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So, when will Accordance for Mac run natively on Apple Silicon?   :D  B)  [runs quickly]

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Out with Intel. Apple is making their own chips

Don't know the answer to that one.

 

 

Apple announces Mac transition to Apple silicon

PRESS RELEASE June 22, 2020

Developers can start building apps today and first system ships by year’s end, beginning a two-year transition

 

Apple today announced it will transition the Mac to its world-class custom silicon to deliver industry-leading performance and powerful technologies.

 

The transition to Apple silicon in the Mac will create a common architecture across all Apple products, making it far easier for developers to write and optimize software for the entire Apple ecosystem.

 

Cupertino, California — In a historic day for the Mac, Apple today announced it will transition the Mac to its world-class custom silicon to deliver industry-leading performance and powerful new technologies. Developers can now get started updating their apps to take advantage of the advanced capabilities of Apple silicon in the Mac. This transition will also establish a common architecture across all Apple products, making it far easier for developers to write and optimize their apps for the entire ecosystem.

Apple today also introduced macOS Big Sur, the next major release of macOS, which delivers its biggest update in more than a decade and includes technologies that will ensure a smooth and seamless transition to Apple silicon. Developers can easily convert their existing apps to run on Apple silicon, taking advantage of its powerful technologies and performance. And for the first time, developers can make their iOS and iPadOS apps available on the Mac without any modifications.

To help developers get started with Apple silicon, Apple is also launching the Universal App Quick Start Program, which provides access to documentation, forums support, beta versions of macOS Big Sur and Xcode 12, and the limited use of a Developer Transition Kit (DTK), a Mac development system based on Apple’s A12Z Bionic System on a Chip (SoC).

Apple plans to ship the first Mac with Apple silicon by the end of the year and complete the transition in about two years. Apple will continue to support and release new versions of macOS for Intel-based Macs for years to come, and has exciting new Intel-based Macs in development. The transition to Apple silicon represents the biggest leap ever for the Mac.

“From the beginning, the Mac has always embraced big changes to stay at the forefront of personal computing. Today we’re announcing our transition to Apple silicon, making this a historic day for the Mac,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “With its powerful features and industry-leading performance, Apple silicon will make the Mac stronger and more capable than ever. I’ve never been more excited about the future of the Mac.”

Family of Mac SoCs to Deliver Powerful New Features and Best-in-Class Performance

For over a decade, Apple’s world-class silicon design team has been building and refining Apple SoCs. The result is a scalable architecture custom designed for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch that leads the industry in unique features and performance per watt, and makes each of them best in class. Building upon this architecture, Apple is designing a family of SoCs for the Mac. This will give the Mac industry-leading performance per watt and higher performance GPUs — enabling app developers to write even more powerful pro apps and high-end games. And access to technologies such as the Neural Engine will make the Mac an amazing platform for developers to use machine learning. This will also create a common architecture across all Apple products, making it far easier for developers to write and optimize software for the entire Apple ecosystem.

macOS Big Sur Enables Transition to Apple Silicon

In macOS Big Sur, Apple is offering a range of technologies to make the transition to Apple silicon smooth and seamless. With everything built into Xcode 12, such as native compilers, editors, and debugging tools, most developers will be able to get their apps running in a matter of days. Using Universal 2 application binaries, developers will be able to easily create a single app that taps into the native power and performance of the new Macs with Apple silicon, while still supporting Intel-based Macs. With the translation technology of Rosetta 2, users will be able to run existing Mac apps that have not yet been updated, including those with plug-ins. Virtualization technology allows users to run Linux. Developers can also make their iOS and iPadOS apps available on the Mac without any modifications.

Quick Start Program Lets Developers Get Started Today
Apple Developer Program members can start moving their apps to Apple silicon today by applying for the Universal App Quick Start Program. The program provides access to documentation, forums support, beta versions of macOS Big Sur and Xcode 12, and includes the limited use of a DTK, which will enable developers to build and test their Universal 2 apps. The DTK, which must be returned to Apple at the end of the program, consists of a Mac mini with Apple’s A12Z Bionic SoC inside and desktop specs, including 16GB of memory, a 512GB SSD, and a variety of Mac I/O ports. Developers can apply to the program at developer.apple.com, and the total cost of the program is $500.

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FYI You may be able to find the answer in this press release.

Wow these new Apple chips are great.

I was able to get Siri to open Accordance for me on my iPhone.

Found the Accordance app in App Store.

Opened audio bible in iTunes.  :rolleyes:

 

rg

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My question was just a bit of humor, actually.  The porting process for most folks shouldn't be too difficult, but sometimes software that is large and been around for some time (like Accordance) can be a bit more problematic.  It was a good sign that they showed Microsoft and Adobe products on Apple Silicon and noted the transition generally took just a few days.  I actually wrote an article for my current employer's blog about this transition:  

 

http://martiancraft.com/blog/2020/06/apple-intel-to-silicon-transition/

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Mactechnews: Publisher of an internet Mac journal and the developer of https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/macfamilytree-9/id1458866808?l=en&mt=12 had made over the night the transition. Read here https://www.mactechnews.de/news/article/Portierung-einer-Mac-App-auf-Apple-Silicon-am-Beispiel-von-MacStammbaum-175298.html

 

To translate you can use https://www.deepl.com/en/translatorthe best!

 

Greetings

 

Fabian

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Hello Rich and Fabian

 

Good article on Apple Silicon.

 

Its like Steve Wozniak once said: Computers are great but its still a vulnerable technology.

It should be interesting to see what MacWorld.com online digital magazine has to say about this.

MacAddict.com and Cult of Mac.com are good sources.

 

rg

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Greetings Rich,

 

Do you believe with the move to apple silicon, an application on Mac can be compiled relatively and considerably easier than before to run on the ipad, in particular the newest 12.9 iPad Pro?

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Hello Rich

 

MacWorld.com has some very good articles about these new changes.

Your answer about Microsoft and Adobe is there.

I didn't want to copy/paste because it would take up to much space here.

My Question? Will Accordance be able to run on these new ARM chips in 2021-2022 when they introduce the new iMacs and Laptops or even after that?

Looks like Intel hit a major roadblock.  :rolleyes:

Thanks 

rgallo

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Accordance will definitely run on the new Macs with the Apple processors, if only in Rosetta. We'll need to get a developer machine to see what's involved in the transition. I'm not a developer, but I'm assuming it will be non-trivial.

However, we've done this before in the transition to OSX and again in the transition to Intel processors. In both cases, Accordance was one of the first (if not THE first) Bible software apps to make that transition.

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Also, Accordance is running great on Big Sur, and the new iPadOS Scribble feature works really well in Accordance Mobile too :-)

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Accordance will definitely run on the new Macs with the Apple processors, if only in Rosetta. We'll need to get a developer machine to see what's involved in the transition. I'm not a developer, but I'm assuming it will be non-trivial.

 

However, we'd done this before in the transition to OSX and again in the transition to Intel processors. In both cases, Accordance was one of the first (if not THE first) Bible software apps to make that transition.

Thank You Jesus !!!  :)  

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Also, Accordance is running great on Big Sur, and the new iPadOS Scribble feature works really well in Accordance Mobile too :-)

Will there be support for customers still running the Intel Macs?

Thanks for the info.

rg

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Will there be support for customers still running the Intel Macs?

Thanks for the info.

rg

 

Absolutely! Accordance still supports Macs running OS 7, and PowerPC processors!!

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The Scribble feature in iPadOS 14:

 

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The Scribble feature in iPadOS 14:

 

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wow! Impressive

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It's pretty cool. As long as you start writing in the text entry box, you can make your letters as large as you want.

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Hello Mark

 

Thanks to all the Accordance team.

This one is for you.

 

ITS ALL GREEK TO ME

 

https://www.god.tv/video/it-s-all-greek-to-me-117-almighty/zype

 

rg

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Now that Apple has chosen its own silicon, Windows support would require Oak Tree to support two different architecture--x86-64 and ARM.

 

My question is, will Oak Tree continue to support Accordance on Windows?

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Now that Apple has chosen its own silicon, Windows support would require Oak Tree to support two different architecture--x86-64 and ARM.

 

My question is, will Oak Tree continue to support Accordance on Windows?

 

Of course. Our Windows and Mac versions are already native on both platforms (as are our iOS and Android versions). This would not change anything. Plus, there will still be users on Intel Macs for many years.

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