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1 Exabyte of RAM in a Mac?
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This is an example of how forward thinking Apple is...they are already prepared for Macs with more than an exabyte of RAM!
The file /System/Library/CoreServices/Resources/English.lproj/AppleSystemInfo.strings contains instructions for formatting the machine configuration strings that are displayed in by "About This Mac..."
Here is some of the text:
//=========================================
// String used to format RAM description, when there is more than 1 GB of RAM.
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// IMPORTANT: Make sure the right hand side value contains the substring "%.*f".
// "%.*f" will get replaced by the actual RAM in units of GB (e.g. "1.2").
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"RAMInGB" = "%.*f GB";
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// String used to format RAM description, when there is more than 1 TB of RAM.
//
// IMPORTANT: Make sure the right hand side value contains the substring "%.*f".
// "%.*f" will get replaced by the actual RAM in units of TB (e.g. "1.2").
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"RAMInTB" = "%.*f TB";
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// String used to format RAM description, when there is more than 1 PB of RAM.
//
// IMPORTANT: Make sure the right hand side value contains the substring "%.*f".
// "%.*f" will get replaced by the actual RAM in units of PB (e.g. "1.2").
//---------------------------------------------------------
"RAMInPB" = "%.*f PB";
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// String used to format RAM description, when there is more than 1 EB of RAM.
//
// IMPORTANT: Make sure the right hand side value contains the substring "%.*f".
// "%.*f" will get replaced by the actual RAM in units of EB (e.g. "1.2").
//----------------------------------------------------------
"RAMInEB" = "%.*f EB";
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I hear CS 3 is quite demanding.
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What? No Zettabytes (ZB) or Yottabytes (YB)?
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They've got Terabytes, Petabytes, and Exabytes?? What are they thinking?
Even a Terabyte is at LEAST a decade away.
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Originally Posted by macgeek2005
They've got Terabytes, Petabytes, and Exabytes?? What are they thinking?
Even a Terabyte is at LEAST a decade away.
I don't know about that. The maximum RAM in a Mac Pro is now 16 GB — that's 10 times more than the capacity of a 2002 Power Mac — and people are already clamoring for more. I wouldn't be surprised to see setups with terabyte capacity within five years.
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In the mid '80s, 1 megabyte was typical. In the mid '00s, 1GB was typical. I'd say we'll have a terabyte of RAM in the mid 2020s.
Still, I simply thought this was interesting.
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Steve must have a time machine and is sending OS X into the future to make sure MS looses
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Originally Posted by Person Man
What? No Zettabytes (ZB) or Yottabytes (YB)?
Yodabytes?
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There are some Sun servers that can handle 2TB of RAM, so I don't think PB or ZB would be that far away in the future...
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Originally Posted by Sherman Homan
Yodabytes
"Panic kernel Macintosh because restart have to."
"Kernel Panic occurred, it has. Restart computer now, we must."
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Wow, imagine how many Pro apps you could have loading simultaneously!
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Originally Posted by alainmeyer1
Wow, imagine how many Pro apps you could have loading simultaneously!
...or one instance of Microsoft Word.
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Originally Posted by macgeek2005
They've got Terabytes, Petabytes, and Exabytes?? What are they thinking?
Even a Terabyte is at LEAST a decade away.
640 K ought to be enough for anybody.
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Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO
Steve must have a time machine and is sending OS X into the future to make sure MS looses
MS better tighten things up then!
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Originally Posted by Sherman Homan
Yodabytes
"Panic kernel Macintosh because restart have to."
Sounds more like Engrish.
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