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    The Mac transition to Intel processors was the process of switching the central processing units (CPUs) of Apple's line of Mac and Xserve computers from...
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    The Mac transition to Apple silicon was the process of switching the central processing units (CPUs) of Apple's line of Mac computers from Intel's x86-64...
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    the iMac G5 and the Xserve G5. Three generations of Power Mac G5 were released before it was discontinued as part of the Mac transition to Intel processors...
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    made available in 2005 prior to the Mac transition to Intel processors to aid in the Mac's transition from PowerPC to an Intel-based x86-64 architecture...
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  • Rosetta (software) (category MacOS-only software made by Apple Inc.)
    Tiger as part of the Mac transition from PowerPC processors to Intel processors, allowing PowerPC applications to run on Intel-based Macs. Support for Rosetta...
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  • 67% of the 22 million Mac OS X users were using Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Apple announced a transition to Intel x86 processors during Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger's lifetime...
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    during the Mac transition to Intel processors, announced in 2005. The current lineup consists of the MacBook Air (2008–present) and the MacBook Pro (2006–present)...
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    Apple–Intel architecture is an unofficial name used for Macintosh personal computers developed and manufactured by Apple Inc. that use Intel x86 processors...
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    Hackintosh (redirect from Mac Os X X86)
    Apple's 2005 transition to Intel processors, away from PowerPC. From that transition to the early 2020s transition to Apple silicon, Mac computers used...
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    Power Macintosh (redirect from Power Mac)
    discontinued as part of the Mac transition to Intel processors announced in 2005, making way for its replacement, the Mac Pro. The first Power Macintosh...
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    launch of iMac G3, reinvigorating the line's competitiveness against commodity IBM PC compatibles. Macs transitioned to Intel x86 processors by 2006 along...
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  • the transition from PowerPC to Intel processors over the following two years, and that Mac OS X would support both platforms during the transition. Jobs...
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    discontinued. As part of the Mac transition to Apple's own processors, the Intel-based iMac was succeeded by the Apple silicon iMac beginning in 2021. Apple...
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    Universal binary (category MacOS)
    Apple–Intel architecture Mac transition to Intel processors Mac transition to Apple silicon Fat binary Rosetta (software) Xslimmer "Firefox 4 for Mac OS...
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    AirPort (redirect from AirMac)
    cards were discontinued in 2009 following the Mac transition to Intel processors, after all of Apple's Mac products had adopted built-in Wi-Fi. Apple's line...
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    The following is a list of Intel Core processors. This includes Intel's original Core (Solo/Duo) mobile series based on the Enhanced Pentium M microarchitecture...
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    way to switch to a Mac. In January 2005, the original Mac Mini was introduced with the PowerPC G4 CPU. In February 2006, Apple switched to an Intel Core...
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    PowerBook was replaced by the MacBook Pro in 2006 as part of the Mac transition to Intel processors. In October 1991, Apple released the first three PowerBooks:...
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    States to distribute one to every student. Apple replaced the iBook line with the MacBook in May 2006 during the Mac transition to Intel processors. In the...
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  • supported on Intel processors with Rosetta. 4.↑ 64-bit Intel applications are supported on Apple silicon Macs with Rosetta 2. However, Intel-based Macs are unable...
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  • Mac transition to Intel processors – the transition from PowerPC to Intel x86 processors Mac transition to Apple silicon – the transition from Intel to...
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  • The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) is a series of integrated graphics processors introduced in 2004 by Intel, replacing the earlier Intel Extreme...
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    the entire MacBook Pro line on October 24, 2006, to include Intel Core 2 Duo processors which were the first 64-Bit processors in the MacBook Pro. Memory...
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    of Windows and Intel) is the partnership of Microsoft and Intel producing personal computers (PCs) using Intel x86-compatible processors running Windows...
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  • release of macOS for Macs powered by Apple-designed ARM64-based processors, a key part of the transition from Intel x86-64-based processors. The chip mentioned...
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  • supporting the Apple Macintosh platform before the Mac transition to Intel processors. Before this transition, Terra Soft Solutions held the unique distinction...
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    completed the Mac transition from Intel to Apple processors, first announced in June 2020 and started in November that year. Apple said that an Intel-based replacement...
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  • VMware Fusion (category MacOS software)
    by the Mac transition to Intel processors in 2006, marked VMware's first entry into Macintosh-based x86 virtualization. VMware Fusion uses Intel VT present...
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    line of consumer Macs running on Intel processors by early August 2006. The Apple Xserve server was updated to Intel Xeon processors from November 2006...
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  • first Intel processors to support VT-x. The CPU flag for VT-x capability is "vmx"; in Linux, this can be checked via /proc/cpuinfo, or in macOS via sysctl...
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