NgoSepthemba, i-Apple yethula ngomcimbi oku-inthanethi isizukulwane esisha se-iPad kanye ne-Apple Watch Series 6. Ngemuva kwenyanga, ngoSepthemba 13, inkampani eseCupertino yethula uhla olusha lwe-iPhone 12 ngaphezu kwe-HomePod enamahemuhemu futhi elindelwe. mini. Kusele ukwethula ama-Macs amasha.
Yize i-Apple ingajwayelekile ukwethula ama-Macs amasha ngemicimbi ethile, ijwayele ukusizakala ngeminye imicimbi efana ne-iPhone noma isethulo esihambelanayo seWWDC (njengoba yenzile nakulo nyaka ngama-Apple Silicons). Kodwa-ke, kulokhu futhi njengesizathu sokwethulwa kwe-Mac entsha ngama-processor we-ARM, I-Apple ihlela, ngokusho kwamahemuhemu wakamuva, ukubamba umcimbi okhethekile.
Lamahemuhemu avela, futhi kwande UJon Prosser, ngakho kufanele uyibambe ngophuthu, unezimpintshi eziningi (Izinga lakhe lokushaya ezibikezelweni zakhe likhulu kakhulu ngokwehluleka kwakhe). Ngokusho kukaProsser, i-Apple izobamba umcimbi ngoNovemba 17 olandelayo lapho ezokwethula khona isizukulwane esisha seMac, isizukulwane esizophathwa ngabaprosesa be-ARM futhi ababizwa nge-Apple Silicon.
Apple umemezele ngokusemthethweni ushintsho kuma-processor we-ARM NgoJuni odlule, eWWDC 2020, umcimbi waku-inthanethi lapho ingxenye yawo enkulu yenziwa ngoguquko oluzoqala ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka njengoba kumenyezelwe yinkampani.
Imishini i-Apple eyenze yatholakala konjiniyela abaphethwe yiprosesa ye-ARM iyi- IMac mini, ikhompyutha ephethwe yi-A12Z Bionic, iprosesa efanayo esingayithola ku-iPad Pro 2020. Le mishini ikuvumela ukuthi udale izinhlelo zokusebenza ngqo futhi uzisebenzise ngaphandle kokusebenzisa i-Rosetta emulator, i-emulator edingekayo ukusebenzisa ama-MacOS Big Sur nezinguqulo zakamuva, izinhlelo zokusebenza ezenzelwe i-x86 amaprosesa.