On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, Norman Gray wrote:
>> So Tiger does support 64bit from the marketting stand point but not from
>> the usability standpoint.
>
> Hrumph. It might be the sort of thing that'll be fixed in some
> SoftwareUpdate or other.
I believe that full 64-bitness is supposed to be held off until 10.5,
whenever that comes out, although that's just rumours.
For interesting read on Apple and x86 that just so happens to include a
good bit about OS X's 64-bitness, check out
http://www.drunkenblog.com/drunkenblog-archives/000555.html
Choice quote: "Here's a dirty little secret that surprises more people
than it should: Mac OS X is already fairly warped when it comes to 64-bit
computing. It works, and it's there if you're willing to jump through a
bunch of hoops, but you'd have to be remarkable in your definition of what
a 64-bit OS was to give the moniker to OS X as it currently stands."
Brad.
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