Malcolm Cornelius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asks: >What's the difference between old and new world?
quoting from page 76 in Apple's Lombard devnote: <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/hardware/Developer_Notes/Macintos h_CPUs-G3/PowerBookG3Series_1999/PowerBookG3Series_1999.pdf> [quote] The PowerBook G3 Series 1999 computer is different from previous PowerBook computers in that it has no single, large ROM that contains many components of the Mac OS software, along with the 68K emulator, hardware initialization, and the nanokernel. Instead, a small ROM provides hardware initialization functions and provides a mechanism to load the Mac OS ROM image into RAM. The new software architecture that is centered around ROM-in-RAM and its ramifications is called the NewWorld architecture. [/quote] There's more details in the devnote of course than I quote here. The first gen new world machines included Lombard, the clamshell iBook, the original iMac and the Blue & White PowerMac. All PCI Macs have openfirmware, worlds old and new. dan k dan k ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
