Sekuyiminyaka eminingi ukuqagela ngama-chips e-ARM kusebenza ama-Mac. Inzuzo enkulu kwaba ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okuthanda ukuzimela kwanoma yiliphi ibhethri futhi kuthuthukise izinga lokushisa kwanoma iyiphi i-Mac. Ngasikhathi sinye, izinkinga zokuba sengozini okungapheli ku-Intel chip ngokwengxenye kudale i-Apple ukuthi ifunde ezinye izindlela.
Yize kungekho ukuqinisekiswa okuvela ku-Apple, inkampani inqume ukuqasha UMike filippo, okuyinhloko Umakhi wezinhlelo ezenzelwe i-ARM ku-CPU. Ukuqashwa kwenzeke ngenyanga edlule, kepha namhlanje sekuyaziwa ngabezindaba.
UFilippo uyagqoka ngaphezulu kweminyaka eyi-10 ushayela ukuthuthukiswa kwe-CPU ngama-chip e-ARM. Esandleni sakhe kuvele iCortex-A76, iCortex-A72, iCortex-A57. Kepha ngasikhathi sinye ucwilisiwe Ama-chips angama-7nm + nama-5nm chips. Lesi sazi se-ARM singabonakala sikwamukela iphrojekthi yokuvelela esifundweni esingenalwazi, njengokwakhiwa kweMac. Kodwa-ke, wasebenzela i-Intel phakathi kuka-2004 no-2009, ngaphambi kokudlula ku-ARM phakathi kuka-1996 no-2004. abantu abanolwazi kakhulu kuzo zonke izinhlelo.
Lesi esinye isiqeshana sobufakazi mayelana nama-Macs anama-processor we-ARM. Ukususa ukungabaza, i-Intel uqobo itshele i-Axios ukuthi I-Apple izodlulela ku-ARM kusukela onyakeni wezimali u-202. Kunoma ikuphi, uma i-Apple ibonakalise okuthile eminyakeni yamuva, kufanele iqaphe futhi ngeke ishintshele ku-ARM kuze kube yilapho ushintsho selulunge ngokuphelele. Okwamanje ubheka izinketho ezintsha.
Ama-Mac ethu amaningi asevele enezinhlayiya ze-ARM, yize lokhu kungokwesibili. I-T2 chip iyisibonelo salokhu. Kulesi sigaba, i-Apple ihlose ukuthi iningi lemishini yethu ibe nama-chip ARM. Eqinisweni, ukuhlangana kwamasistimu afana ne-iOS ne-macOS kungenzeka futhi kube ngenxa yefayela le- ukuhlangana kweprosesa. Khumbula ukuthi ama-iPhones nama-iPads abenama-chip ARM iminyaka. Noma kunjalo, shintsha uhlelo olusebenzayo njengama-processor we-macOS kuma-ARM akuwona umsebenzi olula, ikakhulukazi lapho ezohlangana nama-Macs amadala ane-Intel chips isikhathi eside.