358: Emotional-Support Mac Pro

Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment

Technology

4.3 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2019

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

John's Computer Situation
- Reconcilable Differences #120: Where the Packages Sleep
Mac Pro tidbits and follow-up:
- Mac Pro feet are removable
- 580X has two HDMI ports on the back
  - 3dfx Voodoo
  - Sound Blaster
- Blackmagic eGPUs and Pro Display XDR
  - Teardown
  - Thunderbolt 3 Add-in Card
- Virtual Link
- Connecting a Cinema Display to the new Mac Pro
  - USB-C → Mini DisplayPort
- Rat tails and monitors
  - Apple Display Connector
Watchmen
Project CHIP
The "Pro Workflow Group" and getting Apple's attention
- CUDA
What would an ARM transition look like?
- CHRP
#askatp
- What's the deal with clamshell mode, anyway? (via Wes)
  - Casey's old work monitors
  - Varidesk
- What's the deal with external backup drive noise, anyway? (via Hans Scneider)
  - Dynamat
- What's the deal with the new [pro] Mac design language, anyway? (via Kiel)
Post-show: Teaching John's son to drive

Transcript

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0:00.0	So I've never gotten a chance to ask this before.
0:02.8	John, what computer?
0:04.8	Oh my Mac Pro.
0:07.5	How old is that Mac Pro?
0:09.5	Old enough to be in middle school or brand new?
0:12.6	It's not yet old enough to vote.
0:14.7	Well, but that doesn't arrow it down.
0:16.7	It's fair.
0:17.7	So you're on the old and busted.
0:19.2	It's not busted.
0:20.4	You know it's busted?
0:21.4	Skype is busted.
0:22.4	Well, I'll bust it.
0:23.4	Join the club.
0:24.4	So I presume we will talk about your Mac Pro
0:29.4	and if you follow John.
0:30.8	Wait, is John's Mac Pro older than Skype?
0:33.2	Maybe.
0:34.2	No way.
0:35.2	No way.
0:36.2	When did Skype come?
0:37.2	At the end, I don't know.
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