Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

On 6/7/05 6:01 PM, "GAmoore@..." <GAmoore@...> wrote:

>>> Guess that makes Rosetta
>>> kinda like the new Classic environment eh?
>> 
>> Yes. I agree, it does seem that way.
>> 
> 
> 
> classis is an emulation that runs in x. Rosetta is a translation compiler
> which converts code for what processor to the other. Rosetta does not run in
> real time on your machine. it runs on the developer's machine.

Actually, Rosetta is an application that will run on Intel based Macs in
order to execute PPC coded programs that have not yet been ported. There is
a performance hit, but performance will be ³fast enough² according to Steve
Jobs.

He actually used it at the keynote to run Photoshop CS2 (and a couple of
other programs) on the Intel based Mac he was using. The keynote video is
here:  <http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/wwdc05/>. I think the Intel Mac
stuff starts at around the 30 minute mark (the whole video is about an
hour).

Also, you can go to apple.com/developer and do a search for Rosetta and find
out more than you ever wanted to know. It seems that Rosetta actually
translates the PPC code in real time - so it isn't really an emulator - and
it launches automatically when needed and runs invisibly.

Xcode 2.1 is the program used by developers to produce universal binaries
that will install native code for whatever processor the machine is using.

Garth