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Would it be possible for Apple to have an optional dual processor system, an ARM main processor and an optional Intel coprocessor? That way for people who need
by samwillis 6y ago
Would it be possible for Apple to have an optional dual processor system, an ARM main processor and an optional Intel coprocessor? That way for people who need support for “legacy” x86 apps or for development they could get it.
Could you have an external Intel coprocessor like we have external GPUs?
(I know nothing about how this would work, obviously the traditional way would be to just have an remote x86 server for running those tasks)
- pornel 6y agoI expect Apple to do something smarter, e.g. extend the ARM instruction set with operations that speed up x86 emulation. For example, emulation of x86 on ARM is expensive due to subtle differences in memory model. Why not make an ARM chip that can operate with x86's memory model?