On 16/06/2005, at 8:12 AM, Rod wrote:
Hi All!
Found this little tidbit this morning:
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1827984,00.asp>
Is this true 64 bit, like the AMD x86-64 series? If so, I guess
that is one reason why Steve failed to mention 64 bit support in
the new Mactels due in 2006. Intel just hadn't announced the
availability yet :-) Chances are that's why there was a 2 week
delay on the developer boxes from Apple.
It IS the AMD x86-64 series. Intel and AMD have cross-licensing
agreements.
It may alleviate some of the fears of those who aren't comfortable
with the switch. At least we *should* have 64 bit support when the
Mactels do ship.
We could have 64bit bit support if Apple chooses Opteron instead.
Does anyone have an insight on how Altivec will be replaced?
Obviously Intel could release something in the future that we don't
know about, but if we look at what we have today, can it be replaced?
The rumour is that Apple still has the rights to Altivec and is
getting Intel to build it into the Pentium 5. I would take it with a
grain of salt, but the same thing happened with the G5 and IBM.
Also remember that a LOT of the things that Altivec was good for is
now being replaced via the CoreVideo and CoreImage frameworks.
In the end, only time will tell.
- Matt
