Architosh Staff (info@architosh.com)

1 Feb 2002

 

Future G5 News: Test boxes, schedules and more...

Architosh has learned that G5 test boxes, the very same ones we talked about in the pre-Macworld past, are scheduled to be picked up by Apple engineering staff at key customer and developer sites. This news complies with our earlier statements shared by inside sources familiar with the situation.

The details of these systems are still cloaked in mystery. However insiders insist that these next generation machines will put the speed issue to rest. Not that the recent lineup is anything to sneeze at. While details remain mixed, there is widespread interest in Quad processor machines by Apple's growing 3D animation and technical visualization (CAD/CAM) user base. Additionally, the Hollywood crowd which many insiders say Jobs covets, would clearly need a Quad processor solution to be taken seriously.

Architosh has been running a Macintosh Pro 3D User Survey and the results are very telling indeed. In a series of related reports it has become apparent that Apple is getting more serious about the highend 3D market and that the company may be making serious inroads into a market that has long been dominated by SGI and Sun Microsystems. Apple's rumored moves echo what other companys like HP are doing with Linux.

In the meantime, the removal of G5 test boxes aligns with continued speculation that Apple will deliver true G5 parts in July at Macworld Expo. Some have speculated that these machines will end once and for all the speed war with Intel and AMD.

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