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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"I personally think that it is not worth it"
>By that notion, you would suggest that they revert back to >hardware which was slower. If this is the case you must be >among those that believes that P4 users should revert to a >slower pricessor....
Nonsense! I never said that. Besides older hardware doesn't have the price point of newer MAcs, which are expensive and bloated. Try running YDL on a MAc and compare it with Apple OS runing the same box: eye opening!
"Apple is using the consumer to transition much later to a more powerful OS."
>Huh? Apple has encouraged all their user to update to new >operating systems as released. I don't follow your logic >here.
No, you are lost as usual. The consumer is fooled to pay for expensive 64but hardware to run bloated 32bit software, so that they get a downpayment for future development at the users expense. Ok for hobbyist or Maczealot but not for responsible users. A responsible users should wait, until a G5 ships with a 64bit OS, whihc Panther is not, as any expert will tell you. I mean IBM build the chip and they stated that they are providing 32bit mode for Apple. I take IBM's word over your propaganda any day.
"Apple flashes the hardware specs [high profile, keynote and all] but falls back to eye candy on the 32bit MacOSX."
>No, Apple is showing that they have powerful hardware, a p>owerful OS AND an aesthetically pleasing user interface >which will will use a 64 bit OS in Mac OS X.
BS Panther is 32bit. The UI might please you, along with fancies of Steve speaches, but IT IS NOT powerful 64bit, it is bloated 32bit.
If you have not run YDL in the same box as MacOSX you're pulling staments out of your rectum. Enough with propaganda already! Go Back to the eye candy and the flavors: grape, orange, etc.