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07/07/2003, 8:50pm, EDT

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Panther to be a 32-bit OS?

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The Register writes: "Mac OS X 10.3, aka Panther, will not be a 64-bit operating system, despite running on a 64-bit processor, the PowerPC 970 aka the G5. Instead, the next major release of the Mac operating system will be a hybrid, much like version 10.2.7, codenamed 'Smeagol', which Apple has running on its pre-production Power Mac G5 machines and with which it will almost certainly ship production units. Smeagol is a 32-bit operating system, though certain libraries and other elements have been recoded to allow applications - and the OS itself - to make use of the 64-bit addressing and datapaths."

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118516 07/07, 9:04pm, EDT Semantics
This is just semantics and doesn't have any real consequence. How is a 64-bit operating system defined? 64-bit integers? 64-bit address-space?

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118518 07/07, 9:23pm, EDT A 64-bit...
A 64-bit TextEdit is going to scream!!! I can't wait!

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118519 07/07, 9:35pm, EDT Pssstttt!
It will actually be 128-bit, because Apple is working ahead of everyone. You know, the bigeer the better! Now, keep the secret, and do not tell anyone about this.

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118520 07/07, 9:41pm, EDT Yup
64-bit OS will be twice as fast as 32-bit. 128 bit will be 4 times as fast. *CONFIRMED!* :)

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118521 07/07, 9:43pm, EDT RE: A 64-bit TextEdit
ROFLMAO

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118522 07/07, 9:49pm, EDT ..
Oh god... How long can a text document be, if you fill a 128 bit machine up with ram?? 10 zilliwillion characters???

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118525 07/07, 9:57pm, EDT RE ".."
they will never equal up to the amount of text pages for Tutorials, Help and whatever for Windows and MS products.... I hear rumors their read me files before install are as long as the Encyclopedia Britannica cause you have to follow 99 umpteen zillion rules or else you will fuck up your PC sooner or later....... Then again... If each line of code or such is any indication..... it is no wonder they keep needing the faster processors cause ther is actually some 10 zilliwillion bad lines of code in WinBlows and the faster processor is needed to just make sure it can run.... most of the time deceptively perfect and fully featured, but tinker around or wait 24 hours and Pandora's box has an auto open feature.....

rotflmao

MacMoose

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118526 07/07, 10:08pm, EDT Of course not!
It took apple years to make the finder PPC native! It will take years for it to be 64 bit.

If it was 64 bit, it wouldn't run on G4s!

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118531 07/07, 10:35pm, EDT 64 bits?
Besides 64-bit pointers, which allow for accessing more memory, what is there about 64-bit processors that's important? Maybe a few high-end programs needing 64-bit integers? But is there anything else?

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118532 07/07, 10:36pm, EDT 128 bit CONFIRMED
It has been confirmed that TextEdit will be shipping in its 128bit form sometime in mid 2004. This will be the first shipping application that fully utilizes the new 128bit G6 processor.

The advantage of 128 bit computing is that so much physical memory is possible, on the order of 12.35834e300000. What this means for text edit is that users with cable modems will be able to download and store the entire contents of the internet in physical ram and can quickly render web pages in the new 128bit Safari browser. This will also speed up offline browsing by a factor of 40.

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