On Mar 23, 2011, at 5:55 PM, Carol McKee wrote: > On Mar 23, 2011, at 5:13 PM, william wrote: > >> Basically I'm just wondering whether a 64-bit os is a big deal? My instinct >> is to get an intel imac as cheaply as possible, but i might change my mind >> if there is substantial advantage in having the c2d. Thanks much! > > How do you know if you have a core2duo and 64 bit os?
About This Mac shows the processor type and speed. System Profiler also shows this if you select the Hardware heading: Hardware Overview: Model Name: iMac Model Identifier: iMac11,3 Processor Name: Intel Core i7 Processor Speed: 2.93 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 4 L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB L3 Cache: 8 MB Memory: 8 GB Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s Boot ROM Version: IM112.0057.B00 SMC Version (system): 1.59f2 Serial Number (system): QP03914RDNR Hardware UUID: 24E8212D-0FF1-5975-B5BB-03FA24685E14 If you select the Software heading it'll tell you details about the OS: System Software Overview: System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.7 (10J869) Kernel Version: Darwin 10.7.0 Boot Volume: Macintosh HD Boot Mode: Normal Computer Name: DBDEV2 User Name: Bruce Johnson (johnson) Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled 64-bit Kernel and Extensions: No Time since boot: 20:51 I'm not sure why my system isn't booting in 64-bit; I thought it was on by default in 10.6... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
