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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. It will be interesting by serialdj · · Score: 5, Interesting

    At this moment I am awaiting Apple to ship the G5's, and when it does I'll be interested to see how this new architecture works, as compared to my current G4. What I'm awaiting is who will be the first to release the first 64-bit system for it. Does this remind anyone when Apple first released the first PowerPC, and only like 10% of the code was optimized for it.

  2. What are you getting at, pudge? by mackstann · · Score: 5, Interesting
    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!

    All of the BSDs and Linux support 64-bit, and as far as I know, they weren't rewritten "from the ground up." They are all also compatible with both 32- and 64-bit machines, so I don't see legacy hardware compatability being a huge problem.

  3. Re:Names... by andrewl6097 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    None of those can hold a candle to the mighty Ocelot. I'm sure Apple's saving that one for OS 11.