Comments on: 10GHz of power! http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/03/22/10ghz-of-power/ just a lowly edtech geek, mumble mumble university of calgary Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:18:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/03/22/10ghz-of-power/#comment-81624 Brian Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 525275573#comment-81624 Now remember D'Arcy, with power comes responsibility. Now remember D’Arcy, with power comes responsibility.

]]> By: Peter Garner http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/03/22/10ghz-of-power/#comment-81625 Peter Garner Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 525275573#comment-81625 You are forgiven for "squeezing the mouse too hard." Controlling all that power must be tough (but someone has to do it, right?). You have my congratulations and envy. You are forgiven for “squeezing the mouse too hard.” Controlling all that power must be tough (but someone has to do it, right?). You have my congratulations and envy.

]]> By: David Esrati http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/03/22/10ghz-of-power/#comment-81626 David Esrati Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 525275573#comment-81626 and in 6 months- you'll be wishing you had the new intel driven version- so enjoy your short lived "I'm king of the mountain" "no matter how big and bad you think you are, there will always be someone bigger and badder" - every good martial arts instructor..... and in 6 months- you’ll be wishing you had the new intel driven version-
so enjoy your short lived “I’m king of the mountain”

“no matter how big and bad you think you are, there will always be someone bigger and badder” – every good martial arts instructor…..

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/03/22/10ghz-of-power/#comment-81627 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 525275573#comment-81627 It just hit me - after mentioning my old 8600/300 in the last post, and now the 10GHz monster in this one, I'm now on a machine that is over 33 times more powerful than the top of the line machine from 1997, and that's just on pure megahertz measurements. Hard drives are faster, memory is faster, graphics card is faster... Oy. It just hit me – after mentioning my old 8600/300 in the last post, and now the 10GHz monster in this one, I’m now on a machine that is over 33 times more powerful than the top of the line machine from 1997, and that’s just on pure megahertz measurements. Hard drives are faster, memory is faster, graphics card is faster… Oy.

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2006/03/22/10ghz-of-power/#comment-81628 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 525275573#comment-81628 David - likely, but it came down to "we have the money now, and may not again for awhile" so you get the best bang for the buck in hand. I'm totally ready for the next update to the Mac Mini to blow this box away, but it's still waaaaay more powerful than what I was on yesterday :-) David – likely, but it came down to “we have the money now, and may not again for awhile” so you get the best bang for the buck in hand. I’m totally ready for the next update to the Mac Mini to blow this box away, but it’s still waaaaay more powerful than what I was on yesterday :-)

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