hougtimo Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 hi, now that I have got OS X set up fully etc... I am looking for a bit of help with some specific applications. What I want to know is : Do these applications run on X86 hardware? Openoffice.org 2.0 (or whatever the latest release is) Adobe Photoshop CS / CS2 (also where do I buy it from and how do I know ive got the correct version?) Google Sketchup AutoCAD I would really like to know if these apps work on X86 OSX. If they do it means I can completely switch HougTimo Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18206-some-program-questions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
belgrano Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 OpenOffice - yes Adobe CS (probably CS2) - yes (it'll run a little slower due to Rosetta) Google Sketchup - no idea AutoCAD - there is no Mac version for that, better use VectorWorks (in windoze too that is). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18206-some-program-questions/#findComment-119120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hougtimo Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 is rosetta built into OS X, or do i need to buy that first before installing photoshop? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18206-some-program-questions/#findComment-119221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 is rosetta built into OS X, or do i need to buy that first before installing photoshop? Rosetta is integrated to all installations of OS X for Intel. It runs in the background, so you don't know that it's running. You should be fine with Photoshop. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18206-some-program-questions/#findComment-119222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hougtimo Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 Ok, thats brill. also, I installed VPC 7, and it seemed to install ok, but I cant find it anywhere on my system - does anybody know how to launch it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18206-some-program-questions/#findComment-119223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Ok, thats brill. also, I installed VPC 7, and it seemed to install ok, but I cant find it anywhere on my system - does anybody know how to launch it? VPC doesn't work on Intel Macs yet. You'll have to wait until VPC 8. In the mean time, you can use Parallels workstation to run Windows. http://download.parallels.com/beta/Paralle...-1.0.48-Mac.dmg Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18206-some-program-questions/#findComment-119226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 virtual pc doesnt work on the intel mac... either boot camp or parallels it up. parallels is like vmware, google it. very fast virtualization. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18206-some-program-questions/#findComment-119228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Openoffice.org 2.0 (or whatever the latest release is) Yup Adobe Photoshop CS / CS2 (also where do I buy it from and how do I know ive got the correct version?) Get GraphicConverter instead. Cheaper and it's a universal app. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/18206-some-program-questions/#findComment-121044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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