Author Topic: Apple to switch to Intel processors (Read 1354 times)

Mini D · « **on:** June 06, 2005, 01:32:34 PM »

I wonder if this means you will be able to buy OSX for x86 PCs in the near future. This is exactly the kind of competition Microsoft has needed for about 5 years now.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2005, 01:36:28 PM »

Are they still using motorola?

Do you have a link?

Nilsen · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2005, 01:48:58 PM »

I followed the keynote Mini D, and they did not confirm that you will be able to use OSX on a regular computer.

They did show OSX Tiger on a Dell tho, and they said that the last 5 versions of OSX has been running on intel pcs in the labs.

oboe · « **Reply #3 on:** June 06, 2005, 01:56:24 PM »

Or will Apple computers now be able to run WinXP?

Nilsen · « **Reply #4 on:** June 06, 2005, 02:02:45 PM »

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Originally posted by oboe
Or will Apple computers now be able to run WinXP?

There was no info on that.

Nilsen · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2005, 02:07:46 PM »

Latest from "our" guy at the keynote now is:

No OSX on regular computers.
No Windows on mac's.

They are only changing to Intel processors, and they will prolly all be 64bit, even the mac mini that will be among the first macs to get the "Intel Inside" logo

Mini D · « **Reply #6 on:** June 06, 2005, 03:10:45 PM »

I was wondering about the 64bit thing too. I wonder what they will be using.

Nilsen · « **Reply #7 on:** June 06, 2005, 03:16:39 PM »

They will prolly run different kinds. The Powerbooks , iBooks and mini will get some M variant, The high-end will use D and The cheaper models will use pentium 4.

The Xserves will run on Xeon.

Mini D · « **Reply #8 on:** June 06, 2005, 03:27:11 PM »

If all of that is to be 64bit, Intel will need to introduce some new products.

GreenCloud · « **Reply #9 on:** June 06, 2005, 03:31:49 PM »

ya..INTEL STOCK..go go go!!!!

not a big change..dam i wish i bought more at 14$!!!!!1

Nilsen · « **Reply #10 on:** June 06, 2005, 03:45:24 PM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
If all of that is to be 64bit, Intel will need to introduce some new products.

Yup, but the first macs with intel are one year away, and the rest should be on intel within 2007.

Mini D · « **Reply #11 on:** June 06, 2005, 03:46:15 PM »

I don't think it's really going to help Intel that much revenue wise... just like it's not really going to hurt IBM tha much that they're losing a customer.

Vulcan · « **Reply #12 on:** June 06, 2005, 04:09:15 PM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
They will prolly run different kinds. The Powerbooks , iBooks and mini will get some M variant, The high-end will use D and The cheaper models will use pentium 4.

The Xserves will run on Xeon.

Xserves already run on Xeons.

My guess is someone will hack the OS within weeks to run on "any" pc (ie something matching Apples hardware specs). As for being 64 bit, OS X isn't really, it has ONE 64 bit library that is rarely used - so moving back to 32 bit CPU's won't be a huge issue.

Plus Apple have really started to bastardize the underlying BSD libraries putting their own stuff in. The network stack got worked over in Tiger, and they added Widgets (custom made for Virus writers it seems

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Sandman · « **Reply #13 on:** June 06, 2005, 04:28:20 PM »

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Originally posted by GtoRA2
Are they still using motorola?

Do you have a link?

AFAIK, they're still using IBM and Motorola... So far, it doesn't look like this is going to be much of an impact to IBM. Mac is a niche market.

mora · « **Reply #14 on:** June 06, 2005, 04:30:28 PM »

I have a feeling that this is the finale of the Macintosh.