Motorola 680x0 chips, Then the IBM/Motorola PowerPC 6xx series, before the switch to Intel. Original chips ran to OS 7.6, PPC was OS 8-10.5.8. There was much gnashing of teeth with the introduction of OS X and the Classic environment.
Clay This e-mail from Clay Monroe and any attachments to it are confidential to the intended recipient and may also be uncensored. If you have received it in error please consult your religious adviser. If you are not the intended recipient, why have you read this far? Please do not staple, spindle or otherwise mutilate this document, doing so may damage your screen. All communications may be subject to interception or monitoring by the men in black helicopters for security purposes. Please rely on your own swine flu virus checking as the sender cannot accept any liability for any damage arising from any bug or virus infection. > On Jun 23, 2016, at 8:57 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > They used Motorola for the original processors, I believe. > > There was similar consternation when they went from PPC to Intel as well. > > Dan > >> On Jun 23, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Ummm, are you forgetting the PowerPC taking over for the original >> processors, the name of which has escaped me now. That would have been OS >> 8.1 maybe? >> Microsoft doesn't make hardware so they have no vested interest in dropping >> support for older hardware. Witness that Win 10 still comes in a 32 bit >> flavor. Apple hasn't supported 32 bit hardware for a long time. >> -Curt >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
