
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.
The real question is when is IBM going to bring out PPC 970 Linux workstations and desktops so one doesn't have to pay the Apple OSX tax to get a real 64 bit workstation on the PPC 970.
Sorry for the troll but I couldn't resist it.