Transitive provided Apple with Rosetta

Posted on Thursday, June 09 2005 @ 18:02 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Some new information about Apple's Rosetta technology has been posted at CNET. Rosetta is an emulation technology provided by Transitive, to run PowerPC applications on x86 processors.

As a program runs, Rosetta translates its PowerPC instructions into corresponding x86 instructions. Although there are limits to what programs it can translate, the software promises to ease the transition that current Apple customers and software developers face. Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Monday demonstrated Rosetta during a keynote address, showing it running PowerPC versions of Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Word and Excel--three applications essential to the success of the Macintosh line.

More details about the performance of Rosetta can be read at CNET

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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