Not really. The iPhone is running a stripped down version of OS X. So they already have it wrote, and would just add back the parts that they stripped from it. I don't think they will move away from the intel because they have been starting to used the i7 and i5 cpu's, which is what people have been after. Not saying those of us who wish they would move back to the IBM series, but to everyone else.
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Matevž Markovič < [email protected]> wrote: > So Apple will just stick to intel on high-performance models, while using > ARM for everything else? That seems too optimistic to be true... that would > mean that Apple would have to develop 2 parallel versions of OS X at the > same time, one for ARM and other for Intel. This actually is nothing new, > Apple is messing with multiple different architectures at the same time for > the last 20 years (if not more), so they have vast experiences in that > field. > > Anyway, I would love to see old-new PowerPCs in modern macs, but that is > not going to happen, I am afraid... As it was said, IBM is past 7th > generation, but Power architecture is meant for high-performance computing, > not for laptops and iMacs. Apple has actually the ability to build > high-performance PowerPCs (from PASemi), but I do not think that they are > going to use this. > > Btw. I thought that SSE3 has everything that Altivec offers. Can you > explain a little bit more, please? > > Matevž > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
