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PowerPC Mac OS X apps are emulated transparently on Intel Macs. For "Classic" programs, you'll have to use an emulator like SheepShaver.
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Can you use a Intel app on PowerPC Mac?
Yes and no. You can run Windows software on a PowerPC Mac using software such as VirtualPC for Mac or Q. A powerful Mac is required to do this as emulating a completely different CPU with a completely different architecture is VERY CPU taxing. However, running an Intel app on a PowerPC Mac is impossible. The code inside of the program is written for the Intel chipset and not PowerPC. If you find a "Universal" porgam, that means that there are two sets of code in that program, PPC and Intel.
What is the difference between Mac OS X PowerPC and Mac OS X Universal?
In reference to installation CDs or binaries, Universal refers to its ability to run on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs. PowerPC binaries can only be run on Intel Macs via emulation, which can be quite slow.
Does mac use Intel?
Yes, Apple's Intel transition was the process of changing the CPU of Macintosh computers from PowerPC processors to Intel x86 processors.
Will Linux run on a Mac?
Yes in fact if you have an Intel mac you can download the 32 bit iso and run it. If you have a powerpc you can use Ubuntu if you go into the downloads for a release you will see a powerpc option.
Will Office for Mac support PowerPC?
The requirements to run Office 2008 are: A Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (500 MHz or faster) processor Mac OS X version 10.4.9 or later 512 MB of RAM or more 1 GB of available hard disk space 1024 x 768 or higher resolution-monitor Office 2011 will not support PowerPC Macs and will require: A Mac computer with an Intel processor Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or later
Can sims 3 run on powerpc G5 mac?
As Sims 3 requires a Mac with an Intel processor it will not run on a Mac with a G5 processor.
What is a PowerPC Mac?
Hi, PowerPC mac is a mac computer that has a powerPC processor. Note PowerPC = Power Performance Computing(Not Personal Computer!)
Does Mac OSX 10.3 run on Intel machines?
Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) was available between 2003 and 2005 and is only supported on the PowerPC Macs not on the later Intel Macs.
Which version of Mac OS X is the first to support only Intel processors and not PowerPC processors?
MacOS 10.0
On my old PowerPc Mac I've got a Photoshop Elements 6 but last week I got a new Mac an Intel and I want to move my PSE to the new Intel computer but will it work?
NO you need Mac version of Photoshop Elements.
Would mac os x work on an amd processor?
No. Apple only writes programming language in Mac OS X for Intel and PowerPC processors.
What is the name of the mac OS boot loader program?
A Mac will start from BootROM which passes control to either the BootX (PowerPC) or boot.efi (Intel) boot loader.
