NewsBlog: Apple on Intel: Still a BLAST? Posted by Chris Thorpe [Entry posted at 22nd July 2005 03:49 PM GMT] One question has been rolling around in the scientific community since Apple's surprise announcement that they will switch to the Intel processor in 2006. How fast will BLAST be on Intel on Mac's latest operating system, OSX? In 2002 Apple's Advanced Computing Group announced the availability of Apple/Genentech BLAST - AG BLAST (press release here) - which promised speed increases of "Up To Five Times Faster Than 2-GHz... Click to continue Comment on this blog

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