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>> by the battle between non-x86 and x86. 68000 -> PowerPC -> x86 -> arm Apple has been through 4 architectures in 30 years. Given enough money and tyranny (a
by zer00eyz 3y ago
>> by the battle between non-x86 and x86.
68000 -> PowerPC -> x86 -> arm
Apple has been through 4 architectures in 30 years. Given enough money and tyranny (as in "were doing this" kind of leadership, vs committee) its apparently not that terrible.
- simne 3y agoAnd rumors said, they even considered IBM RS-6000, but pushed to make simplified PowerPC, and IBM had not very good times, so agreed.
- peterfirefly 3y agoAdd the transition to "32-bit clean" on 68K (and some trouble with caches) + 32-to-64-bit transitions on PPC and x86.