Re: A modern Macbook Pro, which of my apps will not work.
- From: dorayme <doraymeRidThis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:26:14 +1000
In article <1j6g4y5.udtbaz1csmmkgN%dempson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
dempson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (David Empson) wrote:
dorayme <doraymeRidThis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If I buy a Macbook Pro, (Intel) will I be able to run any or all of my
OS X apps that I now run on Tiger on my Powermac, for a period of time
till I make a judgement about upgrading apps (cost and all that...). I
have not been following closely all the business on this and find I am
confused as to what problems are due to apps being on Intel and what on
higher than Tiger.
The majority of problems are due to compatiblity issues with later
versions of Mac OS X.
Simply switching to Intel on the same major version of Mac OS X doesn't
usually cause problems (except for Classic applications, which are not
supported on Intel). Intel Macs can run PowerPC Mac OS X applications
via Rosetta, which is almost entirely seamless.
Right. That is good to know and helps me. I expect I will see what this
R is and how to get it.
(There are some minor exceptions: Rosetta emulates a G4, so you can't
run G5-specific code on an Intel Mac.)
I have no real idea but assume that the apps I cite are safe on this
score. I never seem to update them (they are so good as they are!).
....Simple question, what would limit my being able to use the following
crucial apps for my business:
Fireworks MX 2004 version 7.0
Illustrator CS version 11.0
Photoshop CS version 8.0
Acrobat Pro version 7.1.0
...should be OK under Mac OS X 10.5, but some might have problems
in 10.6.
Have a look at Macintouch's Snow Leopard compatibility page (and their
Leopard one, if it is still there), or http://snowleopard.wikidot.com
for compatibility issues.
I did, it is a very painful experience! But I better leave the reasons
out here.
Adobe's web site might also have some information about 10.5
compatibility for their products. They won't test your old versions
under 10.6.
... I would like to take
a while longer [using the apps cited].
Don't wait too long. It looks like you may be able to get upgrade
pricing from CS to CS4 (depending on exactly which package you currently
own and which bundle you want), but I wouldn't expect that to apply for
going directly from CS to CS5, which may be out within a year.
I would be buying with latest OS but not greatly in a hurry to use it.
If the above mainstay apps did not work on greater than Tiger, that
might be ok for a while for me, I could continue with Tiger.
You can't run Tiger on any Intel Mac model introduced after October
2007. If you want to run Tiger you'll have to buy an older secondhand
model.
Right. This I need to know and now do.
Assuming you want to try running 10.5 and temporarily avoid 10.6 due to
compatibility issues:
You are unfortunately in a difficult position timing-wise. If you buy a
new Intel Mac right now, it will come with 10.6. If you are lucky you
MIGHT still be able to get one with 10.5 preinstalled and 10.6 as a "CPU
Drop-in DVD", so you can use 10.5 now and hold off installing 10.6 until
you've upgraded your applications to compatibile versions.
The longer you wait, the greater risk that a new Mac will come with 10.6
preinstalled, and no copy of 10.5.
Even in that case, the existing models are capable of running 10.5, if
you can locate a copy, but installing it will be complicated. The last
retail DVD I know of came with 10.5.6, which is too old to support any
model introduced in 2009. You would have to use another (older) Intel
Mac to install the system and update it to 10.5.8 in order to use it
with the current models.
Right. If I own 10.5 and find someone with an Intel running 10.5.8 (them
owning a separate license) is it legal to use their machine's installed
the 10.5.8 to get it up and running on mine, I then put on my user files
etc...
At some point in the not too distant future, Apple will introduce the
next batch of new Mac models, and those models will ONLY work with 10.6.
mmm...
It is possible life might be simpler for me to get an as-new older Intel
Macbook (if I can so judge this). A friend of mine runs Tiger on hers
and it annoys me that she can run Windows on it too, that would be a
great convenience for me. I will ruminate on the matter. Anything I buy
should really be able to run at least my 1920 x 1200 screen when in my
office. And, it might be show stopper if I could not also use a second
screen, the Macbook's will be fine, the two forming one desktop. I am
liking the idea of having portability, had a bad experience using folk's
Windows when I travelled many months ago to keep up with a bit of work!
(I admire the way you guys keep up with the latest gear. I seem never to
have time to go into these issues, busy *using* the Mac so much...)
--
dorayme
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