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OCR: OPERATING SYSTEMS AND FILE MANAGEMENT 199 mode For Intel Mac users who want to run PowerPC applications oSX offers an emulation program called Rosetta Software developers also have the option of shipping software in Universal Binary format, which includes a PowerPC and Intel version of the application. The correct version auto- matically run when the application runs The ability to run prior- -generation applications is important because soft- ware developers typically require several months to produce applications Jor new hardware or operating systems. While waiting for new applications, consumers can use emulators to run software they might have purchased for an older computer and have access to much larger library programs than would initially be available for a new hardware platform. W ...