Apple's Intel Switch Could Kill 'Classic' Support..

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Apple promises that newer OS X applications will be relatively simple to convert for Intel, and new applications for Intel Macs will be designed to run on PowerPC Macs as well using universal binaries optimized for both platforms. Rosetta is designed to fill in the gaps, for applications that haven't yet been or will never be converted, according to Apple.

Lack of support for OS 9 could be a problem for certain types of users, including core Apple markets such as schools and graphic design shops. Much education software still relies on OS 9 because of slow hardware and software upgrade cycles in the education market.

In the graphic design industry, many still prefer tried-and-tested OS 9 applications over their relatively new OS X counterparts. QuarkXPress, one of the most important Mac design applications, was only released for OS X in 2003, and some designers still consider it inferior to older versions.

 

[hopejr]

meh, just use a PPC mac. They'll be around for years. By the end of 2007, those apps would hopefully be ported.

 

[imported_Lucifer]

My G4 still boots OS 9, and I am not planning on getting another Mac any time soon. (Maybe a Powerbook. ) So this does not bother me.

 

[gsaldivar]

Apple washed their hands of OS9 long ago. I'm sure they aren't going to let backwards compatibility slow down their plans for CPU transition.

As long as you're able to keep old hardware/software running to serve your needs, more power to you. :beer: