On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Will S<willsc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > There has been word with in some circles that Apple would support PPC > chips with Snow Leopard since day one. They have always been shouted > down by the unbelieving masses. The rumor is back and perhaps it's > even true. Don't shoot the messenger ;-) No longer really matters to > me as my main machine is an Intel HacMac and my PPC Macs are too old. > Word is also that SL went Golden Master yesterday(ready to send to the > DVD printers) So we will soon know for sure. > > "Contrary to rumors that Apple would drop PowerPC architecture support > with its newest OS, a tipster and possible Apple insider was able to > get his hands on the most recent build of the yet-to-be released 10.6, > and found some evidence that Cupertino might be keeping the chip > alive." > > http://gizmodo.com/5014251/source-os-x-106...t-powerpc-chips
Hogwash. IMO it's high time for Apple to drop PPC support, and I still have a PowerMac G5. I'm really looking forward to having an OS that can properly use the Nehalem processors in my new Mac Pro. Leopard is just a stopgap solution on these machines, and all new ones going forward. Alex --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
