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heard this through the grapevine.
The programs listed below have been released - or promised - in "Universal Binary" versions compatible with both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintosh computers, or in specific Intel Mac versions.
More products are being released in Mac Intel-compatible versions on a regular basis, so we expect updates to the list to be frequent.
Mac OS X programs that are only available in original, PowerPC versions may, or may not, run on an Intel-based Mac using the Rosetta emulator.
No program designed for Mac OS 9 and earlier (a.k.a. "Classic" programs) will run on Intel-based Macs; don't buy an Intel Mac if you have a requirement for these programs (unless someone, as yet unknown, develops a compatibility mechanism in the future).
Other likely trouble spots are plug-ins, peripheral drivers, low-level network programs, security software (e.g. VPN clients) and other programs that interact closely with hardware (e.g. video and audio interfaces).
http://www.macintouch.com/imacintel/ubinaries.html
The programs listed below have been released - or promised - in "Universal Binary" versions compatible with both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macintosh computers, or in specific Intel Mac versions.
More products are being released in Mac Intel-compatible versions on a regular basis, so we expect updates to the list to be frequent.
Mac OS X programs that are only available in original, PowerPC versions may, or may not, run on an Intel-based Mac using the Rosetta emulator.
No program designed for Mac OS 9 and earlier (a.k.a. "Classic" programs) will run on Intel-based Macs; don't buy an Intel Mac if you have a requirement for these programs (unless someone, as yet unknown, develops a compatibility mechanism in the future).
Other likely trouble spots are plug-ins, peripheral drivers, low-level network programs, security software (e.g. VPN clients) and other programs that interact closely with hardware (e.g. video and audio interfaces).
http://www.macintouch.com/imacintel/ubinaries.html