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title: 'On Iridium and Intel-based Macs'
url: 'https://stevenjaycohen.com/journal/on-iridium-and-intel-based-macs'
markdown: 'https://stevenjaycohen.com/journal/on-iridium-and-intel-based-macs.md'
date: '2005-12-04'
description: 'I am currently seeking assistance from legal owners of Intel-based Macs. In it’s current form, Iridium will successfully skin any application running under Rosetta, but not native applications on the much anticipated Intel-based macs to be released in 2006. This is because my edits change mostly im…'
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  category:
    - Journal
  tag:
    - iridium
    - 'os x'
    - software
---

# On Iridium and Intel-based Macs

## [On Iridium and Intel-based Macs](https://stevenjaycohen.com/journal/on-iridium-and-intel-based-macs)

    4th Dec 2005   [iridium](https://stevenjaycohen.com/tag:iridium#body-wrapper) [os x](https://stevenjaycohen.com/tag:os%20x#body-wrapper) [software](https://stevenjaycohen.com/tag:software#body-wrapper)  

I am currently seeking assistance from legal owners of Intel-based Macs.

In it’s current form, Iridium will successfully skin any application running under Rosetta, but not native applications on the much anticipated Intel-based macs to be released in 2006.

This is because my edits change mostly image resources in the Extras.rsrc file while due to Endian differences Intel-based macs make calls to Extras2.rsrc (which does not exist on my G4).

While it is possible that Apple may include Extras2.rsrc for all macs in future 10.4.x updates, I would greatly appreciate the assistance of anyone with legal access to an Intel Development Box, so I can spend some time building Iridium for x86 before the actual machines are released.

A word of warning: Do **NOT** simply try renaming Extras.rsrc to Extras2.rsrc. Due to Endian differences between the two architectures, trying this will render your machine unusable. Non-image resources in the Extras2.rsrc file are processor specific.

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