I can't find the news item I saw but Wikipedia now reflects the new release date.
Uh, someone must have edited it, as now it reads:
"The first Intel Core 2 Duo processor core, codenamed Conroe, is scheduled to be released on 27 July 2006 for desktops, replacing the Pentium 4 and Pentium D. "
"The first Intel Core 2 Duo processor core, codenamed Conroe, is scheduled to be released on 27 July 2006 for desktops, replacing the Pentium 4 and Pentium D. "
Good news. But am I right in assuming this will not be that relevant until leopard is released?
Tiger supports 64 bit Apps, but is not itself 64-bit. So there would be some benefit, but only for a program optimized for not just an Intel Mac, but a 64-bit one.
Apparently it doesn't matter. That's why I posted saying "ignorant question"
That's not an ignorant question at all. 64-bit has very tangible benefits. Extra registers and the ability of apps to utilize more than 4GB of RAM. All things considered I'd like a 64-bit capable cpu if I could get one.
That's not an ignorant question at all. 64-bit has very tangible benefits. Extra registers and the ability of apps to utilize more than 4GB of RAM. All things considered I'd like a 64-bit capable cpu if I could get one.
A better question would be if Leopard is 64 bit, will it support our 32 bit processors without having a 32 bit OS and a 64 bit OS version like MS does with Win 32 and Win 64?
A better question would be if Leopard is 64 bit, will it support our 32 bit processors without having a 32 bit OS and a 64 bit OS version like MS does with Win 32 and Win 64?
Yes, because the bundle and lipo/fat binary techniques allow Apple to combine as many different types of binaries into one bundle as they feel like.
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib, for example, currently holds three architectures all in one file: ppc64 (64-bit PowerPC 970), i386 (Intel) and ppc (32-bit generic PowerPC).
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Originally posted by mwswami
I can't find the news item I saw but Wikipedia now reflects the new release date.
Uh, someone must have edited it, as now it reads:
"The first Intel Core 2 Duo processor core, codenamed Conroe, is scheduled to be released on 27 July 2006 for desktops, replacing the Pentium 4 and Pentium D. "
Originally posted by acidapples
Uh, someone must have edited it, as now it reads:
"The first Intel Core 2 Duo processor core, codenamed Conroe, is scheduled to be released on 27 July 2006 for desktops, replacing the Pentium 4 and Pentium D. "
Yup! Looks like it was a false rumor ...
Date set for phase 2 of Intel's Core launch
Originally posted by mwswami
The 27th June is confirmed.
Date set for phase 2 of Intel's Core launch
June?????
Originally posted by aplnub
June?????
Sorry, Its July.
Originally posted by Dunebug38
Good news. But am I right in assuming this will not be that relevant until leopard is released?
Tiger supports 64 bit Apps, but is not itself 64-bit. So there would be some benefit, but only for a program optimized for not just an Intel Mac, but a 64-bit one.
Originally posted by Dunebug38
Ignorant question, sorry, but does conroe support 64 bit? I'm assuming it's not and that just woodcrest is. Anyone?
Why would it matter? Honestly.
Originally posted by Dunebug38
Apparently it doesn't matter. That's why I posted saying "ignorant question"
That's not an ignorant question at all. 64-bit has very tangible benefits. Extra registers and the ability of apps to utilize more than 4GB of RAM. All things considered I'd like a 64-bit capable cpu if I could get one.
Originally posted by Chucker
Tiger has no support for EM64T/AMD64/X64 executables at all.
But leopard should support EM64T at the least.
Originally posted by hmurchison
That's not an ignorant question at all. 64-bit has very tangible benefits. Extra registers and the ability of apps to utilize more than 4GB of RAM. All things considered I'd like a 64-bit capable cpu if I could get one.
A better question would be if Leopard is 64 bit, will it support our 32 bit processors without having a 32 bit OS and a 64 bit OS version like MS does with Win 32 and Win 64?
Originally posted by aplnub
A better question would be if Leopard is 64 bit, will it support our 32 bit processors without having a 32 bit OS and a 64 bit OS version like MS does with Win 32 and Win 64?
Yes, because the bundle and lipo/fat binary techniques allow Apple to combine as many different types of binaries into one bundle as they feel like.
/usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib, for example, currently holds three architectures all in one file: ppc64 (64-bit PowerPC 970), i386 (Intel) and ppc (32-bit generic PowerPC).