| W. Chris Shank on 12 Nov 2006 17:40:48 -0000 |
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Yes. PPC OS X apps run via rosetta. I moved all my software over and they are running great. If there is a performance penalty from rosetta i'm not seeing it. Probably because my old MACs were 7xxMhz G3s and G4s. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Von Essen <john@essenz.com> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 12:36:42 PM GMT-0500 Subject: Re: [PLUG] R32 ate own hard drive -- recommendations for new purchase? But they support non-intel os X or carbon apps, right? On Nov 11, 2006, at 10:18 PM, Flint Heart wrote: > os 9 is dead. intel machines no longer support classic apps. > > On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 08:56:52PM -0500, John Von Essen wrote: >> I love macs, but... I was weary of intel mac books as I heard they >> were >> a little buggy when they first came out. The next gen models probably >> ironed out the hardware bugs, and the software side might be >> better with >> time too. >> >> My biggest concern is if they run old classic OS 9 apps like >> Photoshop >> (built in the RISC days). Not just run them, but run them stable. Not >> quite ready to buy a new version of photoshop. Plan to rock version 5 >> forever! >> >> -john >> >> On Sat, 11 Nov 2006, Dayton Gray wrote: >> >>> I have been very happy with my PPC Mac powerbook. After taking a >>> look at >>> the new MacBook Pro, I'm sure it will just be a matter of months >>> before I >>> purchase one. The power connector just oozes smart design. Not to >>> keep >>> kissing Mac iAss(TM), but they are very solid and I have been >>> extremely >>> impressed with the design and reliability of the machine. Worth >>> every >>> penny. >>> >>> Dayton Gray >>> >>> Jonathan Bringhurst wrote: >>>> I recently acquired an hp nc6400 (won it in a raffle) and edgy eft >>>> runs great on it. The laptop itself is rock solid and great as >>>> an all >>>> around laptop (and pretty light too). However, I would highly >>>> consider >>>> the macbook/pro if I was going to buy one outright. >>>> >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________________ >>> _______ >>> Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http:// >>> www.phillylinux.org >>> Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/ >>> plug-announce >>> General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/ >>> listinfo/plug >>> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> ______ >> Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http:// >> www.phillylinux.org >> Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug- >> announce >> General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/ >> listinfo/plug > ______________________________________________________________________ > _____ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http:// > www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug- > announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/ > listinfo/plug ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug -- W. Chris Shank ACE Technology Group, LLC www.myremoteITdept.com (610) 640-4223 -------------------------------- Security Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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