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adolph
on Jan 27, 2010
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Apple iPad biggest news is Apple A4 chip. Now they...
I wonder what the 4 stands for? Was there an A1, A2, A3?
matasar
on Jan 27, 2010
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I assume it's a pun on paper size.
alex_c
on Jan 28, 2010
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That's what I thought... but it doesn't seem very likely from a US company?
pyre
on Jan 28, 2010
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Apple has a history in design, where knowing about the A4 format is not uncommon. Besides, it's not like they could have named the processor Legal, Tabloid or Letter.
quux
on Jan 27, 2010
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Maybe they wanted it to sound more mature than it really is :)
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