I can't wait for this. It says a 3.6 Ghz Pentium 4 included. Does that
mean I have to buy a machine too? If so, I'd rather buy a G5 and port
when the time is ripe. I wonder how many people will switch from Linux
to OS X on PC ...
-- G.
Kiggundu Mukasa wrote:
There will never be PowerBook G5
You can order a Developer Edition of Tiger (10.4.1) for Intel Pentum
processors Today!!
http://www4.macnn.com/macnn/wwdc/05/
Jobs says to create Universal Binaries. 90 of+ presentations on
Universal versions. 100+ Developer workstations in 7 labs. 500
engineers onsite at WWDC. Next year will be about Leopards, the next
version of Mac OS X. More than processor, hardware, the "soul of the
Mac" is the operating system. [11:05 am]
Intel is passionate about their products, according to Steve Jobs.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini invited on stage to talk about Apple's
transition. "The world's most innovative computer company has teamed
up with the most innovative chip company." Otellini plays "Toasting
the Pentium" commercial from 1996. [11:00 am]
Launch of Microsoft Office 2004 was best product launch for Mac OS X.
New version of Messenger due for Macs in the next few months.
Additionally, a new update for Exchange users. MacBU commits to
delivering a "Universal Binary" for Microsoft Office. Jobs also
invites Bruce Chizen of Adobe on stage to talk about Intel-based Mac
transition. Adobe says it is committed bringing its applications to
Intel-based Macs. [10:52 am]
Apple will offer a Developer Kit, which includes 3.6GHz Pentium 4. OS
X 10.4.1 for Intel (preview release). Order today; available in two
weeks. [10:48 am]
Rosetta is a dymanic binary translator. Runs PowerPC code on
Intel-baesd Macs. Transparent to users. Pretty fast. Jobs demos
Rosetta used to run PowerPC macs on Intel-based Macs. Jobs shows
Microsoft Excel/Word running on Intel-based Mac (without any porting
and/or recompiling). Jobs also shows Photoshop CS2 with all plugins
that are translated and run on Intel-based Mac without significant
speed decrease. [10:46 am].....................
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