Mac transition to Intel processors: Difference between revisions

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* concerns about [[Rosetta]] the PowerPC emulator, which does not support/run [[PowerPC G4|G4]] [[AltiVec]] code and only emulates a [[PowerPC G3|G3]] at 60-80% of a like clock speed;

* [[Classic (Mac OS X)|Classic]] will not be supported on the x86 architecture. This means that pre-Mac OS X software will not be able to run, to which some users running older "Legacy" applications (such as [[QuarkXPress]] 4 and 5) have objected as the new Intelx86 machines forcingforce upgradeupgrades or purchasepurchases of new versions of expensivethose software titles;

* concerns about the quality and performance of Intel's [[chipset]]s;

* concerns about the x86 architecture itself, and whether it will affect system performance and application quality;