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Software Update info says:

..and that's more information of a useful nature than I could find chasing the links for more information! I wanted to find out if it is advisable to install it if my Mac is only 32-bit capable.

So, my next task was to figure out which one it is. I thought that it was only 32-bit for some reason. But, System Profiler > Hardware Overview only says this:


So if that's in there in some sort of code, I need to know how to decipher it. I could not find anything else in SP that says 32-bit or 64-bit. Where do I need to look??

How to tell if your Intel-based Mac has a 32-bit or 64-bit processor. (Looks like you're 64-bit-capable.)

I can't put my finger on the thread in which it was discussed, but even though my MacBook is Core 2 Duo, i.e. 64 bit capable, it cannot run in 64 bit mode.

Great link! I didn't think to search Apple's site. But, I'm usually not very good at it!

Why do they call processors "64-bit capable" if they won't run in 64-bit mode??

Try this: Type your query into a Google search box, and append it with (space)site:apple.com

Google does faaar better job of searching Apple's website than we mere mortals are capable of. (It's dkmarsh's link, by the way.)


I think the word "capable" is, in and of itself, your answer; i.e. the processors can run in 64-bit mode, but only if the rest of the machine architecture supports it.

Or bookmark Apple - Support - Advanced Search.

Thanks.

I never saw that one before...even when we went through that episode back in the old country in which (I think it was) dianne was the only one able to find Tiger discs.

that is a very nice search link. I've always had issues with apple's KB searches doing an "or" search instead of an "and", and it won't let me " -dontsearchforthis" like you can in google either.

Thanks one and all. I guess that means I should accept the Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 7

Ummm... Nobody's said either yes or no, but since it's in part a security update I guess the answer's yes!

Yeah. My conclusion is based on the message in SU quoted in my first post. I didn't see the point if I was 32-bit. .... Man, is that inflation, or what? Would the second part of that old saw involve a sack of half dollars?