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Dell Mini 10v Mac OS X Discussion Discussion dedicated to installing and setting up Mac OS X on the Dell Mini 1011
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| Member Posts: 39 Join Date: Jan 2010 |  Office installer needs to install "Rosetta" -
02-01-2010, 10:25 PM
Is it safe to? |
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| Member  Posts: 75 Join Date: Jun 2009 |
02-01-2010, 10:46 PM
Yeah sure. Rosetta just allows you to run PowerPC code. |
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| Senior Member  Posts: 451 Join Date: Dec 2009 |
02-01-2010, 10:49 PM
It should be. But after installing OS X 10.6 on my Mini 10v, I was able to install Office 2008 without it asking me to install Rosetta. Puzzling: I've always thought Rosetta was an integral part of recent versions of OS X and installed automatically. Here is what it says at the Apple web site: "New applications bearing the Universal symbol will run natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac computers. What about the applications you already own? Enter Rosetta. You’ll never see it, you’ll never configure it, you’ll never have to think about it. It’s built into Mac OS X to ensure that most of your existing applications live a long and fruitful life. Protect your investment Here are all the instructions you’ll need: double-click the application icon. Behind the scenes, Rosetta dynamically translates most of your PowerPC-based applications to work with your Intel-based Mac. There’s no emulation. No second-class status. It looks and feels just like it did before. On a Mac, you’d expect nothing less." so I'm puzzled that you would have to install it. Phil |
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| Member Posts: 39 Join Date: Jan 2010 |
02-01-2010, 10:53 PM
I think I saw it in the optional install part of the installation but I didn't do anything with it and left it at default. Will I need my SL image on a USB stick again or is Rosetta downloadable? I don't want to click on install just in case!  Thank you |
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| Senior Member Posts: 451 Join Date: Dec 2009 |
02-01-2010, 10:58 PM
I believe you will need your SL image, or an SL install DVD with a usb DVD drive. I searched for Rosetta at Apple downloads and didn't find it (and, since it's part of the OS, I didn't expect to). Phil |
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| Member Posts: 39 Join Date: Jan 2010 |
02-01-2010, 11:01 PM
Thank you for your help |
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| Senior Member Posts: 451 Join Date: Dec 2009 |
02-01-2010, 11:51 PM
You're welcome. It's frustrating that Microsoft has taken so long to provide a version of Office for the Mac which is a universal binary. Hopefully Office 2010 or whatever will not require Rosetta. Phil |
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| Expert Member  Posts: 522 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jersey City, NJ |
02-02-2010, 12:41 AM
I believe I read that the binary itself was fine it was the install that was buggy. In particular I believe that one you get it installed you can chuck Rosetta - verify that but I think thats the case. MINI Cooper '02 | 1.6L | CVT | Moonroof | Red w/ White Stripes Want the ALC268 mini 9 sound fix? Get it here http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2377323/Mini9SoundPatch.zip |
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| Member Posts: 39 Join Date: Jan 2010 |
02-02-2010, 04:09 PM
I took the plunge and pressed the install button with my eyes closed, and thankfully all was ok! The installer downloaded Rosetta automatically from somewhere then finished installing Office. I ran NBI after just in case |
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