[DM-MUG] Switch to Intel Processors from MacFixIt

[Jon Thompson]

The Pentium 4 660 (the one in the development boxes) is capable of 64  
bit.
-- 
Jon Thompson
Jon Thompson Consulting
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On Jun 9, 2005, at 8:13 PM, Bill Davis wrote:

> Actually, I read somewhere in the last few days that ALL Intel  
> Pentium family processors will have 64 bit capabilities by the end  
> of the year, but I don't know more details than that.  Gotta find  
> that Intel Roadmap.    And hope I can understand it....processors  
> have changed a LOT since the days when I actually occasionally  
> wrote code down at the processor-specific (assembly language) level  
> -- that was back in the 680x0 and earlier days....and then not that  
> much.
>
> Frankly, for most of the market 64 bit is still a non-issue, and  
> will be for a number of  years yet.  Unless your RAM needs are  
> truly massive, and they aren't for normal business uses and home  
> uses, it needn't concern you much.  A 64 bit processor in a iMac or  
> Mac Mini is useless for most folks.  A PowerBook less so, or even  
> an iBook as some people need portable power.   A PowerMac, of  
> course, is another story.
>
> Frankly, I'd like it if they continued to support the PowerPC and  
> maybe also supprt AMD or other processors...forever. Support the OS  
> work on multiple platforms and use the appropriate processor for  
> the appropriate task and best value.   If the G5 is better, use  
> that.  Use Intel for the laptops and mini.   Whatever works best  
> for the market being targeted.  The predecessor to OS X from NeXT  
> supported 4 or 5 different processes (68k, Intel, PowerPC, and one  
> or two others) after all, so this switch is nothing it hasn't been  
> capable of for a decade!
>
>  - Bill
>
> On Jun 9, 2005, at 6:55 PM, Matthew Wheeler wrote:
>
>
>> Also today on MacFixit:
>> Apple not pursuing 64-bit Intel processors? Preview of difficulty  
>> in porting.
>> <http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20050607081920942>
>>
>> Perhaps Apple will sell *more* of the current G5's due to this  
>> change?
>>
>> MW
>>
>> On Jun 8, 2005, at 10:23 PM, Russ Carlson wrote:
>>
>>
>>> For better or worse, we are all in for a headache
>
>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> by Ted Landau
>>>
>>> So...as Steve Jobs revealed at the WWDC Keynote address today,  
>>> Apple intends to have its complete Mac line running on Intel  
>>> processors by 2007. A demo version of the Mac OS running on a  
>>> Pentium processor was shown at the Keynote. It was using an Intel- 
>>> based version of Mac OS X that Jobs said had been in development  
>>> for years.
>>>
>>>
>> ...
>>
>>
>>> Personally, I trust Steve enough to know that he would not have  
>>> made this move on a whim. He would need to be convinced that  
>>> there was no better option. Still, that doesn't mean it is good  
>>> news for Mac users. Personally, I am feeling a bit nervous right  
>>> now. It will take some time, and some good progress reports on  
>>> how this transition is going, before I calm  
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