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PPC/Intel in same 10.5 box?

KD7IWP

KD7IWP

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Does anyone know if when I buy Leopard, if it will have a DVD for both PPC and Intel in it? Or do I have to buy a separate copy for both architectures? My guess is that it will come with both because there are a lot of people in the world who know nothing about their computer and would have no idea if it's PPC or Intel and would buy the wrong one.
 
There's only one version of 10.5 - it's a Universal Binary so the installer recognises the architecture and installs the OS appropriately but it's not two distinct versions of the software.

Currently there are two versions of the 10.4 (client) which is why we see different build numbers for PPC and Intel - that won't happen with 10.5, PPC and Intel will have exactly the same build number.

The 10.5 DVD will have the single version of 10.5 on it - that single version will work on both PPC and Intel Macs.
 
Note that it would be a violation of the licensing agreement, and of copyright law in most jurisdictions, to install one license of OS X on two machines.

You'd need a Family Pack for that.
 
I don't think it will be on the same disc. The two architectures boot differently, and the boot sector on the disc probably won't be able to support both at the same time.

Go and try it your self, try to boot a x86 Linux Live disc in you PowerPC Mac, and try to boot a PPC Linux Live disc in your Intel Mac. Neither one is happening, no warning or anything, the Firmware just sees it as another data disc and moves along to OS X.
 
sycho said:
I don't think it will be on the same disc. The two architectures boot differently, and the boot sector on the disc probably won't be able to support both at the same time.
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The current developer seeds are universal, and allow booting on both architectures. Therefore, I expect the gold master to be universal. A dual-layer DVD is required.
 
KD7IWP said:
Does anyone know if when I buy Leopard, if it will have a DVD for both PPC and Intel in it? Or do I have to buy a separate copy for both architectures? My guess is that it will come with both because there are a lot of people in the world who know nothing about their computer and would have no idea if it's PPC or Intel and would buy the wrong one.
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you'd have to buy separate copies for even the same architectures, if you want to install on 2 machines.
 
wakerider017 said:
So will it be 64bit and 32bit editions on the same DVD?

Or am I lost?

lol
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That is a good question. I understand that 10.5 is suppose to be a true 64bit OS...how is it going to work on a 32bit processor like my Core Duo or on a G4? Will there be two versions for this or will it just run on a 32 bit machine even though it is supposed to be designed for a 64bit processor?
 
Abercrombieboy said:
That is a good question. I understand that 10.5 is suppose to be a true 64bit OS...how is it going to work on a 32bit processor like my Core Duo or on a G4? Will there be two versions for this or will it just run on a 32 bit machine even though it is supposed to be designed for a 64bit processor?
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Leopard supports 32 and 64bit machines. Although it is fully 64-bit, it is backwards compatible with the 32-bit architecture. All in one package.
 
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