Linked by Jeremy T. Fox on Fri 11th Jul 2003 16:55 UTC
A recent article by Tony Smith from The Register titled "Mac OS X 10.3 Panther will not be a 64-bit OS" caused a good deal of confusion with many people, including me. It is also caused a heated argument here on OSNews. The basic point of the article is that Mac OS 10.2.7 and 10.3 are not "true" 64-bit OSes, but the article does not clearly explain what a "true" 64-bit OS is. This had led to a lot of claims that the article is false or misinformed, rather than just unclear, which is certainly is.
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>> If you want a 64-bit OS on the desktop, use the
>> appropriate versions of Windows or Linux on an
>> Itanium or AMD64 (Opteron, Athlon64) machine.
> ...in which case, you will still be running 32-bit
> applications under unless they've been recompiled,
> or you're compiling it yourself.
The reason for using a 64 bit OS is either to use 64bit applications or program 64bit programs yourself. I don't see the problem here.