Panther not 64 Bit !!!!

[billy_gates]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/31995.html

I hope this isn't true.

[Laukev7]

So? Doesn't make THAT much of a difference, does it? I'm sure others would complain that they can't run Panther on their brand new G4 iMac if Mac OS went 64 bit.

[dot.this]

It's just like when Apple switched to Power PC processors. It takes a while for the software to catch up. Until then, emulation will suffice.

[billy_gates]

quote:Originally posted by Laukev7:
So? Doesn't make THAT much of a difference, does it? I'm sure others would complain that they can't run Panther on their brand new G4 iMac if Mac OS went 64 bit.

you have a point... I should be celebrating. Panther will not be designed for technology that I do not, as of yet, posess

[M51DPS]

quote:Originally posted by dot.this:
It's just like when Apple switched to Power PC processors. It takes a while for the software to catch up. Until then, emulation will suffice.

Even the last version of Mac OS 9 contained 68k code. The Finder wasn't native until 8.

[3eyes]

This might be a good thing, actually; OS X has had problems with older hardware.  http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3596