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I had to look it up, Apple has been shipping code for 2+ different ISAs simultaneously, continuously since 1994 68k+PPC 1994-2007, PPC32+PPC64 2003-2008, PPC+x
by kalleboo 1y ago
I had to look it up, Apple has been shipping code for 2+ different ISAs simultaneously, continuously since 1994
68k+PPC 1994-2007, PPC32+PPC64 2003-2008, PPC+x86 2006-2008, x86+x64 2007-2019, x64+ARM 2021-2028(announced).
- qingcharles 11mo agoThat's wild they've had to carry that extra weight throughout their entire modern era. And I was thinking they were done with it, but of course they have to support the last x64 devices like the Mac Pro.