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Kraznet · Post by **Kraznet** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:50 pm

Here's more

[1:46 PM] Rosetta will allow PowerPC compiled apps to work on an Intel Mac. It's completely transparent, and does not require a separate emulation environment

[1:46 PM] Apple is calling an emulation layer "Rosetta," after the Rosetta Stone

[1:47 PM] He's demonstrating it with Quicken, Excel, Photoshop. All of these apps, compiled for PPC, worked fine on the Intel Mac demonstration, It was a completely transparent process

[1:49 PM] There is a developer kit that includes a 3.6 GHx Pentium 4 Mac. They will have to be returned by the end of 2006. They will be priced at US$999, and please note that these are for developers only

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Borogove · Post by **Borogove** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:54 pm

Thanks for the live update. I was hoping the Intel thing was a misdirect and they were going to go to Cell, but I guess not.

spaceman · Post by **spaceman** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:54 pm

that's a nice update kraznet, and just what some of the articles predicted

Kraznet · Post by **Kraznet** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:55 pm

And more:

[1:51 PM] Roz Ho, the MBU General Manager at Microsoft is on stage talking about this transition

[1:52 PM] Roz also said that Microsoft has been working with Apple on Xcode, and plans on having universal binaries of its products to support the fractured user base transparently

1:52 PM] Roz says that more Exchange features are coming for the Mac. This was met with scattered applause

[1:53 PM] Bruce Chizen CEO of Adobe is on stage. He said that Adobe wouldn't exist if it weren't for Apple

[1:54 PM] "You can be absolutely assured that you will be able to run Adobe applications natively on Intel Macs

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jones-y · Post by **jones-y** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:55 pm

Welp... looks to be true.

Stay tuned for the fallout

BTW, you can tune in here for live updates: http://www.macrumorslive.com/web/

Kraznet · Post by **Kraznet** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:59 pm

Glad to be of help

[1:55 PM] "I have only one question, Steve: What took you so long?" He said this with a laugh, and the audience applauded

[1:55 PM] He said that Adobe will be first to offer its complete line for Intel-based Macs.

[1:57 PM] As TMO reported this morning, Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel, is here to talk about his company

[1:58 PM] Steve said by way of introduction said that when they talked to Intel, they found that Intel was just as passionate about making great products as Apple

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Kraznet · Post by **Kraznet** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:01 pm

[1:58 PM] Mr. Otellini is going over Intel's history, including Apple's famous Bunny add where Apple set fire to Intel's Bunny mascot. He even showed the commercial

2:00 PM] It's interesting to see the fact that either one of these guys is addressing this directly

[2:01 PM] Paul Otellini called Apple "the most innovative computer company in the world

[2:02 PM] Mr. Otellini is being cheered as he leaves the stage

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I think we get the idea now

Kraznet · Post by **Kraznet** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:08 pm

and finally :

2:04 PM] He says that this third transition will allow Apple to continue to make the best computers for its customers

[2:04 PM] Steve says that Apple has been through two transitions, and that the company is strong, and that the Mac platform is strong

[2:05 PM] Says developers have to do one thing to make the transition a smooth one, and that's to "start making universal binaries now

Thanks to http://www.macobserver.com/

Kraznet

r2101 · Post by **r2101** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:21 pm

goodn8 apple...

arguru · Post by **arguru** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:23 pm

Think Different

ModuLR · Post by **ModuLR** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:26 pm

whoohooo! no more "alltivec support" requests!

Hello SSE!

bitfreak8 · Post by **bitfreak8** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:30 pm

arguru wrote:Think Different

Yeah, that's a good one

glaucomys · Post by **glaucomys** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:43 pm

Intel is coming in, but I wouldn't be so sure that PPC chips will go away all together from their line of highend Macs. This could just be an obfuscated way to get OSX on Intel chips and going head to head with windows, nothing more. It would be a good thing anyhow. My biggest worry reading any of this is thinking, how much will I have to pay in updates and upgrades the next time I get a new Mac, how much will it cost to get the software I already own to work correctly on a new system... updaters delight...

Glau

Borogove · Post by **Borogove** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:46 pm

ModuLR wrote:whoohooo! no more "alltivec support" requests! Hello SSE!

Altivec's better, though. I say this as someone who is perfectly content to write SSE on Windows.

jones-y · Post by **jones-y** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:52 pm

glaucomys wrote:This could just be an obfuscated way to get OSX on Intel chips and going head to head with windows, nothing more.

I seriously doubt that Apple wants to go head to head with the M$ Juggernaut...

Apple ditches IBM power PC chip and will use Intel.