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   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:36:47 -0400, -hh wrote:   
      
   > On 8/25/25 20:45, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> What happened to the market addressed by the old Mac Pro? Seems Apple   
   >> has given up on that altogether.   
   >>   
   > Markets change; "Film at 11".  The customer volume isn't there anymore.   
      
   No, it’s just that Apple has given up on it.   
      
   > My understanding is that the movie studios have moved over to clusters.   
   > That means regardless of the OS run, it isn't being done on desktops.   
      
   True. It’s being done, not on “desktops”, but on “workstations”.   
   Linux   
   workstations, in fact.   
      
   Do you know what a “workstation” is? It’s what a “desktop” wants to   
   be   
   when it grows up.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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