The x86 version is simply a academic exercise to ensure portability and keep good programming practices. Heck, sometimes bugs don't show up on one hardware platform but it does on another.
Of course, you can't rule out the possiblity of Apple releasing MacOS X on the 'other' platform when the OS has garnered a sizable market share or Apple figures out how to make money in Software AND in hardware. --markemmanuel On Thursday, September 5, 2002, at 05:56 PM, Walter Basil wrote: > "As Apple Computer Inc. draws up its game plan for the CPUs that will > power > its future generations of Mac hardware, the company is holding an ace > in the > hole: a feature-complete version of Mac OS X running atop the x86 > architecture." > > <http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,496270,00.asp> > > Comments? -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
