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Apple made an advertisement about the PowerMac G4 as a "supercomputer" because of onerous export controls related to encryption way back. It's more cheeky, I th
by alsetmusic 1y ago
Apple made an advertisement about the PowerMac G4 as a "supercomputer" because of onerous export controls related to encryption way back. It's more cheeky, I think, than serious. But then again, I haven't looked into it beyond just remembering that it happened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoxvLq0dFvw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoxvLq0dFvw
- GeekyBear 1y agoWhen you go back a few decades, "supercomputer" level performance doesn't seem all that impressive now. A Raspberry Pi outperforms a Cray-1 supercomputer, for instance.
- waste_monk 1y ago>A Raspberry Pi outperforms a Cray-1 supercomputer, for instance. In terms of compute power this is true. However in terms of design and aesthetics I still find the Cray much more charming than the Pi (even if you start adding fancy cases and so on).
- lysace 1y agoThe French encryption ban was a moronic aberration that just lasted a few years. Hopefully just like this UK regulation. It wasn’t relevant to any Apple ads.