31 sats \ 3 replies \ @sudonaka 14 Dec 2023 \ on: Alternative OS for MacOS? privacy
Hardware notes: “Intel” chips are “x86” - can be Intel or AMD CPUs. Apple M1, M2 etc chips are “ARM” chips - ARM chips are always used in phones due to their efficiency vs x86.
More powerful ARM chips such as the M1 are new and innovative for laptops, but ARM chips have been deployed in phones and servers for a long time.
All chips are made out of silicon.
x86 and Arm are the top 2 types of CPUs, but there are others under development, such as RISC-V
https://www.microcontrollertips.com/risc-v-vs-arm-vs-x86-whats-the-difference/
Apple came up with the name “Apple silicon” meaning they designed the chip (similar to iPhone chips)
Debian for Apple silicon chips is under development: https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Apple/M1
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @davidw 15 Dec 2023
Debian does Dallas. Look forward to that release, on Mac
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @m00ninite 14 Dec 2023
Thanks for making the pedantic post so I didn't have to 😂.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sudonaka 14 Dec 2023
I was compelled 🫣
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