Another Mac question from a iNewbie, Rosetta and

[BarbaRosa]

Ghostscripts. In my search for software for my iMac I have found a few programs that require either one of these programs. Is there any thing to worry about these programs?

by the way I'm really liking this computer, so long Microsoft...

[struggle4progress]

1. Ghostscript has been around forever and is used by various programs. I once required it

for a TeX or LATeX installation. You should be OK with it if you download from a reputable site

Rosetta is part and parcel of OSX: it allows the newer operating system on intel hardware to run PowerPC-based apps. I'm not sure how you'd get rid of it if you wanted to, but I'd guess you probably don't want to try to kill it

[rocktivity]

5. I recently upgraded from a G3 beige PPC to an intel Mac Mini

Rosetta allows me to run the versions of Microsoft Office, BB Edit, and Fetch I was using, saving me money on upgrading them.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[alfredo]

2. Ghostscript handles PDF's and other things.

Newer versions of OSX do not include Rosetta.

[struggle4progress]

3. I guess you're right about Rosetta. I can't remember, but I may have done it as an

optional install when installing Snow Leopard on my machine

[alfredo]

4. It's been so long since I've used PPC apps, I don't even

think about them. When Leopard killed Photoshop 7, I put PPC apps into the dustbin of history.