UKUUG
(the UK's Unix & Open Systems User Group)
Apple Technology briefing - OS X for Intel
| Who: | Eric Albert (Apple), and Graham Lee (Univ. of Oxford) |
| When: |
Thursday 20th April, 2006
2pm start; 1:30pm doors |
| Where: | Imperial Hotel, Russell Square |
| Cost: |
You do not have to be a UKUUG member to attend Registrations have now closed - if you would still like to attend, we will fill the remaining places with entry from 1:50. |
On April 20th, in association with Apple, UKUUG is proud to be organising its third "Apple Technology briefing - OS X for Intel"
Provisional Programme
| 1:30 | Registration with Tea & coffee. |
|---|---|
| 2pm | Integrating Intel into a PowerPC academic network — Graham Lee (slides). |
| Eric Albert - "Scientific Computing and Apple's Intel transition" | |
| 4pm | Discussion |
| 4:45pm | Close. |
For over five years, Mac OS X has combined the power of UNIX and the ease of the Macintosh for users around the world. This January, Apple shipped Mac OS X for Intel processors for the first time. The entire Macintosh product line will transition to Intel processors by the end of 2006.
Eric Albert will discuss:
- The challenges of migrating an entire operating system to a new architecture
- How the Intel transition affects scientific computing on Mac OS X
- How to make your own software run natively on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs
- Rosetta, the translation engine which enables existing PowerPC software to run on Intel-based Macs
- Intel's published processor roadmap and how it may affect the future of personal and scientific computing
One or more other speakers will discuss their personal experiences of migrating their projects to OS X on Intel. These speakers are not yet confirmed, contact UKUUG's Sam Smith if you have an experience you would like to share.
About the speaker
Eric Albert is a Senior Software Engineer in Apple's Core Technologies group. During Mac OS X's transition to Intel processors he has worked on almost every part of the operating system, from the OS kernel and compiler tools to applications like iPhoto and Keynote. Prior to working on bringing Mac OS X to Intel, he worked for Microsoft on the shared-source .NET project ("Rotor") at Microsoft and for Apple's Java team.
This event is aimed at all UNIX users, particularly those interested in its core technologies and the associated development environments.
Registration for this event is free and open to all. Registrations must be confirmed and can be cancelled at any point after confirmation. Registrations will open shortly.
Apple will have a number of systems available for attendees to use during the afternoon.
O'Reilly
O'Reilly and Associates will be present selling books at a 30% discount. If you are attending the event, and wish to view/purchase a particular book, email Sarah at O'Reilly before April 10th, giving the full title, author, and your details. Also state that you will collect the book from the "UKUUG event on April 20th".Acknowledgements: The UKUUG is grateful to Eric Albert for agreeing to speak, Massimo Marino and Alan Bennett at Apple for providing the main speaker, venue and publicity; along with a raft of other support.
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