Star Thoughts on Mac OS X 10.3: Counting the Bits of a Panther
Linked by Jeremy T. Fox on Fri 11th Jul 2003 16:55 UTC
Mac OS X 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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2-bit vs 24 carat
by hylas on Fri 11th Jul 2003 15:19 UTC

Jeremy, nice article.
(You, doing your homework shows.)

Everyone else ... don't get your panties in a wad.
These things take time (to get right), quit being spoiled brats, (some of you) this is tough stuff.
I can't tell you the times I've been floored by what these coders (from ALL the major OS houses) pull out of the hat and how quickly they truly can pull off the "merely" impossible.

Patience.

:-) <--- 64-bit smile.