#552620 - 02/25/1109:40 PMRe: Core 2 Duo minimum
[Re: John Rougeux]
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Yeah, the march of progress...
I noticed that my oldest Mac is the first MacBook to get the Core *2* Duo, from late '06. So, a 5 year old machine will still be able to run the very latest OS, which isn't too bad in my opinion. In comparison, a 5 year old PC would struggle, at best, to digest Windows 7.
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The only intel Macs which have less than a C2D are some Mac minis and early intel iMacs. At least 90% of all Intel Macs qualify for Lion, so no, this isn't a steep requirement.
#552636 - 02/26/1105:22 AMRe: Core 2 Duo minimum
[Re: WolfFan]
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Originally Posted By: WolfFan
The only intel Macs which have less than a C2D are some Mac minis and early intel iMacs. At least 90% of all Intel Macs qualify for Lion, so no, this isn't a steep requirement.
Not to mention that this is just the first dev release. It's not a final release by a long shot.
#552678 - 02/26/1106:53 PMRe: Core 2 Duo minimum
[Re: MacBozo]
zwei
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Looks like they are cutting off 32-bit processor support. Core 2 Duo and later are x64. I always thought it was kinda weird they bothered with the Core Solo and Core Duo processors at all.
yeah, it looks as though 32-bit CPUs are history. Along with Rosetta (which is gonna hurt, I still have multiple older apps which will never be updated 'cause the vendors are either bust or no longer interested) and Java. Although Java can be downloaded if necessary.
It also seems as if OS X Server, as a separate product, is toast. As I understand it, Server features will now be part of the standard install. Is the world really ready for a few million amateur UNIX server admins roaming loose? 'Cause that's want's gonna happen when the Lion roars.
#552709 - 02/27/1109:27 AMRe: Core 2 Duo minimum
[Re: musicalmarv7]
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Yes, Jerry. Even my 4yr old iMac is 64-bit.
@wolfan guess they feel they have given enough time to transition away from PPC. I've got one PPC app at work that we must have, hopefully that will be updated soon.
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