We’ve had a whole episode on CPUs last season, but we never really got into the nitty-gritty of architecture. You’ve heard of Apple ditching their long-term relationship with Intel for something with more… ARMs- but does that make a difference to you, the consumer?

Sources:

• TechSpot, 2 January 2020, “How CPUs are Designed and Built“
• CNX-Software.com, 27 January 2020, Accessed: 23 August 2021, “Linux 5.5 Release – Main Changes, Arm, MIPS and RISC-V Architectures”

Apple and Rosetta 2:

• AppleInsider.com, Accessed: 23 August 2021, “Rosetta 2”
• Computerworld.com, Accessed: 23 August 2021, “Everything you need to know about Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon Macs”
• InfoQ, 30 November 2020, “How x86 to arm64 Translation Works in Rosetta 2“

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