On 6/6/05, Marco van de Voort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think they just are in talks because of they want to use the chips for > some mobile gadget, not mainstream mac lines.
On 6/6/05, Kyle DePasquale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wouldn't such a major architecture change cause most of the programs > currently written for mac to not function at all? If that's the case, > then switching to an x86 architecture *could* ruin apple. My guess is > that they're not changing architectures, but that they're just going to > have intel produce PPC chips, or something that is fairly compatible. Well, nope. It's happened. See macworld.com or macnn.com or slashdot.org or macslash.org for details. The Mac is switching to Intel. I am amazed. It's the end of an era. Every major computing platform in the world will run on the same architecture. And it's the oldest and arguably the worst. CISC has won. One ISA to rule them all, one ISA to find them; one ISA to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. -- Liam Proven Home: http://welcome.to/liamsweb * Blog: http://lproven.livejournal.com AOL, Yahoo UK: liamproven * ICQ: 73187508 * MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
