Interesting article on Snow Leopard

[Chris Poisson]

DR, that seems like a good article but what the heck does it all mean?

Have a wonderful day.

[David Roth weiss]

Well Chris, given the recent reports that Apple is gearing-up to release SL sooner than expected, the meaning will probably become much more apparent to all of us pretty darned soon.

I take the article to mean that SL will not be a pure 64-bit OS after all, but that it will still have 32-bit underpinnings. Whether that is strictly to allow legacy apps some additional time on the planet, or whatever, I certainly can’t say, but at least it’s seems that the report might allay some of the paranoia going around that SL won’t be able to utilize the 64-bit operating space.

At least that’s what I think it means…

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[Chris Poisson]

Well, that’s sorta what I thought, but even your answer leaves a few holes in the topic. I’m confused by this whole 32/64 bit thing…

Have a wonderful day.

[Mark Palmos]

hi there david,

afaik fcp isnt “64 bit ready” anyway, im not sure about motion and the others.

my understanding is that a 32 bit app will get some speed gains, but nowhere nearly as much as an app written as a 64 bit app.

anyone know?

[David Roth weiss]

[Mark Palmos] “afaik fcp isnt “64 bit ready” anyway, im not sure about motion and the others. “

Yep, that’s what they say Mark… Nonetheless, should be interesting to see what benefits SL does bring with it.

Be sure to clone…

David

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