I also heard that Doom 3 is almost ready for Intel as well, so it will run on both PowerPC and Intel with no hassle.Ĭlick to expand.That's always the way it's been on the Mac side. So there is really nothing to worry about. Apple is going to support the PowerPC processors for a long time in the future as well. So if a program runs on intel, chances are really good it will run great on PowerPC too, without rosetta.
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Like Steve Jobs said, Apple has a very large installed base on the PowerPC, and a growing installed base on Intel that developers are going to want to sell their software to. If the developer wants to make an intel app, it only takes one checkbox to make it PowerPC as well. Developers aren't going to abandon PowerPC for a long time. But developers want to hit the biggest market they can get, and by making their apps PowerPC and Intel executable, it is their best bet for more sales. Is it possible to make an intel-only app? sure. I have five programs i'm working on and they are all universal. I'm still trying to penetrate the mac software market, and it wouldn't benefit me or any developer at all, if it was intel only.
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There's a ton of PowerPC software already, and when developers get their software ready for intel, you can rest assured the software will still run great on a g5. Besides, it's all basically "Linux-powered" anyway, so it should be a snap to compile the same source code against both types of processor architecture. I think they learned a lot from the big OS9-to-OSX change. Apple knows that one thing it inspires in its users is fierce loyalty and they are not going to quickly anger their loyal userbase by "Microsofting" them so soon by killing off PowerPC-based Mac support in regards to new software, hardware, and operating systems. To the OP: Just buy what works best for you. Well, does anyone else think Apple was just a little "too good" with the Macs from the last 2 years and that will have people "putting off" purchasing a newer Intel-based Mac for at least another year after their introduction to the market?
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I plan on using this one for years, even after I eventually get one those newfangled Intel MacBooks.Īfter being confined to the "upgrade-or-die" virustastic mentality of the PC world, this is refreshing. So far I have yet to find ANYTHING that a regular PC or "newer" Mac can do that I can't currently do right now, or even want to do.
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I do so want a nice Apple Mac OS X "laptop", but the pricing is out of my league for now (along with shipping overseas). I'ma recent "switcher" and I find that my paltry, weaksauce Mac mini (1GB self-installed RAM with 80GB HDD and Airport Extreme) suit me just fine for everything I do.