On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:10:52 -0500, Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I guess you're not a fan of *any* Mac OS that runs on a PowerPC, is > that it?
:¬) > See, Mac OS on PPC includes a Motorola m68k emulator for two > reasons: first, because for early (and perhaps all) PPC versions of > "classic" Mac OS, not all of the OS was ported to PPC (that is, much of > it was still m68k code); and second, to enable it to run m68k Mac > programs. Indeed. And by late MacOS 8 or so, it was a work of art, using a caching just-in-time MC68k to PPC compiler that was the envy of the industry and is still about the best there has ever been. > I'm not sure if even OS 9 got rid of all of the 68k code... > perhaps there are others more knowledgeable than I who know this bit of > trivia. Oh good grief no. There's loads of 68k code in 9.2.2 - try installing PowerPeek on a 9.2.2 Mac and watch how much of the time the indicator is red instead of green! -- Liam Proven Home: http://welcome.to/liamsweb * Blog: http://lproven.livejournal.com AOL, Yahoo UK: liamproven * ICQ: 73187508 * MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
