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<blockquote data-quote="HareshKainth" data-source="post: 170826"><p>Hello all</p><p></p><p>Ive been developing applications for the Microsoft Windows platform for over 5 years. I bought a new Apple PowerMac G5 Quad machine and Apple iBook G4 for my music and video hobby. But im considering to write applications for the Mac platform, but there is a problem.</p><p></p><p>I believe in the near future Apple will be using Intel CPU's and in order to write for Intel CPU's i would need to write software in Xcode 2.2</p><p></p><p>So, do i start to write applications using the Universal Binarys (in which i believe UB's dont support for specific instruction set) or is there any point writing applications that are for the IBM CPU's, technologies such as, Carbon?</p><p></p><p>I dont want to waste my time writing software that may become useless if there is no more support for the product example, ive got a encryption software that require's certain CPU instructions, now if i wrote that application today i would use the IBM CPU instruction set, once the application is finished, it can be used on any Apple Mac that has the G5 or IBM CPU but not on a Intel CPU (x86 architecture)</p><p></p><p>But if Apple are going to introduce the Intel CPU, my application wont be able to work because its CPU specific. </p><p></p><p>I may get a response from you saying "Buy the Apple Intel Transistion Kit" my answer would be simple, "give me the money and i would be happy to buy it", but i can't because its too expensive.</p><p></p><p>Or shall i consider not bother writing applications at all for the Mac until they get this Intel CPU business in there products and in the shops.</p><p></p><p>Any advice from you espesically the programmers, would be helpful.</p><p></p><p>p.s, sorry for my bad spelling and grammer, im not feeling well at all <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HareshKainth, post: 170826"] Hello all Ive been developing applications for the Microsoft Windows platform for over 5 years. I bought a new Apple PowerMac G5 Quad machine and Apple iBook G4 for my music and video hobby. But im considering to write applications for the Mac platform, but there is a problem. I believe in the near future Apple will be using Intel CPU's and in order to write for Intel CPU's i would need to write software in Xcode 2.2 So, do i start to write applications using the Universal Binarys (in which i believe UB's dont support for specific instruction set) or is there any point writing applications that are for the IBM CPU's, technologies such as, Carbon? I dont want to waste my time writing software that may become useless if there is no more support for the product example, ive got a encryption software that require's certain CPU instructions, now if i wrote that application today i would use the IBM CPU instruction set, once the application is finished, it can be used on any Apple Mac that has the G5 or IBM CPU but not on a Intel CPU (x86 architecture) But if Apple are going to introduce the Intel CPU, my application wont be able to work because its CPU specific. I may get a response from you saying "Buy the Apple Intel Transistion Kit" my answer would be simple, "give me the money and i would be happy to buy it", but i can't because its too expensive. Or shall i consider not bother writing applications at all for the Mac until they get this Intel CPU business in there products and in the shops. Any advice from you espesically the programmers, would be helpful. p.s, sorry for my bad spelling and grammer, im not feeling well at all :( [/QUOTE]
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