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Archives => 2003 => Topic started by: Bill on July 28, 2003, 09:34:30 PM

Title: PowerPC 970 "Not Yet in Production" at IBM Plant
Post by: Bill on July 28, 2003, 09:34:30 PM

Then it goes on ... wouldn't take long ...

http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=2396

Title: PowerPC 970 "Not Yet in Production" at IBM Plant
Post by: sandbox on July 29, 2003, 01:05:45 AM

interesting that they would choose Fishkill NY for a production location. I found this argument a bit suspicious, though I haven’t attempted to purchase real estate in Indochina recently. The interest argument is baffling, since interest is convertible.
 

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As other manufacturers get out of the US in search of cheaper production facilities, IBM has found it less expensive to put Made in the USA on its chips, due largely to lower interest rates and cheaper real estate.

Title: PowerPC 970 "Not Yet in Production" at IBM Plant
Post by: ljocampo on July 29, 2003, 03:08:07 AM

IBM is Headquartered in Upstate New York.

Title: PowerPC 970 "Not Yet in Production" at IBM Plant
Post by: krissel on July 29, 2003, 08:34:57 PM

The discussion that followed the article was interesting to read, regarding the globalization of the economy and the consequential loss of US jobs to foreign workers.

Just hope the plant in NY is a success and a good example for other manufacturers to follow.

 

Title: PowerPC 970 "Not Yet in Production" at IBM Plant
Post by: giantmike on July 29, 2003, 09:09:34 PM

Sure, they aren't in production at that plant, but what about other plants? (haven't read the whole article, it may say in there)

Title: PowerPC 970 "Not Yet in Production" at IBM Plant
Post by: Bill on July 30, 2003, 08:10:32 AM

Dual-2GHz G5 ETA pushed to late September

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/g5shipping.html

Title: PowerPC 970 "Not Yet in Production" at IBM Plant
Post by: giantmike on July 30, 2003, 04:41:38 PM

"Think Secret is looking to affirm..." - This is why I never read that place.

Title: PowerPC 970 "Not Yet in Production" at IBM Plant
Post by: Bill on July 30, 2003, 05:42:04 PM

I have a tendency to agree GM yet who out there in the internet world would know more than taking educated/speculated/investigated guesses?
Maybe 'Think Secret" doesn't have a crackerjack Jimmy Olsen.
Then again maybe there star eye spy reporter is closer to the up and up than any others.

Only the manufactures knows what the real scoop is.

 
"Think Secret is working to ascertain confirm the delivery date for G5s through Apple's other major distributor, Tech Data."