Good point. I had forgotten about Carbon. I wish apple hadn't made all this so confusing.
So to try and put it simply OS X Universal Apps can run on either Intel or PowerPC processors, some OS X apps will specify one or the other. Carbon Apps can run on either Intel under OS X, or under either 9 or OS X on PowerPC machines Non Carbon apps need either Clasic under OS X or native OS 9 and require a PowerPC processor. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Clark Martin <cm...@sonic.net> wrote: > Robert Pangrazio wrote: > > Just to clarify. No intel based mac can run classic. It requires a ppc > > based mac. If something is "Universal" Thats different. But any pre os x > > software can not run on an intel based mac. > > Note exactly true. > > Carbon applications run on OS 9 and OS X. On Intel machines they still > can run using Rosetta. Makes for rather long life for some software. > Carbon was an API that is supported under both OS 9 and X. This means > the program runs natively on a PPC under either version of the OS. > > AppleWorks 6 is a Carbon application which I have run on my OS 9 Power > Macs and on this machine, a MacBook Pro. > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to > imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<imaclist%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
