On Thursday 15 September 2005 10:26 am, Randall R Schulz wrote:
I was doing Macintosh development work during the switch-over from 68K to PPC. Yes, it caused work, but I welcomed it. The 68K had gone as far as it could and the switch was absolutely necessary.
On the other hand, I'm not sure I agree that the PPC has become an unacceptable processor for Apple's purposes. Apple's stated reason, that the power consumption characteristics of available processors were a problem in designing portable computers, rings hollow to me. Just a few days after Apple's announcement of the switch to x86 there was an announcement from IBM / Motorola of a lower-power PPC chip meant for portable uses.
Randall, maybe you or someone else knows for sure exactly what the differences will be, IF Apple is being honest about it, between a "normal" Intel spec. box and an Apple "approved" box. Fred -- Planet Earth - a subsidiary of Microsoft. We have no bugs in our software, Never! We do have undocumented added features, that you will find amusing, at no added cost to you, at this time.