64-Bit Jaguar and 970 PowerMacs

Well...I guess we all want the whole package (OS updates, processor, kitchen sink) but at least things appear to be moving forward. -R

Well there you have it, something is definitely going to happen! :-)

Let's hope Apple is goign to sort their OS niggles out soon to get these machines out on the shelves, howevr a little patience is okay too if that means the product is even better...

Good news regardless!

Just read it. Great informative article. I think that it fills in the gap where many of the rumor sites leave off.

Smeagol,...great build name. As well as, my other favorite ApplePI! :) (Apple Processor Interconnect)

Q37, eh? Bring it on. ;)

Almost a rumor round up, really, but the specifics on the GCC compiler issue just add more validity to the whole thing.

Fantastic - I can't wait to see the new machines.

One question - how much 'performance' boost will we see with Panther?

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just heard a message from an apple rep...though he said nothing at all about specifics, he did say that there are going to be "interesting" things announced that the scientists where i work would be interested in....

can't wait
neil

nice. outside rumor-site speculation/reporting of the 970. i just hope their "sources" aren't macwhispers and macbid. ;)

is this the first we've heard of hardware codenames? i think it is. and the smeagol name is priceless.

I certainly hope that it significantly improves the os performance, to make things a little snappier.

Along with Mr. Anderson, my question is:

How long before we see ports of the major design apps to 64bit? (Well, at least the programs that would benefit from such architecture, such as video and 3D.)

I don't think Eweek would be printing this unless they were very sure it was true.

Hmm.

Not that eWeek has the best reputation, but its better than most (all?) of the Mac rumor mills around...

The timing makes some sense, especially since the systems could indeed be shown at WWDC and then released in time for back to school, following eWeek's suggested schedule.

Of course, there's only one problem. Can anyone confirm the gcc issues? Is this really so significantly different? If so, that would mean that software built for the G4 series wouldn't run on the 970 without modification, which is something that I have a hard time believing (from previous statements and from IBM history).

I could easily see this being two things. One, a stronger confirmation of what's been suspected for some time, that the 970 is what's next and that its release is imminant. Two, that someone is not wanting too many people to hold off on purchasing macs until after WWDC.

I admit that my thought after reading this was, "Well, time to pick up a current generation system instead of waiting." Makes you wonder. Its not like Apple hasn't proved themselves shrewder than the media before (although that's nearing the dangerous territory of "They didn't say it wasn't so, and so of course it must be!"

Hmm.