Universal software....

I just switched and I need Photoshop Elements. I see they have a mac version 4.0 for $80.
How do I know if this is a universal app which is supposed to work better on my intel machine?
If it is not, am I better off waiting for one to come out?

eMail68 sez:
I just switched and I need Photoshop Elements. I see they have a mac version 4.0 for $80.
How do I know if this is a universal app which is supposed to work better on my intel machine?
i Sez:
Any software that has been accelerated to take advantage of the Intel duo core chips will have the new Universal Binary label proudly displayed on the box right beside the MacOS label. The MacOS label is 2-tone blue & has the Happy Mac square and the Universal Binary label is the same 2-tone blue but it resembles a taijitu, the traditional symbol representing the forces of yin and yang.
This is similar to the Accelerated for PowerMacintosh labels back when Apple transitioned from 680X0 processors to the PPC chips. Older software would still work but it could not take advantage of all of the speed of the new processors. Elements 4 WILL work beautifully on your new iMac. The next version will work even better.
Photoshop Elements 4 for Macintosh is long overdue for an update so you can expect a new release of PSElements for Mac pretty soon. It will be a Universal Binary program.
Write to Adobe and ask when it will be available.
M

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I was just wondering if you know which of these software is already universal?
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