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64 bits on Mac OS X?

Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:07 pm
by overclock
is Mac OS X (latest copy) 64 bits?

Re: 64 bits on Mac OS X?

Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:16 am
by counter_clockwise
It's capable of running 64-bit applications transparently, but the kernel itself doesn't boot into 64-bit mode.

Check this out for a decent explanation:

http://www.macworld.com/article/142379/ ... 4_bit.html

Re: 64 bits on Mac OS X?

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 3:00 am
by overclock
counter_clockwise wrote:It's capable of running 64-bit applications transparently, but the kernel itself doesn't boot into 64-bit mode.

Check this out for a decent explanation:

http://www.macworld.com/article/142379/ ... 4_bit.html
Thank you!