The new file system is not a rumor it was talked about duringWWDC. Also, the Arz Technica review of Sierra included a bit about the new file system. Some of the key benefits are copy on write for individual blocks of a file, so if you tell the OS to duplicate a directory, it will not actually make a completely new copy of all those files, instead it will just create a new iNode. Then if one part of the new file is updated, the iNode will be updated so that the only the changed areas are on different blocks. It will probably mean a complete rewrite of Time Machine. It will also add more native support of attributes currently used to protect system files from corruption.
The Arz Technica review is at: APFS: The next macOS (and iOS) file system <http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/09/macos-10-12-sierra-the-ars-technica-review/7/#h1> There are also good sections on improved IPV6 privacy and other networking improvements. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Nov 26, 2016, at 9:31 AM, Bill Gallik <wfgal...@icloud.com> wrote: > > I can’t imagine that Windows would be unable (BootCamp) to run on a non-Intel > architecture. The user interface software typically does not interact with > the platform hardware; the connection between the user interface > (Windows/MacOS/Unix) and the hardware architecture is implemented via drivers > and I’d be surprised if Microsoft doesn’t have drivers available for > non-Intel architectures. > > When I worked for Bell Labs we had Unix running on various hardware platforms > such as PDP, Vax, Intel, 3B2, 3B5 and 3B20S/D. 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Mencken (1880 - 1956) > > >> On Nov 26, 2016, at 2:43 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com >> <mailto:si...@blinky-net.com>> wrote: >> >> Evening folks, >> >> Just wondering if anyone has heard about this new Apple File system that is >> seemingly to be released at some point next year! >> >> This apple training course I took last week the trainer was talking about >> it, >> >> Seemingly it will bring both Mac OS / OSX IOS Watch and tv OS devices in >> alignment It’s so far only rumors but it is of interest to a number of >> people. >> >> I’m also asking myself if this is the next step towards apple moving to more >> of an IOS based operating system on all devices and hopefully not but but >> may be a move away from intel based systems. >> >> As there is talk of apple going to ARM for their processors? >> >> My concern is that I use bootcamp with windows 10 and from that other >> windows systems >> If I can’t run bootcamp or windows then I’m going to have to go backwards to >> a windows machine. >> >> Has anyone else heard these rumours? >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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