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[quote AllGold]When I went from PPC to Intel, I discovered I had an enormous amount of CRAP in my Applications folder. Apps I hadn't used in years and of course everything was entirely PPC when there were universal/Intel versions available for almost everything.
Not using Migration Assistant for the apps turned out to be a big advantage in this case.
Thanks, this is a hint of the kind of info I was looking for. . . don't much know the difference between a PPC version and a "universal" version. What sorts of apps have Inter versions available that are free that you use frequently? So far I d/l'd Firefox and it only seems to have one version available (is it universal or PPC? It doesn't really tell you.)
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If anyone's still reading--
Why did Migration Assistant insist I hook up the old mac via Target Disk Mode?
Is it possible to just hook up a clone of the old mac's drive via external USB? Or access it through the network? Thx.
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yes, and yes
MA asks you if you want to move data from a user on a volume on your mac (that includes externals), on a separate mac on on the network. I've never done it across a network, but it's been flawless every other way...
I am talking about the 10.5 version btw
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Er-- sorry, another one-
Does Classic still exist in 10.5? Will MA take my functioning OS9 install over to the new mac?
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[quote jdc]no classic on intel
Don't you mean n legacy in Leopard? I just noticed my legacy apps are unlaunchable after 10.4.11=> 10.5 upgrade on my MDD.
So complete bye-bye to all legacy apps? Or is there some other sort of emulation that they' could run in in a pinch?
Thx . . .
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FW Target Disk Mode is far faster than using the local network, so that is why you might want to use it.
Clean out the old stuff you don't want before using Migration Assistant.
Classic will not work in Leopard, Intel or PPC period. I think the Intel Mac will not even handle an OS 9 partition or external drive, but I could be wrong.
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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.
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Good tips, thanks!
Question-- so, if you take a "universal" app that's been running on a PPC mac, copy it over, and launch it, it will run native in Intel?
Or is there something that happens at initial installation to make it one or the other?
