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Offline Gregg

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32 or 64?
« on: June 20, 2008, 08:45:49 PM »
How does one tell if a Mac's processor is 32-bit or 64-bit?

And why update Java...
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This Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 adds Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_05 to your Mac. This update does not replace the existing installation of J2SE 5.0 or change the default version of Java.


Presumably one has to find the old version and manually replace it with the new one. Whatever for? Most updates are installed automagically.
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32 or 64?
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2008, 09:33:12 PM »
Think you'll find the answer in this article, Gregg:

http://www.microimages.com/announce/64bitGISforMacOS10.5.htm

Your mini is a Core2 Duo, so yes, it's 64 bit.

I don't know why it doesn't replace the older version of Java, but you can make it the default instead of version 5 if you wish:

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=675372
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32 or 64?
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2008, 11:35:28 AM »
Would it really kill them to add that little bit to the description in System Profiler? rolleyes.gif
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