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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Mac OS X 10.6/10.5 Intel
- Date added: November 14, 2009
- Total Downloads: 1,235
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From Markus Winter :This program is free though donations are welcome. 100% of all donations go to the relief project "India's Street Kids" (for more info on the relief project see http://www.veronikawinter.de/Indien/
MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is 64-bit - or is it?
Well, actually MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is both 32-bit and 64-bit, and what that means for you depends on both your hardware and your settings.
I put up an accompanying website which should answer most of your questions at
http://www.ahatfullofsky.comuv.com/English/Programs/SMS/SMS.html
What does this app do?
- it shows whether you have a 32-bit or a 64-bit processor
- it shows whether you have a 32-bit or a 64-bit EFI
- it shows whether the MacOS X Kernel is set to boot in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode
- it shows whether the MacOS X Kernel is running in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode
- it shows whether Apple officially supports booting a 64-bit kernel on your Mac
- it allows you to select whether you want to start the MacOS X Kernel in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode (the setting might be ignored on MacBooks, depending on how Apple implements the restriction)
- accompanying webpage explains what the whole commotion about 32-bit and 64-bit in MacOS X Snow Leopard is about
Requirements:
To check your configuration:
- Intel Mac
- MacOS X 10.4 Tiger or higher
To set the kernel's startup mode:
- Intel Mac
- MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher
- Admin rights (as a system file needs changing)
What's new in this version:
- New: added info for the new Mac Models.
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Version: 32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector 1.5
Pros: Ease of install and what it shows you.
Cons: I have no problems
Summary: It a nice piece os software that lets you change between 64 and 32 bit on the fly.
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