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Next G5 Multitasks Operating Systems

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the little-bit-of-this-a-little-bit-of-that dept.

squiggleslash writes "IBM has big plans for the 970, Apple's so-called "G5". The CPU will support partitioning, similar to IBM's mainframe systems, allowing multiple operating systems to run at the same time on a single CPU. A Mac built around this chip could theoretically run OS X, GNU/Linux, Mac OS 9, and the PowerPC version of Windows NT, all simultaneously and independently."

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  1. I'd settle for just OSX running as fast as Win2K by irishkev · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why is OSX on the latest dual processor G5 system sluggish compared to Win 2K on a 1.6Ghz AMD system? Will the G5 processor innovations finally eliminate the clunkiness factor of OSX?