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BlueJungle
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Apr 21, 2007, 07:22 PM
 
Hi,
I just purchased a Mac Pro and wanted to know that if I get my hands on (a free) CS package, would it be able to run on the operating system of the Mac Pro? And then can I upgrade it to CS3?
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mduell
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Apr 21, 2007, 07:38 PM
 
Yes, you can run CS through Rosetta emulation on the Mac Pro.

Yes, you can upgrade legal copies of CS to CS3.
     
BlueJungle  (op)
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Apr 22, 2007, 07:31 AM
 
I'm a newbie at this. What's Rosetta emulation? How can I achieve this?
Thanks for all of the help!
     
analogika
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Apr 22, 2007, 08:32 AM
 
Many in-depth explanations of Rosetta have been made in this forum. Use the Search function.

In a nutshell, it's the layer within OS X that allows Intel-based Macs to seamlessly run software written for PowerPC-based Macs. Sort of a real-time translator for program code.

You never see it happening. Stuff just runs.

CS is PowerPC-native and runs fine through the Rosetta layer. CS3 is the first version that is Universal Binary, i.e. both Intel-native and PowerPC-native.
     
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Apr 22, 2007, 08:39 AM
 
Originally Posted by BlueJungle View Post
I'm a newbie at this. What's Rosetta emulation? How can I achieve this?
Thanks for all of the help!
Rosetta is an emulation layer allowing intel macs to run applications/programs that were compiled for PowerPC Macintoshs. Because the compiled code is different between the powerpc (G3,G4,G5) and the intel Mac, Apple needed something in place to allow intel macs to run non Universal Binary (compiled for both PPC and intel) Programs.

Being an emulation, speed and memory requirements are effected, while surprisingly fast, you do incur a speed penalty and the memory overhead likewise increases the need for a given app.

CS3 - a Universal Binary application runs faster with less memory. I've been running CS on my macpro and the speed was fine, but now CS3 is remarkably quick
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Apr 22, 2007, 11:44 AM
 
So if I get the CS and upgrade to CS3, the upgrade would rectify any speed problems? That's great. That's what I was hoping for.
     
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Apr 22, 2007, 02:04 PM
 
Yes.
     
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Apr 23, 2007, 04:55 PM
 
Yup. CS3 on Intel is quite nice, actually, even though Illustrator still takes unreasonably long to start.
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