Posting from an Intel-based Mac

This is unbelievable, I'm here at a Macintosh computer running on an Intel 3.6GHz processor. It's no different from running on PowerPC, all the default Apple applications work perfectly, like Safari, Xcode, iChat, Mail and all the rest.

Performance seems to be about the same as my Dual G5 at work, but since this is a single processor machine with a much more inexpensive processor that's quite good. The development boxes are selling through apple to premier ADC members for $999, I'm hoping this is an indication of a wider trend in pricing once the Intel switch takes place at the end of the year.

I'm currently trying to compile the Ogg Vorbis libraries for Apple/Intel, and if I can get those I should be able to compile the 3D game engine that I'm playing with to Intel. That should impress the cool apple dudes.

I can only imagine that Microsoft are shitting themselves right now. Think of it, Apple's operating system is running circles around Windows, and now Intel is no longer dependent on Microsoft. I'm sure it's actually been quite frustrating for Intel to have to be judged by the quality of Microsoft's OS. Gates law cutting off Moore's law at every turn. (Gates' law: every 18 months the speed of software halves.)

Think about it, who's software is Intel going to use to show off their great new processors? It sure isn't going to be tired old Windows XP.

I'm just still amazed they kept it such a secret for so long.