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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. Re:Names... by llamalicious · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well then, for the feminine side of things, they'd probably need to go with Nermal.

    Although, should they do that, there's a good chance their next OS will get drop-shipped to Abu Dhabi.

  2. Re:Names... by TwP · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually, the version of OSX that runs on the x86 platform is codenamed "CatDog". No! Seriously!

  3. Release dates by angle_slam · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone know when 10.3 is going to be released? How about G5?

  4. Why are... by GatorMan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...the top 7 replies basically off-topic? The real informative stuff is half way down the list (sorted highest scores first).

    Besides, if Mac OS is Garfield, then Windows is Odie.