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Panther Will Not be a 64-bit OS

Posted by pudge on from the call-your-senator dept.

rouge86 writes "The Register has an article on what Mac OS X 10.3 will be like. Mac OS X 10.3, aka Panther, will not be a 64-bit operating system, despite running on a 64-bit processor. Instead, the next major release of the Mac operating system will be a hybrid, much like version 10.2.7." You mean they didn't rewrite the entire operating system from the ground up? And that it will run on older, 32-bit, Macs? I am shocked!

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  1. Hybrid by Bodero · · Score: 0, Funny
    The next major release of the Mac operating system will be a hybrid, much like version 10.2.7.

    Or much like Windows 95. ;)

  2. Names... by kenthorvath · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who wants to place bets on the name of the next hybrid OS? We've had Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, and now I'm guessing they'll switch to a softer more feminine side of things, like Tigger, or Hello Kitty. Anyone with me on this?

    1. Re:Names... by HaloZero · · Score: 4, Funny

      Garfield. Y'know. When they stop thinking of new stuff to add.

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    2. Re:Names... by Duke+Thomas · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm holding out for Alley Cat. In that version the X will be composed of garbage cans and fish bones.

    3. Re:Names... by daeley · · Score: 4, Funny

      'Bill the Cat' seems right on so many levels. ;)

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    4. Re:Names... by jwp_lsu · · Score: 3, Funny

      What about Toonces? Never mind that's more approriate for Window$. Click. Click. Crash.

    5. Re:Names... by mashx · · Score: 2, Funny
      Tom?

      And then the mouse could be called Jerry..

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    6. Re:Names... by Dylan+Zimmerman · · Score: 2, Funny

      They CAN reuse codenames, you know. It's not like there is some sacred law that prevents them from using the codename of a hardware project as the codename for a software project, especially now that the hardware is out of R&D.

    7. Re:Names... by Thoth+Ptolemy · · Score: 4, Funny

      No no, it'll be called Garfield when it gets old and bloated.

    8. Re:Names... by llamalicious · · Score: 3, Funny

      Oh my. My fragile grip on reality has now been torn asunder!!
      Damn you !!!!!!

      (Actually, thanks for clearing that up...)

    9. Re:Names... by cscx · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well I suppose "SuperSuperDrive" would be a bit redundant...

  3. Re:You should not expect a 64bits OS yet by Fished · · Score: 3, Funny

    First 32 bit OS - SCO XENIX 32. 1980-something. Oh, wait, we aren't talking about SCO at the moment.

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  4. It's the end of the Mac by chia_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mac OS X 10.3, aka Panther, will not be a 64-bit operating system, despite running on a 64-bit processor. Instead, the next major release of the Mac operating system will be a hybrid, much like version 10.2.7

    Well there ya go. Obvious testament that the beleaguered company is doomed to fail. The nerve!

    I wonder how long it will take for someone to be serious about how Apple is failing because of this. Bets anyone?

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  5. Re:Uhm by dafz1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it just me, or is it a bad idea to name an OS update after Smeagol? He killed his brother, took the Ring(which corrupted him), lost the Ring, finds the boys and leads them to be eaten. Failing that, in his jubilation after biting off Frodo's finger, accidentally kills himself and destroys everything immediately around him. This sounds more like a Windows update to me.

    Maybe Samwise would have been more appropriate? Actually, why name it after LoTR characters at all considering everything was rendered on Dells? I would say name it after Nemo, but that movie was rendered on Intel processors too. Too bad the CEO of Pixar doesn't know anyone at Apple.

  6. Re:You should not expect a 64bits OS yet by jo42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    First 1-bit comment...

  7. Re:Uhm by David+Leppik · · Score: 5, Funny
    Is it just me, or is it a bad idea to name an OS update after Smeagol? He killed his brother, took the Ring(which corrupted him), lost the Ring, finds the boys and leads them to be eaten. Failing that, in his jubilation after biting off Frodo's finger, accidentally kills himself and destroys everything immediately around him. This sounds more like a Windows update to me.
    Yeah, but it will have great Tolkien Ring support!
  8. Re:You should not expect a 64bits OS yet by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: 4, Funny

    My God, man, have you forgotten your place? This is slashdot.

    GNU/Linux 0.2 was available in 1991.

  9. Re:What's up with the news these days? by heXXXen · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...but it seems the ./ Apple news moderation..."

    Yeah, damn those dot slash Apple news moderators!

  10. Re: Bill the Cat Codename Question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wouldn't that be for Mac OS ACK!?

  11. Re:Uhm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...accidentally kills himself and destroys everything immediately around him.

    Well, thank you very much for ruining the plot of RoTK for me...next time preface your spoiler posts as such. I'm sure that there are a lot of /.ers who won't go see the movie now that it's ruined.

  12. Re:Uhm by Triv · · Score: 3, Funny

    *wince*

    You should've been shot for that.

    Triv

  13. Re:Amazing. by DJCouchyCouch · · Score: 3, Funny

    And 4 Terabytes should be enough for everybody!

    DJCC

  14. Re:You should not expect a 64bits OS yet by TwP · · Score: 4, Funny

    First 64-bit CPU: MIPS R4000, 1991 (see Microprocessor Report, Feb 6, 1991)

    Quit clouding the issue with facts!
    This is /. and we have a reputation to uphold!

  15. Re:Uhm by snStarter · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just don't make a hobbit of posts like this...

  16. Some benefits of 64-bit support by TomatoMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't forget, slashdotters - programs run twice as fast in an OS with 64-bit support as in one with only 32-bit support. You can run two side-by-side 32-bit "shells" by only using half the bus for each, or you can just run one twice as fast. You also get twice the screen space, you can fit twice as much in RAM, and your Diablo II stash will be twice as big and you'll get twice as many skill points. That's the part I really can't wait for.

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  17. Re:What are you getting at, pudge? by WzDD · · Score: 3, Funny

    For example, iTunes does not need more than 4-GB of RAM,...

    You obviously haven't seen my MP3 catalogue.

  18. Re:Uhm by 955301 · · Score: 2, Funny

    He probably won't, since his posts would be dwarfed by the number of responses.

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