Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-16 Thread Vic
On Aug 15, 2:12 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Aug 15, 2009, at 9:27 AM, McGrude wrote: You know, I actually think that we're all bozos on this bus ... Think?  Think?   I know I'm a bozo. I'm just waiting for the electrician. -- Don't step on that dwarf!

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-16 Thread John Martz
On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Vicvma...@gmail.com wrote: Don't step on that dwarf! Crush. Don't crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers. Which stays in my mind primarily because of that timeless political soundbite from George Leroy Tirebyter: ... and you can believe me! Because I never

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-15 Thread ah...clem
freinds, romans, countrymen, i come to praise the G5, not bury them. i wonder how many of the posters above who can't wait for Apple to abandon the G5 actually understand chip architecture. i had a G5 for high-end computational work. tasks that take days, weeks, and sometimes even months to

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-15 Thread John Martz
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:49 AM, ah...clemboneheads...@gmail.com wrote: so call me stoopid if you like ... You know, I actually think that we're all bozos on this bus ... -irrational john ;-) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-15 Thread McGrude
You know, I actually think that we're all bozos on this bus ... Think? Think? I know I'm a bozo. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-15 Thread Arnel Tuazon
On 15/08/09 11:49 AM, ah...clem boneheads...@gmail.com wrote: freinds, romans, countrymen, i come to praise the G5, not bury them. i wonder how many of the posters above who can't wait for Apple to abandon the G5 actually understand chip architecture. i had a G5 for high-end computational

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-15 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 15, 2009, at 9:27 AM, McGrude wrote: You know, I actually think that we're all bozos on this bus ... Think? Think? I know I'm a bozo. I'm just waiting for the electrician. -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-15 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Aug 15, 2009, at 8:49 AM, ah...clem wrote: i grabbed the first used intelmac that i came across at a reasonable cost, because the newest version of the app i use is intel only. to my not so great surprise, given the exact same task, the single processor QS 933 w/ a 133MHz bus speed is

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-14 Thread mlitwin3797
, August 13, 2009 6:20 PM Subject: Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !! On Aug 13, 2009, at 4:09 PM, Nikki Wraith wrote: Don't hold your breath. PowerPC is dead, as far as Apple is concerned. The day after that article was posted - June 8th - at wwdc it was announced 10.6 is intel o

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-14 Thread Mac User #330250
Leopard. So, if you're a Quicksilver user: be happy! Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- Original message -- Subject: Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !! Date:Freitag, 14. August 2009N From:mlitwin3797 mlitwin3...@att.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-14 Thread Will S
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Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-13 Thread Will S
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

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-13 Thread Alexander MacLeod
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Will Swillsc...@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

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-13 Thread Fabian Fang
On Aug 13, 2009, at 3:08 PM, Will S 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

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-13 Thread Nikki Wraith
Don't hold your breath. PowerPC is dead, as far as Apple is concerned. The day after that article was posted - June 8th - at wwdc it was announced 10.6 is intel o ly. On Aug 13, 2009, at 6:08 PM, Will S willsc...@gmail.com wrote: There has been word with in some circles that Apple would

Re: Rumor: Snow Leopard to support PPC !!

2009-08-13 Thread MacGuy
On Aug 13, 2009, at 4:09 PM, Nikki Wraith wrote: Don't hold your breath. PowerPC is dead, as far as Apple is concerned. The day after that article was posted - June 8th - at wwdc it was announced 10.6 is intel o ly. Yes, power PC is dead BUT, the powermac G5 that I JUST bought is