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Operating Systems => macOS => Topic started by: billy_gates on 29 July 2003, 08:17

Title: Panther not 64 Bit !!!!
Post by: billy_gates on 29 July 2003, 08:17

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/31995.html (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/31995.html)

I hope this isn't true.

Title: Panther not 64 Bit !!!!
Post by: Laukev7 on 29 July 2003, 08:27

So? Doesn't make THAT much of a difference, does it? I'm sure others would complain that they can't run Panther on their brand new G4 iMac if Mac OS went 64 bit.

Title: Panther not 64 Bit !!!!
Post by: dot.this on 29 July 2003, 11:21

It's just like when Apple switched to Power PC processors. It takes a while for the software to catch up. Until then, emulation will suffice.

Title: Panther not 64 Bit !!!!
Post by: billy_gates on 29 July 2003, 13:40

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Originally posted by Laukev7:
So? Doesn't make THAT much of a difference, does it? I'm sure others would complain that they can't run Panther on their brand new G4 iMac if Mac OS went 64 bit.

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you have a point... I should be celebrating. Panther will not be designed for technology that I do not, as of yet, posess

Title: Panther not 64 Bit !!!!
Post by: M51DPS on 29 July 2003, 19:04

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Originally posted by dot.this:
It's just like when Apple switched to Power PC processors. It takes a while for the software to catch up. Until then, emulation will suffice.

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Even the last version of Mac OS 9 contained 68k code. The Finder wasn't native until 8.

Title: Panther not 64 Bit !!!!
Post by: 3eyes on 5 August 2003, 01:59

This might be a good thing, actually; OS X has had problems with older hardware.  http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3596 (http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3596)