[X4U] Run FCP PPC on Intel Mac using Rosetta?

[Michael Elliott]

The question wasn't about running Windows, but about running PPC  
programs.  You don't need Virtual PC.  Rosetta is built into the Intel  
version of OSX since the Intel Macs came out.

There might, however, be some program-specific issues that you can  
research on Google before you make the leap to Intel.

Unfortunately, without someone on this list who has 1) an Intel Mac  
and 2) a copy of the PPC version of FCP, there is no way to know for  
sure.


On Jun 1, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Ken Johnson wrote:

> Yes, you can run Windows and Windows software on your PPC Mac.  You  
> need an emulator called "Virtual PC" from Microsoft.  I used it  
> before I switched to Intel Macs.  A little slow, but it works.  Pay  
> attention to the OS limiations before purchasing, though.
>
> http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/virtualpc.html
>
> Ken
>
>
> On May 19, 2009, at 2:21 PM, zapcat wrote:
>
>> I'm behind the curve on several Intel Mac/software-related  
>> issues...it's my understanding that you can run your old (PPC)  
>> software on an intel-based mac, provided you have an emulation  
>> environment, which I believe is what Rosetta is..
>>
>> I read a post elsewhere that said that you could not run the PPC  
>> version of final cut pro/studio on an intel mac, emulation or no,  
>> and I wanted to get clarification on this.
>>
>> Lots of times when people say you "can't" do something with a  
>> computer, it turns out to be their own personal bias, and not an  
>> actual accounting of what can or can not be done.
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>> z
>>
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