Developer Transition Kit

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The Developer Transition Kit was a temporary Apple hardware package, based on Intel processors, provided to developers to help them prepare and test their apps for the transition of macOS to a new architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apple hardware product
developer kit
announcementDate June 6, 2005
announcementEvent Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2005
surface form: WWDC 2005
architecture x86
surface form: Intel x86
availability limited-time lease to developers
bundledWith confidentiality agreement for developers
category Apple hardware
surface form: Apple developer hardware

transition hardware
codeName DTK
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
cpu Pentium 4
surface form: Intel Pentium 4
developer Apple Inc.
discontinuationYear 2006
distributionModel available only through Apple developer program
formFactor Power Mac G5-style tower enclosure
hardwareEnclosureReuse based on existing Power Mac G5 case design
hardwarePlatform desktop computer
historicalSignificance first publicly available Intel-based Mac hardware to developers
includedSoftware developer tools for building Universal Binaries
pre-release Intel version of Xcode
intendedFor members of the Apple Developer Connection program
registered Apple developers
language English (primary documentation)
manufacturer Apple Inc.
ndaRequirement subject to Apple non-disclosure agreement
notFor general consumer sale
operatingSystem Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
surface form: Mac OS X 10.4.1 for Intel

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
surface form: Mac OS X Tiger (Intel build)
ownershipModel leased hardware that had to be returned to Apple
predecessor PowerPC-based Macintosh developer hardware
priceModel rental fee for limited period
purpose allow developers to test and port Mac applications to Intel-based Macs
assist developers in transitioning macOS software to Intel architecture
relatedTo Intel-based Mac
surface form: Mac transition to Intel processors

PowerPC-to-Intel Mac architecture transition
releaseYear 2005
returnRequirement developers were required to return the hardware to Apple after the transition period
successor shipping Intel-based Mac models
supportedBinaryFormat Universal Binary
supportStatus no longer supported
targetPlatform Mac OS X on Intel
transitionType PowerPC to Intel
usagePeriod temporary use during Intel transition
usedFor porting PowerPC Mac applications to Intel
testing Mac applications on Intel processors before retail Intel Macs shipped

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Universal App Quick Start Program includes Developer Transition Kit