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Apple's 64 bit strategy was in place by 2007 (It would hardly make sense to omit some 64 bit Cocoa APIs in MacOS X 10.5, only to bring them back later, would it
by microtherion 9y ago
Apple's 64 bit strategy was in place by 2007 (It would hardly make sense to omit some 64 bit Cocoa APIs in MacOS X 10.5, only to bring them back later, would it?). Forstall left in 2012. Your alternate history timeline may need some work ;-)
- rusk 9y agoI don’t think so. Was there a projected date for completion of the migration? We’ve only got pervasive 64-bit in the last 6 years so doubtful it would have been before then.
- microtherion 9y agoAs far as I recall, userland APIs had all their 64-bit support in place in 10.5 (2007). Kernel 64-bit support came in 10.6 (2009). Which 64-bit features are you thinking of in the last 6 years? To clarify, I'm referring to macOS releases. On iOS, 64-bit support obviously came within the last 6 years, but Carbon was never in the picture on iOS anyway.
- rusk 9y agoCarbon, as per GP ...