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Is there a version of Image SXM that runs natively on Intel Macs? A: Not yet. Image
SXM is compiled into PowerPC code and on Intel Macs this is translated
by Rosetta into Intel code. Some users have reported problems running
Image SXM on Intel Macs, indicating that the Rosetta translation is not
perfect. The CodeWarrior compiler that I have
been using for over 12 years does not compile Mac applications into
Intel code. Apple's compiler Xcode does not (officially) support
Pascal. I intend to change to Xcode and hope that I can persuade it to
compile the Pascal source code of Image SXM. This will take me a while
-- I find it difficult to estimate how long until I progress a bit
further. See the page ImageSXM.Xcode for more details.
Q: Is there a version of Image SXM that runs on a PC/Windows/DOS/Linux? A: No, Image SXM
is an Apple Macintosh application. The source code is 150,000 lines of
Pascal code. Rewriting it to run under Windows would require me to give
up all of my spare time for the next few years, which I am not prepared
to do. It would also require me to buy a PC and learn how Windows
works. This I am definitely not prepared to do.
If you really want to run Image SXM on your PC, then you can use a Mac
emulator such as PearPC or Executor or Basilisk II to run under Windows
or Linux. PearPC emulates a G4 PowerPC processor and will run the
latest version of Image SXM. With the other emulators, you will need an
older version of Image SXM (see the Installer Archive page). Image SXM
will run an order of magnitude slower than on a Mac, but users have
reported that it does work OK.
Q: Is Image SXM public domain? Is it freeware? Is it shareware? A: Image SXM is a
version of the public domain application NIH Image and is distributed
freely to anyone interested in using it. Image SXM is not public domain
because the source code is not distributed with the application (this
is part of the definition of public domain).
Q: Is the source code for Image SXM in the public domain? A: No (see
above). If you are interested in using the source code of Image SXM to
develop a specialist application of your own then email me.
Q: Is the source code for Scion Image for PCs available in the same way as NIH Image for Macs? A: "The source
will not be made available." <support@scioncorp.com>
This makes it impossible for any user to adapt or extend Scion Image to create the equivalent of Image SXM for PCs. |
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Steve Barrett November 2014 |
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