Motherboards are always evolving. New core logic ships, enabling new features and expanding the capabilities of old ones. New tweaks are added, as well as enhanced designs that make installation and setup easier than ever.
Anyone who has built his own PC understands this. Those of us who build frequently adapt to new capabilities quickly. More infrequent system builders sometimes are startled by how fast motherboard technology evolves. Recently, Jim Louderback was upgrading his old system to a Core 2 Duo, so we sent on a 965P motherboard his way. The six pin, PCIe power adapter is something he’ll have to deal with, and he is also relearning the whole master/slave thing when it comes to storage.
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Over the past several weeks, there was some speculation that the release of Windows Vista would force Apple to delay the launch of Mac OS X Leopard while it resolved Windows Vista compatibility issues with Boot Camp, but the news of Boot Camp update should calm those fears. Boot Camp 1.2 is capable not only of running the 32-bit version of Windows Vista but also of displaying the system’s much-touted Aero graphics.
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Intel sold the XScale business to Marvell Technologies in June 2006, so the Apple iPhone will use CPU from Marvell Technologies to power its OS X.
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The game is on! Keep refreshing this page for a steady stream of updates. The keynote should get rolling sometime after 9am PST.
7:54am - We’re here, standing in line waiting to get in. People have been camped out since 9pm last night, there are at least three or four thousand people here minimum. Security detail is unreal.
8:11am - Paul Otellini and the CEO of Quanta are here, in the VIP line.
8:23am - Yup, Apple Store is down!
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