MacSingularity Archive

Universal Binary

January 19th, 2006 by admin

It took a while, but the IRAF Button is now a universal binary. The project goes back to I think the Project Builder days, so I had to replace the main.m code and “upgrade” the target in Xcode, along with some other changes, but now it’s a Universal Binary, will run natively on Intel-based Macs.

Of course, there’s probably no performance difference at all – Applescript based applications can’t possibly benefit much from being native… I bet it would run virtually the same under Rosetta, but still.

What we really need is IRAF running native on Intel, so if you haven’t already make a donation to IRAF.net

Also, since no one as far as I know is running the IRAF button on an Intel Mac, I may wait a bit before uploading this.

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Intel Based Macs and IRAF

January 14th, 2006 by admin

If you want an Intel-native version of IRAF as soon as possible, the first step is to get an Intel-IRAF box in the hands of IRAF developers. I suggest you visit the IRAF.net page and make a donation. I guess it’ll be an intel based iMac, since that’s the cheapest option at the moment. You can see that they certainly want to do the port, but need a machine first.

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AAS in Washington

January 9th, 2006 by admin

If for some reason someone is reading this and is at the AAS meeting, I’m here as well. I’m poster 68.09 (I think) on Tuesday. This place is a Mac-fest usually, I hope to have some pictures of the place littered with iBooks and Powerbooks. It alway seems to coincide with Macworld San Francisco too. Mmm, wouldn’t it be cool to have AAS there some year, I could skip out on a session or to and check out Macworld.

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