[normajean777]

Apple - Mac OS X - New technologies in Snow Leopard

Read the part about the 64 bit transition. Am I understanding this right that it claims to transform our 32 bit macs into 64 bit machines? How is that possible?

[ApparentlyNothing]

Originally Posted by normajean777

Apple - Mac OS X - New technologies in Snow Leopard

Read the part about the 64 bit transition. Am I understanding this right that it claims to transform our 32 bit macs into 64 bit machines? How is that possible?

You are not understanding that right.

All Macs made right now are made with 64 bit processors (Intel Core 2 Duo). But not every application was designed to work in 64 bits. All it's saying is that, if you have a 64 bit processor, which you should if you've bought a Mac within the last few years, then it's going to take full advantage of it, whereas Leopard didn't.

If you only have a 32 bit processor (basically, only applies to the Core Duo since PPC is being left out all together), then your Mac can still run Snow Leopard and it'll run everything perfectly fine in 32 bit. You just don't get all the added advantages of 64 bit.

[normajean777]

Ok all macs made RIGHT NOW are 64 bit, but I have the last generation white mac, which I'm assuming is 32 bit. This new OS will upgrade everything but your saying it won't or more likely physically can't upgrade the system to 64 bit.

[ApparentlyNothing]

Originally Posted by normajean777

Ok all macs made RIGHT NOW are 64 bit, but I have the last generation white mac, which I'm assuming is 32 bit. This new OS will upgrade everything but your saying it won't or more likely physically can't upgrade the system to 64 bit.

Yeah. You're not understanding the difference between 32 bit processor and a 64 bit processor. You can't make a 32 bit processor into a 64 bit processor. It has nothing to do with what software or OS you run. It's the actual hardware.