Sounds like Apple is catching up to where Unix based operating systems have been for years. I’m totally in favor. Bring on the new Apple file system. It will be more like other modern file systems. Windows should have no impact you run your windows either on it’s own file system anyway or with in a VM that runs with in a container on the native FS. No big deal either way.
> On Nov 26, 2016, at 12:58 PM, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 >> <mailto: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. Each of these >> hardware platforms had varying architectures and the system calls from the >> OS depended on the machine-specific drivers to function properly. >> >> **************** >> Bill & Leader Dog Holland >> - "A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin." >> - US Editor and Satirist, H. L. 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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