Re: Intel Based Macs...?

In article <BF7AA8CE.2E0D%oraclmaster@xxxxxxxxx>, Carlo Tambuatco
<oraclmaster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Does anyone know a date, a specific release date for the Intel based Macs? I
> am trying to make a buying decision about whether or not to buy a PowerPC
> Mac now or wait another year or so for the Intel Macs to come out? Will it
> make a difference?

> And if I buy a Power PC mac now, can I transition from
> the PowerPC chipset to the Intel chipset?

I doubt very seriously whether this will be possible, since the Intel
platform (even for MacTels) will also necessitate a change in logic
boards (called "motherboards" in the Wintel world), since the Intel
platform is completely different from the PPC platform. It just will
not be possible to insert a PPC processor on a MacTel logic board, just
as it's not possible to insert an Intel chip onto a PPC logic board.

--
Donald L. McDaniel
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