the Mac Color Classic was discontinued and the iMac G4 was introduced
#marchintosh
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Georg Philipp Telemann, Ensemble of the Eighteenth Century & Susanne Regel:
🎵 Overture (Suite) in G minor for oboe & basso continuo, TWV.41:g4
#GeorgPhilippTelemann
https://open.spotify.com/track/6p1cwr9jY6yxOs0tOtU2aA
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioThe PowerMac G4 Cube
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioIs there single/multicore benchmark for CPUs that makes current-generation CPUs comparable with stuff from say the mid-90s onwards?
I'd like to specifically compare how fast a G4 (e.g. PowerPC 7455) is versus current Apple M5.
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioyou can see the section of the interview here from the timecode linked (watch the whole thing for a great introduction on the G4 Cube and why it failed) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82kvK79kNWI&t=1006s
