If someone ports X11 to new Mac ARM chips, would that make it easy to port to iPad as well? Or is there already a good native app for iPad (in particular aimed at iPad Pro with keyboard and trackpad)?
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2020, at 20:25, Maximilian Ebert via X11-users > <x11-users@lists.apple.com> wrote: > > This sounds encouraging at least :) lets hope we can save x11 one more time. > A pre-built would still be easier than compiling via macports etc. any reason > why no-one make new binary bundles? > > ------ > Maximilian Ebert > Application Scientist > Chemical Computing Group | www.chemcomp.com meb...@chemcomp.com | +1 (514) > 393-1055 For support inquiries: supp...@chemcomp.com > > > ------ > Chemical Computing Group | www.chemcomp.com | > 910-1010 Sherbrooke W., Montreal QC H3A 2R7, Canada | +1 514 393 1055 > > Manage Communications: www.chemcomp.com/Manage_Subscription.htm > >> On Jun 25, 2020, at 6:58 PM, Jonathan Prescott via X11-users >> <x11-users@lists.apple.com> wrote: >> >> The “whole bunch more” is the customization of the ARM architecture, memory >> system enchancement, new GPU architectures, core designs, controller >> designs, Neural Engine and other specialized processors all on one chip (4 >> nm TSMC fab). The only thing that is “ARM” is the instruction set >> architecture. >> >> Jonathan >> >>> On Jun 25, 2020, at 6:42 PM, René J.V. Bertin <rjvber...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On Thursday June 25 2020 16:21:36 Jonathan Prescott wrote: >>> >>> Peachy O:-) >>> >>> I guess it was coming, giving how they've been making them behave more and >>> more like giant iPads with keyboards and such... >>> Oh well, it was already clear that I'd never buy a new Mac anymore. >>> >>>> Based on the announcements at WWDC, Macs are going to transition to “Apple >>>> Silicon” based on Apple implementation of ARM64, plus a whole bunch more >>> >>> One *could* read this as "a whole bunch of other computer makers are going >>> to transition" and "Apple will become a silicon pusher". That (the 1st bit) >>> *would* be interesting... >>> >>> Either way I assuming there will be a new Rosetta framework, so for some >>> time at least existing x86 applications should continue to function more or >>> less normally. I seem to remember that XQuartz/PPC ran quite properly under >>> Rosetta, am I wrong? >>> >>> R. >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> X11-users mailing list (X11-users@lists.apple.com) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/x11-users/mebert%40chemcomp.com >> >> This email sent to meb...@chemcomp.com > > > Chemical Computing Group | www.chemcomp.com | 910-1010 Sherbrooke W., > Montreal QC H3A 2R7, Canada | +1 514 393 1055 > Manage Communications: www.chemcomp.com/Manage_Subscription.htm > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > X11-users mailing list (X11-users@lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/x11-users/jdcohn%40swcp.com > > This email sent to jdc...@swcp.com
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