New 8800GT card from Apple

[LuKreme]

On 11-Jan-2008, at 10:49, Matt Penna wrote:
> On Jan 11, 2008, at 12:35 PM, R.L. Grigg wrote:
>> On Jan 11, 2008, at 8:26 AM, LuKreme wrote:
>>> Apple has been calling people who ordered the cards and telling  
>>> them that they DO NOT work in any machine but the new 2008 Mac  
>>> Pro.  Apple has told Blizzard they cannot use the new cards in  
>>> their extensive phalanx of Mac Pros.  Blizzard is pissed.  I am  
>>> furious.
>> Where did you hear this? Has anyone said *why* the cards won't work  
>> and why they cant be made to work?
> But in a nutshell, there is an incompatibility with the card's  
> firmware and the older Mac Pro. It's a 32-bit versus 64-bit issue.

But the EFI2 spec for 64 bit states quite clearly that it is fully  
compatible with the earlier 32bit spec.

> My take? Assuming this was a deliberate design decision, it's  
> incredibly stupid. The video card issue is one of the last remaining  
> valid criticisms of the Mac as a platform, and it really needs to be  
> resolved. These are PRO machines and need to be upgradable. Wake up,  
> Apple.

Absolutely.  They had better come around.  And quickly; this is going  
to blow up in their faces otherwise.

>

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