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Re: Moving to a new mac, PPC =>Intel - btfc - 05-08-2008
"After using migration assistant, do the following:
About the Mac>More Information>Software>Applications
Then sort by "Kind." You may need to adjust column with to see this column. You can then find and delete all "Classic" apps. It's also a good way to find PPC code apps and then look for "Universal Binary" updates."
Very good tip!
Re: Moving to a new mac, PPC =>Intel - btfc - 05-08-2008
"Or is there some other sort of emulation that they' could run in in a pinch?"
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060509180914879&lsrc=osxh
Re: Moving to a new mac, PPC =>Intel - incognegro - 05-08-2008
Migration Ass.
Re: Moving to a new mac, PPC =>Intel - AllGold - 05-09-2008
It was almost two years ago when I did my big move and universal binaries were a much bigger deal then.
Anything recent will be universal.
To answer your other question, yes a universal binary will run on Intel or PPC without you having to do anything special. There are a few Intel-only applications. I mean "a few" literally. I don't recall any of them off the top of my head but you probably aren't using them. One of Adobe's professional sound apps comes to mind but I could be wrong.
Also, PowerPC OS X apps will run on Intel machines through "Rosetta". Nothing special you have to do, just launch the app. It's PowerPC Classic apps (pre-OS X) that don't work.