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sirsinsalot on Jan 17, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max

It wasn't that long ago all Apple hardware was PowerPC.

I'm not disagreeing with your point, but Apple's foray into broadly standard hardware is the exception for them. Sadly.

gattilorenz on Jan 17, 2023 | [–]

> It wasn't that long ago

...almost 20 years?

sirsinsalot on Jan 17, 2023 | | [–]

I'm still young damn it!

KerrAvon on Jan 17, 2023 | [–]

PowerPC was an attempt to standardize (at a least a subset of) the industry on a common RISC processor. There were even two attempts at industry standards for PowerPC motherboards (PreP and CHRP, the latter with Apple's active participation).

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