On 07 Jun 2005, at 3:36 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Also, XCode has a checkbox that allows the developer to choose between
PowerPC, Intel or both.
Karen,
I doubt Coda has even looked at Xcode yet -- I strongly suspect they
are still using Metroworks Codewarrior, despite repeated stern warnings
from Apple that this is a Very Bad Idea.
Finale will have to be first ported to Xcode before anyone can even
begin to think about recompiling for Intel. This is, from what I've
been able to figure out, not a trivial task by any means.
I don't know if Coda has written code that is specifically written to
a specific type of processor or not (which wouldn't be a wise
thing)...but most developers will simply have to do a recompile to add
the Intel chip.
Not according to Steve. Even developpers who have been using Xcode
instead of Codewarrior have (best-case-scenario) weeks of work ahead of
them, _pace_ the Mathematica demo given during the Keynote. Keep in
mind, this is aside from any MIDI issues -- Hiro has been saying MIDI
backwards compatibility isn't even possible. I really, really, really
hope that's not the case.
Not a big deal. I think issues will be easier than moving from 68K to
PowerPC for sure.
That strikes me as optimistic beyond all reason.
Regarding this specific Intel chip...word on the street is that there
is a specific type of chip called Itanium which, if rumors are true,
will be used in Apple hardware. This is an old article but I think
this may be the case.
I'm afraid not. As it stands, Apple will be using P4's. In fact, the
machine Steve used as a demo -- which is also the machine being seeded
to developpers -- is a 3.6 GHz P4 (albeit in a G5 case, no doubt with
Open Firmware instead of standard P4 bios.
Regardless, it doesn't much matter -- it's still a completely alien
chip architecture, and it's frankly insane to believe this could
possibly be a seamless transition. There's a lot of bitter medicine
ahead for Mac users.
I think this is great news for Apple...I think this will result in a
big boost in processor speeds...now, regarding Coda...I'm not as
optimistic...but willing to give the benefit of a doubt...for now...
What, because Coda's OS X migration went so smoothly?
Hoping for the best because I really love Finale,
I love Finale too, but Coda screwed up big time with OS X and right now
I have zero confidence they will handle this migration any better.
- Darcy
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