PowerPC application (Microsoft Word for Mac 2004) running on OS X for Intel in Rosetta | |
Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
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Operating system | Mac OS X 10.4.4–10.6.8 (Intel) macOS Big Sur 11.0–present (ARM) |
Type | PowerPCbinary translation (original version) Intel binary translation (Rosetta 2) |
Website | www.apple.com/asia/rosetta/ |
Mac transition to Intel processors |
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Mac transition to Apple Silicon |
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It translates the apps when you install them, so they can launch immediately and can be instantly responsive. And Rosetta 2 can also translate code on the fly when needed.