@ Ian Thank you for your detailed answer. That's encouraging news, indeed.
@ All Thank you for your replies. Mike > On Mar 14, 2021, at 01:48, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > @ Mike > The short answer to your questions: yes, and yes. > > To date there's only 3 Mac models with the M1 chip: two laptops and the Mac > Mini. > I've just bought the Mac mini running under Big Sur for dedicated Xcode, > which is painfully slow on my old MBA. > > Well…! > This is the most painless Mac I've ever bought (I own 4 now, some very old). > Setup was fast, and went as it should. > Mind you, I'd only installed Xcode from App Store and transferred none of my > code and data. I hadn't even installed J. > But seeing your post I thought I'd install first j901 then j902. > > Both installations proceeded identically, and just as they had for my MBA > running Catalina. > I wrote a log as I did the steps, which I'll omit here. Ask to see it if you > want. > > Basically I followed the instructions on the jwiki page: > System/Installation/j902/zips > first clicking the link: j902_mac64.zip > > Once installed, j902 offered me 3 icons on my desktop. I ran the green J > named jqt902. > After 24 bounces in the Dock, the jqt "Term" window appeared. > (don't worry: it re-launches with scarcely one bounce.) > > I then entered: > load'plot' > plot 2000?2000 > The plot window appeared immediately, filled with a dense scribble. > > Summary: the Mac mini runs absurdly fast, and I've found it no trouble to > use. To-date it has done everything I've thrown at it. > > Bill is right: there's no J engine for the M1 chip as-yet. So it's got to be > transparently running the new Rosetta emulator for Intel code. I haven't > timed any J benchmarks: would someone care to offer me one? > > Ian Clark > > >> On Sat, 13 Mar 2021 at 20:00, Michael P. Manti <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am considering buying a new M1 Mac to replace my aging 2014 MacBook Pro. >> Is J supported on macOS Big Sur? Is it supported on the M1 chips? >> >> I any members of the forum have tested J out on the M1 Macs, I would >> appreciate any advice that they have to share. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Mike >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
