Will Snow Leopard support PPC Programs?

[supanatral]

I know that Snow Leopard won't support ppc processors but does that also mean that I'll have to find a replacement for the legacy programs that still run in PPC mode?

 

[jcooke]

I think I remember hearing somewhere, that when installing Snow Leopard you have the option of installing Rosetta which I guess would mean yes it does support PPC programs.

 

[earthsaver]

That's correct, icemanjc. Rosetta is an optional install in Snow Leopard. However, this is also a good opportunity to see if there are any Intel-ready apps one could use alternatively to older PPC-only ones.

 

[jbarley]

I would like to get rid of Rosetta but unfortunately I have several data base's set up in Apple Works, and until I find a way to transfer these data files I'm stuck.

jb.

 

[Satcomer]

Did you guys check this site for Snow Leopard Compatibility: http://snowleopard.wikidot.com?

 

[jcooke]

Just did. It's very really helpful, but I wonder which beta version they tested all of these on?

 

[fryke]

Different ones. The list will become more complete soonish, I guess.

 

[Doctor X]

Stupid Question: is there a way of determining if a program is working under Rosetta in Leopard?

--J.D.

 

[earthsaver]

Open Activity Monitor and view the Kind column. Any PowerPC entries are for applications running in the Rosetta layer.

 

[Doctor X]

I have two!!11!

It is just I do not remember loading Rosetta when I installed Leopard.

--J.D.

 

[earthsaver]

Rosetta was part of the Leopard install, not optional like it is in Snow Leopard.

 

[Doctor X]

Good thing you and Fryke mentioned it!

--J.D.

 

[jbarley]

deleted... redundant message.

 

[fryke]

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