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Im not a techie, but I always wondered...
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<blockquote data-quote="slyydrr" data-source="post: 202058" data-attributes="member: 16374"><p>Exactly. When source code is compiled, the compiler takes that code and essentially builds a set of assembly code instructions that can be read by the processor. When you compile something for the x86 platform, you're turning it into a language that is only decipherable by an Intel/AMD CPU. That's why Rosetta runs programs slower on the new Intel Macs. It's actually taking the code written for the PowerPC CPUs, and translating it to be legible for the Intel CPUs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slyydrr, post: 202058, member: 16374"] Exactly. When source code is compiled, the compiler takes that code and essentially builds a set of assembly code instructions that can be read by the processor. When you compile something for the x86 platform, you're turning it into a language that is only decipherable by an Intel/AMD CPU. That's why Rosetta runs programs slower on the new Intel Macs. It's actually taking the code written for the PowerPC CPUs, and translating it to be legible for the Intel CPUs. [/QUOTE]
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