G5

[Charles Martin]

> From: ShirleyK <ShirleyKat at cox.net>
>
> So what does this mean?

It means that the version of 10.2 that will ship on the first G5s 
(which some sites have said will be called 10.2.7, code-named 
"Smeagol") will run in 32-bit mode, as will Panther (10.3), probably. 
They may perhaps use an "enabler" (remember those?) to help them take 
some advantage of the 64-bit nature of the chip, or maybe not.

At some point in the future, the OS will be updated to run in 64-bit 
mode. And yes, while apps do have to be recompiled (I don't think they 
said "rewritten") for 64-bit mode, apparently Apple is bending over 
backwards to make this as easy as possible. I seem to recall one 
developer (Mathmatica?) saying they had recompiled their app for the G5 
in *15 minutes.*

_Chas_

Q: How many Microsoft programmers does it take to write a great piece 
of software?

A: More!