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. "We've had a long-term relationship with them," Transitive Chief Executive Bob Wiederhold said Tuesday.Īs a program runs, Rosetta translates its PowerPC instructions into corresponding x86 instructions. Is providing the engine used in Apple's Rosetta software, which translates software for its current machines using PowerPC processors so it can run on forthcoming Intel-based Macintoshes.
A Silicon Valley start-up called Transitive is supplying Apple Computer with a crucial bridge to enable the move to Intel-based computers, but skeptics worry about performance problems that have plagued similar products.
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