[Ti] OSX and beyond

[Shawn King]

On 6/7/05 6:06 PM, "naegelewdc at aol.com" <naegelewdc at aol.com> wrote:

> You guys are the computer geniuses, and I am sorry for raising this
> issue if it has been addressed already, but do new Intel chips mean
> that Apple's OSX and future iterations have to be scrapped?

Not at all. Apple has already announced and is working on OS X (The Next
Generation) called Leopard.

>  In other 
> words, OSX is much more stable than the Windows operating system and
> more immune to viruses.  Does that all go away with new computer chips?

Yes. The OS is where the vast majority of malware issues come from, not the
chip the OS runs on.
 
> I am not computer literate enough to know; however, it would seem that
> a new and faster computer chip ought not be the death kneel of a great
> operating system.  Am I wrong?

Not at all. Bang on.
-- 
Shawn King
Host/Executive Producer
Your Mac Life
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