On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 04:15:55 +0100, Mark Benson wrote: >A valid point, although XCode does contain an import system for >bringing Metrowerks coded stuff on-board. Also XCode is nowhere near >as hellishly bad as Visual Studio to work with ;o).
I never installed XCode, so I didn't realize there was an import mechanism - Apple really are doing everything possible to entice developers over to their development environment. Intel has announced that they'll be releasing compilers for the IntelMacs - I wonder where that all fits in and whether that will help Apple (replace gcc, etc.) or be competition? >I considered that but then decided I'd be shooting myself in the foot >if I did that because the purpose of me buying a new MAc every 3 >years is to keep abreast of Apple's latest hardware developments. I >currently see myself being an Intel early adopter - after all I was >an OS X early adopter and also an XP early adopter on PC so I like to >get in there while it's all fresh and developing and get used to it >so by the time the masses convert I'm already clued up to provide >help :o) I'm a late adopter, so I'll be the one asking for help :-). I can't see me lasting another 18 months+ with my aging G3s, so I might be looking for some good deals on the current models when they get replaced by what might be the last speedbumped PowerPC versions over the next few months. >Indeed. People naturally fear change, it's a normal human reaction. >I'm not saying everyone's gonna go live in a cave because Apple >changed to Intel, but a lot of folks I've spoken to are getting all >mad and belligerent about this. I don't see the point really, after >the initial gasp and 'holy ****' moment I sat back and decided to >think on the whole thing and concluded that Apple were doing the best >they could with a difficult situation. Couldn't agree more. Some people are really pleased, some are horrified. I'm in the middle. >So, we're back to FAT binaries, and 'some' PowerPC legacy support. >Ahhh this all brings back heady memories... Welcome to 1994 version >2.0 :o)... I was at university in 1993 and I picked up a copy of Byte magazine that was concentrating on the new PowerPC computers (6100/7100/8100, plus future models from IBM that never turned up). I can remember being amazed, and not a little confused, that the PowerMac could run both old and new software. That issue was still in the back of my mind when I finally bought a G3 six years later. Shame their prediction in the same issue about running Windows software at a decent speed turned out to be not quite so accurate! Neil -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
