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64-bit Macs?
What is Apple's plan for adopting 64-bit processors? When's it supposed to happen and in which models? Are they going Merom?
Thanks
~ Brett
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The G5 processor was the first one to go 64-bit.
Apple will probably go 64-bit with Conroe in July when I assume they'll release the new powermac (macstation pro? :P)
64-bit mobile computing will arrive with Merom, which is coming out in August. Apple will probably update their line soon after.
Ofcourse, the wait will be for nothing because 64-bit is just a number...no tangible performance enhancement you are likely to see. I'd be more interested in the virtualization technology and power reduction coming with the next generation processors than 64-bit computing.
64-bit is a joke...a marketing gimmick...
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"no tangible performance enhancement you are likely to see"
Yeah, just like that damn Ford- pushing his Model-T's on us. I'll stay with my horse drawn buggey thank you!
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Someone's been reading over grade 11 History Books!!!! join the club...
64-Bit is the technology of the future. its sort of like moving on to highways from country-roads, you know? there is no doubt that 32-bit is dead. Its just a matter of time before you will see 64-bit apps coming out one after another. It will all begin with Vista running full-out 64-bit environment. Just wait and see...
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Someone's been reading over grade 11 History Books!!!! join the club...
64-Bit is the technology of the future. its sort of like moving on to highways from country-roads, you know? there is no doubt that 32-bit is dead. Its just a matter of time before you will see 64-bit apps coming out one after another. It will all begin with Vista running full-out 64-bit environment. Just wait and see...
Though I agree with you that 64-bit is the future (big doh I know lol), I highly doubt it'll become standard anytime soon. As long as Windows XP is the standard OS, 32-bit would never become obsolete. Let's face it -- Vista wouldn't be entirely stable when it's first released. Maybe things would change this time around, but hey, if history is any indication (ahem Windows 98, ME, and XP..), I doubt it. It'll at least be a year later until it'll be patched enough to be deemed "usable". Having a 32-bit version of the Vista doesn't exactly help 64-bit's chances of becoming industry standard anytime soon either. If you ask me, it'll be at least 2-3 years later that we'd be seeing more of 64-bit technology. When Core Duos become truly outdated (not by its 32-bit limitations mind you, but its horsepower), it'll possibly have a chance. Until then, you might as well forget it.
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Isn't the iMac G5 also running on 64-bit?
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Isn't the iMac G5 also running on 64-bit?
Tiger, like the G5, is a hybrid 64-bit OS, utilizing both 64-bit and 32-bit apps.
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64-bit is definately something thats going to take time to become standard. However it will be sooner than we all think. There is only one version of Windows that comes out in 32-bit, out of the 4 or 5 that will be available. You can check microsoft's site, they have everything you might want to know about the upcoming OS.
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I great thing I remember reading about 64-bit is the fact that you're not limited to 4GB maximum RAM or something like that.
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Yep. no more 4 GB. its much higher. like a ridiculous number. i think the POTENTIAL number is in terabytes