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JamminJonah
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I understand from watching yesterday's WWDC Keynote (http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/aug_2006/event/index.html)
Leopard is to run in native 64 bit. Currently all Apple machines but the Mac Pro run Intel chips that don't have 64 bit operating capability. So this leads to my next question (and 1 answer)
Answer: yes, the 32 bit machines will be able to run Leopard because though it operates in native 64 bit it also operates at 32 - so anybody who was going to ask that don't worry you can use Leopard when it comes next Spring.
1. What the heck is 64 bit and what does it do for me?
- I know Vista is also touting it's 64 bitness and Internet Explorer already has 64 bit capability but what the heck does that mean and why should I care? Obviously in the computing world most often more bits are better (3Ghz vs 2Ghz, 512Mb vs 256Mb) but what will 64 bits do for me?
2. Can anyone SPECULATE (don't want to get slammed by the good folks at Apple now) on when the MacBook and MacBook Pro lines will have 64 bit capable CPU's? It seems they would do this before the official Leopard release but I haven't been investigating Apple for that long, I'm one of those
"OSX got me interested in Mac again and Intel leaves me no reason not to switch" folks.
So help me out! You guys are smart I read your posts what does it all mean!
:yinyang:
Leopard is to run in native 64 bit. Currently all Apple machines but the Mac Pro run Intel chips that don't have 64 bit operating capability. So this leads to my next question (and 1 answer)
Answer: yes, the 32 bit machines will be able to run Leopard because though it operates in native 64 bit it also operates at 32 - so anybody who was going to ask that don't worry you can use Leopard when it comes next Spring.
1. What the heck is 64 bit and what does it do for me?
- I know Vista is also touting it's 64 bitness and Internet Explorer already has 64 bit capability but what the heck does that mean and why should I care? Obviously in the computing world most often more bits are better (3Ghz vs 2Ghz, 512Mb vs 256Mb) but what will 64 bits do for me?
2. Can anyone SPECULATE (don't want to get slammed by the good folks at Apple now) on when the MacBook and MacBook Pro lines will have 64 bit capable CPU's? It seems they would do this before the official Leopard release but I haven't been investigating Apple for that long, I'm one of those
"OSX got me interested in Mac again and Intel leaves me no reason not to switch" folks.
So help me out! You guys are smart I read your posts what does it all mean!
:yinyang: