While it is true that recent Macs and osx are 64 bit capable, snow leopard on default is 32 bit. Do not know why Apple decided to put it 32 bit while saying everywhere that it is 64bit.
On Oct 23, 2010, at 4:21 PM, Garry Turkington wrote: > Hi, > > And any 64-bit-capable CPU you'll find on a Mac or PC these days can > run either the 32-bit or 64-bit versions of the OS. > > Garry > > On 10/23/10, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: >> The Mac is 64Bit. >> On Oct 23, 2010, at 5:37 PM, LaMcAs wrote: >> >>> Hello list >>> >>> This is more for a friend but also for clarification. >>> >>> She has a Mac Book with 8gb RAM and has W7 Boot Strapped on it. >>> >>> So what bit is the Apple Motherboard 32 bit or 64 bit? >>> >>> I would hope that as it has 8gb Ram it would be 64 bit. >>> >>> She seems to think she is running W7 H P 32 bit – surely if this is a >>> 64-bit motherboard it wont allow her to run W7 32-bit? >>> >>> I’m not clued up on the Mac at all so asking for clarification on all >>> this, does what I’m suggesting make sense? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for your input >>> >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> Larry & Elliot GD >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
