Probably a very fast G3. I can see Apple uping the G3 requirements for Panther so that they start getting people to move from the G3. The ones that have not done so already.
It's kinda nice, though, to see all those opinions. ;-)
Let's see. Apple's selling iBooks with G3 processors. We'll see whether that will change. IBM is still actively developing the G3s according to several rumours. Motorola, on the other hand, is said to stop G4 production.
IBM has started to use AltiVec (in the PPC 970).
Maybe IBM will just take over and create a "G3 version with AltiVec" and maybe call it the PowerPC 770? Then we'd have a lowercost notebook processor that could also be used for iMacs/eMacs and maybe even the PowerBooks.
If Apple marries IBM (just a metaphor, really) this could be a possibility. And Apple doesn't have to break Mac OS X compatibility anytime soon. It's in fact quite easy to support 'older' machines like the G3 iBooks. They're all new world machines. And Mac OS X is portable enoug. Maybe newer Macs will get more features over time, and the speed of 10.4 or 10.5 may become unacceptable for some old iBook owners (like myself, iBook 12" 800 G3), but there's no reason really to stop supporting basic functionality. Unless, of course, you want to sell more new Macs. Oh. ;-)
Sometimes that works, and sometimes it doesn't. Some people think everything MacWhispers puts out is common sense, starts a thread, says 'it makes perfect sense!', proceeding to sound like a complete fool discussing it.
However, I'm not saying I disagree with you, or that you're wrong. I myself don't know, but I'm thinking that the G3 will be supported on the idea that by 10.4 there may be enough speed optimizations that a G3 will actually run it. But, maybe they'll drop support if they aren't selling G3s anymore and do it to encourage people to buy new 970 equipped Macs. There are justifiable arguments either way.
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Originally posted by NETROMac
10.4 WILL run on the G3!
Probably a very fast G3. I can see Apple uping the G3 requirements for Panther so that they start getting people to move from the G3. The ones that have not done so already.
Let's see. Apple's selling iBooks with G3 processors. We'll see whether that will change. IBM is still actively developing the G3s according to several rumours. Motorola, on the other hand, is said to stop G4 production.
IBM has started to use AltiVec (in the PPC 970).
Maybe IBM will just take over and create a "G3 version with AltiVec" and maybe call it the PowerPC 770? Then we'd have a lowercost notebook processor that could also be used for iMacs/eMacs and maybe even the PowerBooks.
If Apple marries IBM (just a metaphor, really) this could be a possibility. And Apple doesn't have to break Mac OS X compatibility anytime soon. It's in fact quite easy to support 'older' machines like the G3 iBooks. They're all new world machines. And Mac OS X is portable enoug. Maybe newer Macs will get more features over time, and the speed of 10.4 or 10.5 may become unacceptable for some old iBook owners (like myself, iBook 12" 800 G3), but there's no reason really to stop supporting basic functionality. Unless, of course, you want to sell more new Macs. Oh. ;-)
Originally posted by NETROMac
...common sense
Sometimes that works, and sometimes it doesn't. Some people think everything MacWhispers puts out is common sense, starts a thread, says 'it makes perfect sense!', proceeding to sound like a complete fool discussing it.
However, I'm not saying I disagree with you, or that you're wrong. I myself don't know, but I'm thinking that the G3 will be supported on the idea that by 10.4 there may be enough speed optimizations that a G3 will actually run it. But, maybe they'll drop support if they aren't selling G3s anymore and do it to encourage people to buy new 970 equipped Macs. There are justifiable arguments either way.