Old binary format

$ file test
test: Mach-O executable ppc
$ ./test 
-bash: ./test: Bad CPU type in executable

Fink and MacPorts

When I was first start using Macs, I wanted the GNU command line tools. I first started using Fink and I was very happy with it.

Lately, after getting my Intel MacBook Pro, I decided to update Fink in order to have the Intel binaries. Unfortunately, after trying a little bit, I could not update or re-install Fink to get Intel binaries.

It was then that I thought that I should try MacPorts. I am now happily using MacPorts and I should say that I am totally satisfied.

My new MacBook Pro

After 3+ years with my PowerMac G5 DP @ 2GHz, I now have a 15'' MacBook Pro 2.4GHz!

My reliable and trusty PowerMac G5 DP is in the hands of another Mac user as I could not afford to have two machines.

My new machine is quieter and more powerful so I should not complain. I only hope that it will be as reliable as my PowerMac G5!

SpeedMark 5 results

Macworld magazine updated its SpeedMark results for SpeedMark 5 (the latest version of SpeedMark).

I am publishing a small part of the results for reference:

• Power Macintosh G5/Dual 2.0GHz: 166
  
• 15-inch PowerBook G4/ 1.67Ghz: 92
  
• Mac Pro Xeon/3 GHZ Quad Core: 274
  
• 15-inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.2GHz: 185
  
• 24-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.8 GHz: 262
  
• Mac mini Core 2 Duo/2 GHz: 172
  

Of course, the results do not show that my PowerMac can have up to 8Gb of RAM whereas a Mac Mini can have up to 2Gb of RAM.

The important thing to notice is that a MacBook Pro is as powerful as my PowerMac G5 DP @ 2GHz!