Extreme Litigation

A) Toaster
B) Microphone
C) Radiator
D) A hybrid Macintosh computer with fuel injected 1.2GB processor speed

Answer: D
That's right. A little known Swedish firm called Xtrem is taking extreme risks publicizing a product it claims will use Apple technology to create a 1200MHz processor product, dubbed the XtremMac, by the end of the year. This almost doubles the processor speed of Apple's recent G4 introduction.
Do they get CourtTV in Sweden? Apple sues 16 year olds with tiny web sites for leaking secrets. Does anyone believe that Apple is going to allow Xtrem to use Apple technology to trump Apple branded products? Lets hope Xtrem's lawyers are salaried. My advice: Call PowerPC. Oh, I forgot. They are out of business for doing the same thing six years ago.

It's a beautiful computer and an extreme dream. My advice: add a crumb tray and make the slots a bit wider for bagels. Nevertheless, Good luck Xtrem-- I hope you prove me wrong.

Xtrem secrets (from the company web site)

How can we make a computer that is so much faster than Apple's fastest? To make our philosophy easy to understand we want you to think in a metaphor. Imagine that Apple's Power MacintoshT G4 is a standard car and the XtremMacT is a race car. Basically they are made from the same drawing. So what is the difference, why is the race car performing better? Well, to put it simply: by replacing some materials like steel for aluminum, making some adjustments when the sparkplugs ignite the gasoline, adding a turbo and tightening the suspension we suddenly have a car that will race around the track in half the time.

Still, it's basically the same engine with the same cylinder volume but producing more horsepower. It's the same chassis, just lighter and stronger.

So, what has all this to do with building faster computers?

What we are saying is that this applies to computers as well. What it all comes down to is which technology is available to make a standard computer perform better. We all know that developing a whole new processor takes a lot of effort and money. So what can we do accomplish the performance boost without constructing a whole new computer? Instead of trying to make a whole new processor, motherboard, graphic controller or hard drive we have exploited the possibilities of making it faster with existing technology, thus making it much faster without making it much more expensive. We are just taking advantage of the existing technology in the best possible way. www.xtrem.com