I was wondering does anyone know where i can learn the architecture for the "gecko" processor?

i got the gamecube and let me tell you this! it rocks!
it's pretty sweet... looks ugly as hell but the graphics are incredibile. gamecube is sooo small it's weird... and the disks are small too... pretty cool. this just might save nintendo

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My first guess would be to look at the ibm website...after all, they make the processor..

game cube is a great way to get rid of old celleron/pentium3 processors!

Why do i feel like the lone sane voice in the mental assylum?

I got both the Xbox and Gamecube for my son. I think the Xbox is superior, and has better controllers. As far as which has better graphics, that will have to wait until we get similiar style games for each machine.

The Gamecube is incredibly small, but seems cartoonish. Of course, this is simply the games we have for it. Can't wait to see a good first person shooter so I can compare it to Xbox's Halo.

Both systems are hugh improvements over the last generation. Xbox scores big with its hard drive for game saves. No need for memory cards, unless you want to move saves to another Xbox.

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IBM doesn't reveal which processor "gecko" is built on. The specs suggest that it may be a PowerPC 750.

The "users manual" can be found at
http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib [...] 96006C28E2
(i hope)..

In short it is a 2-way superscalar, 32bits RISC-processor, with 2 low latency non-pipelined integer and 1 fully pipelined fp execution unit. It has 32+32kB L1 cache and 256kB L2 on chip. It is said to run @ 485MHz.

..or, it's another processor =/

/Markus

x-box is big and bulky and clumsy lookin and full of bugs. it also has the microsoft name and i hate microsoft! Microsoft doesn't need more money from us. Also ya great it has a hard drive.... did you know a hard drive has a life span of 3 years 5 years max? go ahead and shake the xbox while it's still on and see how long it lasts! I prefere the memory card way this way the only way you can lose your data is by losing the memory card and not a hard drive head crash!

Also its a pentium 3! a non-gaming cpu paired with a geforce3 card. sounds like a computer. I want a gaming console not just another PC. I have enough crashes to handle with my PC as it is don't wanna have to deal with the xbox too

either the gamecube is great i think! and i'm 23! almsot 24. my dad loves it and he's 50. ya it looks looney but so what? i like looney

gamecube and PS2 .. anything with the word microsoft i'll burn!

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So how is your Linux desktop coming along? Got loads of games for it? Maybe you use BEOS then? How do you find it?

Face it, Microsoft is a reality. Sure they are big and bad and mean, but then why not, they can be. Welcome to capitalism.

I don't see how people get the arse so much with MS. Sure there are lots of issues, but there is a hell of a lot of flexibility in their stuff, and that forces compromise.

People moan if the OS does not support all the hardware, then people moan if it is unstable. You cannot have it every way you know. To attempt to do so costs money - voila! Windows.

Sure, I'm no fan of Microsoft, but until anyone has a believable plan for something that is an alternative, quit bitching!

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that's the only game i want for gamecube.... (/me drooling)

Hey Baby, I'll install YOUR RAM, if you boot my Hard drive!

microsoft is a God sorry .. you're right.. they have never done anything wrong... i mean ya 200 bucks for an operating system is a good deal! 500 bucks to type word documents is a steal! no you are 100% right! microsoft products are the greatest! I have yet to see a microsoft product crash. (IE6 crashes at least once a day) and the xbox (which crashed at the expo i think?) is just the greatest thing ever! i mean a 8GB hard drive with a life span of 3-5 years! hey whoa don't drop it! might get a head crash. haha ... silly kids ... and wow you can even play dvd's on the xbox too! er.. oh wait lol gotta buy that sepperate. We all know how innocent micrsoft is when they try and milk the public saps (aka average user)!

man that microsoft! wow they are just the greatest company ever!



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I will have to agree with Peteb on this one. He brings up points I tell to virtually everyone proclaiming that Microsoft sucks.

Regarding the $200 OS fee, well, wtf do you think you are buying? Just another game? Christ, the OS is what makes the friggin system work! Hell, that price sounds quite good.

On your $500 Office description, just look at what comes in the bundle? An extremely powerful set of office and home use programs. I agree the price is a little high, but it's the best solution out there.

They are quite a good company. Most people just need something to bitch about. So, if you just want stability and only able to do databasing, DNS'ing, and so on, go switch to Linux and have a ball. I'll be happy being able to run virtually every program out there, while your stuck with an apps list half a page long.

Have you ever tried cooking an egg on your HSF? Tasty.

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The xbox is crap, this behavior is ok for computers but consoles are NOT supposed to have bsod's or driver errors, ms can take their mini computer and shove it.

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No Overclock+stock hsf=GOOD!

who cares how much microsoft products cost.. it not like you cant get them free

There isn't many appealing "Xbox exclusive" titles now, and there won't be for a long time. As long as it has to compete with PC's...

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Hmm... makes you wonder if MS's products would be so expensive if people DIDN'T steal them.

I don't see the cube or the box standing a chance against the PS2. Why? Four words... Metal Gear Solid 2. Oh yeah baby!