Re:Apple’s M1 silicon is all about platform control
by dreamcompiler on Monday November 23, 2020 @11:28AM
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Intel invented Thunderbolt as LightPeak. Apple developed it further in cooperation with Intel.
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Re:Apple’s M1 silicon is all about platform control
by valuearb on Monday November 23, 2020 @11:46AM
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You are right. I forgot about LightPeak, which was designed to work over optical cables.
Apple came in when Intel decided to build a version for standardized cables, and helped Intel develop the spec (and even supplied the name).
But my point remains. Apple knows Thunderbolt as well as Intel does by this time.