At 9:46 PM -0700 10/29/2008, Paul wrote: > >How does the X86 code in OS 10 get run on a PPC?
It doesn't, period. "optimization" is done automagically in the compiler, on a per cpu-architecture basis. Mullin's comments about optimization being the cause of the speed difference is PURE speculation. 99% of OS X is written in HOL (high order languages), not assembler (machine language). It is more likely that the speed differences were due to the way the two operating systems do certain functions. Leopard uses the video GPU and such much more than Tiger. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
