Comments on: Thinking: Possibilities with XBOX 360 http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:41:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Free xBox live codes http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-53957 Free xBox live codes Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:32:03 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-53957 I'm getting sick of my 360 mucking up. Since I bought it about 4 months ago, I've had it overheating, the ring of death that everyone talks about, and had the laser actually cut into the disk. All I can say is if xBox don't sort these issues out soon, they will loose custom. I'm tempted to get a PS3, but the PSN is no where near as good as xBox live. IMO, there are LOADS of possibilities out there for the xBox 360. Microsoft, please contact me for a 6 page list :P I’m getting sick of my 360 mucking up. Since I bought it about 4 months ago, I’ve had it overheating, the ring of death that everyone talks about, and had the laser actually cut into the disk.

All I can say is if xBox don’t sort these issues out soon, they will loose custom. I’m tempted to get a PS3, but the PSN is no where near as good as xBox live.

IMO, there are LOADS of possibilities out there for the xBox 360. Microsoft, please contact me for a 6 page list :P

]]> By: Free XBox 360 http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1904 Free XBox 360 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:14:14 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1904 I really do love my XBox 360, it's amazing, especially with the new update... and regarding the RoD, I have owned mine for well over a year, and never experienced it (touch wood). Great post :) Thanks. I really do love my XBox 360, it’s amazing, especially with the new update… and regarding the RoD, I have owned mine for well over a year, and never experienced it (touch wood).

Great post :) Thanks.

]]> By: Free Xbox Live http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1903 Free Xbox Live Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:54:44 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1903 they're great until the red rings o death show up they’re great until the red rings o death show up

]]> By: gregory http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1902 gregory Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:35:14 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1902 I thaught that microsoft corp would have gone with a nine by nine T9000 transputer array that use a PowerPC and use occum but you cant have it all can you? I thaught that microsoft corp would have gone with a nine by nine T9000 transputer array that use a PowerPC and use occum but you cant have it all can you?

]]> By: free 360 xbox http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1901 free 360 xbox Sun, 05 Feb 2006 22:21:12 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1901 im not sure i really want a xbox 360 but im worried that it will fade out once the ps3 is available. but saying that call of duty2 looks amazing im not sure i really want a xbox 360 but im worried that it will fade out
once the ps3 is available. but saying that call of duty2 looks amazing

]]> By: david http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1888 david Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:55:46 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1888 wrong xbox live guys sony had a better marketing team pgr3 alone gears of war perfect dark zero the ps3 is very ineffeicent the gpu on the xbox 360 has unified shader architecture innovation pc graphics chips wont see for a year or two wrong xbox live guys sony had a better marketing team
pgr3 alone gears of war perfect dark zero
the ps3 is very ineffeicent the gpu on the xbox 360 has unified shader architecture innovation pc graphics chips wont see for a year or two

]]> By: Alice http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1897 Alice Sun, 15 May 2005 23:15:29 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1897 What you should be paying attention to is the Rumored Apple and SONY alliance when it comes to the production of the ps3... xbox 360 is barely anything compared the ability the PS3 is providing... KILL XBOX What you should be paying attention to is the Rumored Apple and SONY alliance when it comes to the production of the ps3… xbox 360 is barely anything compared the ability the PS3 is providing…

KILL XBOX

]]> By: Mark W. Shead » Blog Archive » New XBox 360 http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1898 Mark W. Shead » Blog Archive » New XBox 360 Sun, 15 May 2005 16:04:34 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1898 [...] t XBOX. Why not install Tiger on a native Power PC based system such as the new XBOX 360? link Sounds good in theory, but I have a feeling that it wouldn&#8 [...] [...] t XBOX. Why not install Tiger on a native Power PC based system such as the new XBOX 360? link Sounds good in theory, but I have a feeling that it wouldn&#8 [...]

]]> By: Twist http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1900 Twist Fri, 13 May 2005 23:32:37 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1900 Previously leaked information (from IBM I believe) said that the Xbox 360's CPU was based off of the PPC 970. There is tons of technical info to be released on this system still. Personally I am looking forward to it as a gaming system more than a system to hack. Previously leaked information (from IBM I believe) said that the Xbox 360’s CPU was based off of the PPC 970. There is tons of technical info to be released on this system still.

Personally I am looking forward to it as a gaming system more than a system to hack.

]]> By: Josh Pigford http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1899 Josh Pigford Fri, 13 May 2005 22:13:23 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1899 Mmm...seems a bit to curvy to be comparable to Apple products. For me, only the fact that it's white kinda sparks the thought. Mmm…seems a bit to curvy to be comparable to Apple products. For me, only the fact that it’s white kinda sparks the thought.

]]> By: jeff http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1889 jeff Fri, 13 May 2005 21:00:22 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1889 Has anyone noticed that the new Xbox 360 looks a helluva lot like a mix between an ipod and mac mini? Or is it just me? Has anyone noticed that the new Xbox 360 looks a helluva lot like a mix between an ipod and mac mini? Or is it just me?

]]> By: jbelkin http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1890 jbelkin Fri, 13 May 2005 19:27:04 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1890 well, the game clips they showed was nothing special - looks like PS2 graphics - hard to believe that was the best so far and it sure is ugly - I have a cable box that's smaller and it looks vaguely like that Disney Mickey Mouse VCR from 3 years back ... Specs look nice but then Sony's PS3 will also be based on it so looks like MS shot its ... well, you can fill in the blanks ... well, the game clips they showed was nothing special – looks like PS2 graphics – hard to believe that was the best so far and it sure is ugly – I have a cable box that’s smaller and it looks vaguely like that Disney Mickey Mouse VCR from 3 years back …

Specs look nice but then Sony’s PS3 will also be based on it so looks like MS shot its … well, you can fill in the blanks …

]]> By: Steve G http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1891 Steve G Fri, 13 May 2005 18:34:07 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1891 I believe this is, in fact, a processor that supports out-of-order instructions. I'm basing that on the inclusion of cache for each core; that's a hallmark of out-of-order processing... I believe this is, in fact, a processor that supports out-of-order instructions. I’m basing that on the inclusion of cache for each core; that’s a hallmark of out-of-order processing…

]]> By: Sam Kass http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1892 Sam Kass Fri, 13 May 2005 18:06:55 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1892 Sure, it may not be a screamer on general purpose application code... but for ~$400, it'll probably still beat the pants off a Mac mini for typical usage. I'd love to see someone port Darwin to it and see if MacOS X will come up. It can't be THAT far off, either, since their XBox developer beta program shipped on Apple G5's. Sure, it may not be a screamer on general purpose application code… but for ~$400, it’ll probably still beat the pants off a Mac mini for typical usage. I’d love to see someone port Darwin to it and see if MacOS X will come up. It can’t be THAT far off, either, since their XBox developer beta program shipped on Apple G5’s.

]]> By: Scott Laird http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1893 Scott Laird Fri, 13 May 2005 17:47:46 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1893 Although the exact CPU specs aren't out yet, it's very likely that this is an in-order CPU, without any of the complicated out-of-order execution logic that has given us huge performance boosts over the years. Therefore, traditional PPC code probably won't run very fast on the Xbox CPU; if you want good performance, then you'll need to use all three cores carefully. Since in-order chips are much less complex, it should be a *lot* easier for IBM to produce a 3-core, 6-thread, 3.2 GHz Xbox chip then a similar PPC 970. Although the exact CPU specs aren’t out yet, it’s very likely that this is an in-order CPU, without any of the complicated out-of-order execution logic that has given us huge performance boosts over the years. Therefore, traditional PPC code probably won’t run very fast on the Xbox CPU; if you want good performance, then you’ll need to use all three cores carefully.

Since in-order chips are much less complex, it should be a *lot* easier for IBM to produce a 3-core, 6-thread, 3.2 GHz Xbox chip then a similar PPC 970.

]]> By: Bruce M http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1894 Bruce M Fri, 13 May 2005 17:43:54 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1894 Yes the first poster is correct -- the multi core PPC and the G5 have almost nothing in common. The multi core PPC that MS is using is a specialized chip. Yes it's screachingly fast for certain operations, but lacks the depth needed to run a full OS. Nonetheless, this is good news for the PPC / non-Intel side of things. Yes the first poster is correct — the multi core PPC and the G5 have almost nothing in common. The multi core PPC that MS is using is a specialized chip. Yes it’s screachingly fast for certain operations, but lacks the depth needed to run a full OS. Nonetheless, this is good news for the PPC / non-Intel side of things.

]]> By: Nick Santilli http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1895 Nick Santilli Fri, 13 May 2005 16:59:36 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1895 Point taken. But regardless of the G4 or G5 type of CPU, a 3 core 3ghz machine for under $500 is killer... Point taken.

But regardless of the G4 or G5 type of CPU, a 3 core 3ghz machine for under $500 is killer…

]]> By: J. Jacobs http://theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1896 J. Jacobs Fri, 13 May 2005 16:48:31 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/05/13/thinking-possibilities-with-xbox-360/#comment-1896 Don't assume that "multi-core PPC" means "G5-based." There's plenty of life left in other members of the PPC family. Just sayin'. Don’t assume that “multi-core PPC” means “G5-based.” There’s plenty of life left in other members of the PPC family.

Just sayin’.

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