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Universal Binary Question
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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So is it that the well programmed PPC programs run in Roseatta while the badly programmed ones don't... becuase I've been on many a freeware forum where they say that the app won't load and simply bounces on the dock... yet Office for Mac and Photoshop run in Rosetta...  If there is anyone who understands Rosetta better than I do, please help!
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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basically, "yes."
Some programs, however, won't run within Rosetta not because they are "badly programmed", but because they are specifically optimized for certain hardware, or require direct access to certain hardware (such as some audio programs, drivers, etc.). The hardware architecture of the Intel machines is *completely* different.
And some programs *will* run within Rosetta *despite* the fact that they are "badly programmed" - Microsoft Office, for example, was a bastard beast running natively, and it still is a bastard beast running under Rosetta.
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Yeah it's better if you tell us what applications you are having problems with instead of the ones you are not having problems.
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I don't think this is a "Universal Binary Question" at all.
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thanks...
How does Photoshop run under Rosetta...? I mean, I probably won't be doing any intensive work, just some retouching here and there... and right now I'm running on a 700mhz PIII in an old IBM ThinkPad (I know, pretty sucky)... would Photoshop run faster, slower, or equal to that....? As long as it's not slower, I'm completely fine. I'm used to things being slow...  .
now to find some Universal alternatives to those programs that don't work...
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Black MacBook 2.0GHz Core Duo, 1GB RAM.
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Moderator  Join Date: May 2001
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Well, it feels about as fast as/a little slower on my MacBook Pro@2 GHz than it did on my PowerBook G4 1.25. It's fine for everyday work.
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