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It also did not support apps built for PowerPC's G5 processor, although developers could modify G5-specific app code so they could run on Intel-based Macs using Rosetta. The first version arrived. Contrary to intuitive thought, many PowerPC apps running in Snow Leopard Server in Parallels on today's modern day CPU's (i5, i7, etc.) actually run faster than they did on their native G4, or G5, etc. Here is my complete answer for the OP's benefit: Unfortunately you got caught up in the minor miracle of Rosetta.
This tip was copied and updated from:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2295#ROSETTALION for easier access to this information
First off if you have a Mac which shipped with 10.6.8 or earlier, you can restore 10.6 to a separate partition (has directions for making a partition), or external hard drive or flash drive if you need to keep running PowerPC applications. You will need the original installer discs, or if your Mac is older than March 15, 2010, you can use the 10.6.3 retail disc available on the Mac Online Store. For more on installing 10.6, see this tip. Backup your data before making a partition.
The following explains options if your Mac was released after Mac OS X 10.7's release.
Note before going through this process, also consider
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6941 about various Office alternative software or
Mac os x yosemite download. https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2741 installing Windows on your Mac.
Special instructions for those who have purchased Mac models that do not support Rosetta:
Rosetta is the application that is optional in Mac OS X 10.6.8 and earlier that allows applications made for Macs
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that predate 2006 that run on Mac OS X to be run on Macs that started coming out in 2006 with the Intel CPU. Go to Apple menu ->
About This Mac to determine if you have a G3, G4, G5, or Intel CPU.
If it is Intel CPU, open your System Profiler application and read the model identifier to determine if you might need 10.6.8 Server (and can't run 10.6 Client) to be able to run Rosetta. These Macs are the ones that need it to be able to run Rosetta:
MacBook Pro 9,x and higher
Mac Pro EMC# 2629, and Mac Pro 6,x and later
Mac Mini 5,x and later
iMac 12,1 i3 (EMC 2496 on foot, MC978LL/A), iMac 13,1 and later
MacBook Air 4,x and later
Note: Older MacBooks without the 'Air' or 'Pro' moniker that are older than the one with the USB-C port can run 10.6.8 client, and don't need Server.
To tell the difference between USB-C and USB 2 see these images:
To identify your Mac read this tip:
Windows and Linux operating systems are not affected by these instructions. However, you can still run PPC applications using Snow Leopard and Rosetta by intalling Snow Leopard Server as a virtual machine using Parallels. This is not an exercise for the truly inexperienced user, but it is completely doable provided you are willing to spend some money and some time. A similar tip that explains these instructions, is https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5541
The System Profiler application lets you quickly determine if you have PowerPC (PPC) applications (click on image to enlarge):
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Note the triangle to the left of Software has to be pointed down for the Applications to become visible.
Note the right hand side of the the Applications listing when selected says if you have PowerPC, Classic, Intel, or Universal.
PowerPC & Classic indicate PowerPC only. Classic indicates it only runs on a PowerPC with Mac OS 9 running in the Classic environment
or booting into Mac OS 9.
Apple Store online no longer carries Mac OS X 10.6 Server. Several third party resellers may still have it.
The product identification in the U.S. is MC588Z/A and it may differ by country.
For complete instructions on what to do seehttps://discussions.apple.com/thread/3913218?answerId=18280105022#18280105022. Although the instructions are keyed to Parallels 7, you should instead use the latest version [sic] Parallels 8. (This information was contributed by user MlchaelLAX.)
Note: Check with Parallels if this is possible with newer versions of Parallels. Version 9 is out as of creation of this new tip. This has been successfully tested under Mac OS X 10.11.2 and every system between 10.7 and 10.11.2.
Apple’s plan to move its Mac family of computers from Intel’s Core-series CPUs to self-developed ARM processors has been an open secret for years, with each new macOS release — and subsequent small hints to developers — helping to ease the eventual transition. Today, Apple made the impending switch official, letting developers and customers know during its WWDC 2020 keynote that it will start the chip transition to Apple silicon this year.
The company’s recent struggles with Intel chips are well documented, reportedly including the redesign of entire laptops,thermal performance controversies, and even postponing its first 5G iPhones due to chip development problems. Meanwhile, Apple’s internal chip teams forged ahead with industry-leading smartphone and tablet chips, setting the stage for ARM-powered laptops. Apple chip lead Johny Srouji notes that the X-suffix processors built for the iPad now deliver 1,000 times the graphics performance of the original model after just 10 years, while the Apple Watch has achieved best-in-class performance for its size. The company has delivered 2 billion total system-on-chip (SoC) processors since it began producing its own CPUs.
Performance alone is just one advantage Apple will achieve, Srouji says; other benefits will include better power management, a superior Secure Enclave, and higher performance GPU than before — plus Neural Engine improvements for AI. There will be a family of Mac-specific SoCs, using a common architecture across all of Apple’s product lines.
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If there was any question whether Apple could make a Mac-caliber processor, that was extinguished with the 2018 release of the third-generation iPad Pro. Backed by the Apple A12X Bionic chip, that model roughly matched the performance of Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro laptops in single- and multi-core tests; graphics compute benchmarks were roughly equivalent to Microsoft’s Xbox One S console.
Initially, Apple will transition developers over to the new ARM chip using the same A12Z Bionic chip found in the latest 2020 iPad Pro. Released in March, the 2020 iPad Pro delivers around 10% better GPU performance than its 2018 predecessor, but much bigger changes are likely in store for the unnamed Mac-specific chips. It appears increasingly likely that those chips will have their own name, separate from the A-series branding of iPhone and iPad processors. https://voxclever588.weebly.com/blog/simple-comic-app-mac.
Above: Tomb Raider running under emulation on a Mac with Apple silicon.
To support old and new apps, Apple will use Rosetta 2, integrated emulation software, to enable ARM-based Macs to run Intel code. In the prior PowerPC to Intel transition, Apple used Rosetta to let PowerPC apps run with performance compromises on new Intel machines, but Apple says the performance should be much faster for Intel apps running on ARM Macs. Additionally, ARM Macs will be able to run unmodified iPadOS and iOS apps, however, Intel Macs will not be able to do so unless the iPadOS and iOS apps are updated.
Apple says that it will ship its first ARM Mac by the end of 2020, and plans for a two-year full transition. It’s worth noting that similar language was used ahead of the Intel switchover in 2005, but Apple completed the move “ahead of schedule” in only a year. In the interim, developers will have access to an A12Z-based Mac mini Developer Transition Kit. The machine will include 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD for storage, but will not be available to regular consumers.
The decision to take the hard road of releasing a developer-only ARM Mac is particularly interesting given the easier alternative — enabling an off-the-shelf iPad with similar components (and a Magic Keyboard accessory) to run macOS instead. Although this might have thrilled the millions of people who have hoped for years to see an Apple tablet with the choice between macOS and iPad OS options, Apple apparently doesn’t want to give iPad users false hope for such a device, or possibly tip its hand by letting developers play with a touchscreen or convertible form factor Mac when no such option is available in its laptop lineup.
This just-for-developers platform follows the same strategy Apple employed with the Intel-based DTK 15 years ago, when it placed a small but powerful Pentium 4 motherboard inside its prior PowerMac G5 casing, and offered a custom Mac operating system — 10.4.1 — that could run PowerPC apps under emulation on Intel’s chips. While the first Intel Macs actually launched with superior, next-generation Core-series processors, the DTK let developers experience worst-case legacy app performance, and hopefully do better before the consumer Mac release.
Apple required all Intel DTK units to be returned after one year, giving developers the first Intel-based iMac in exchange — a policy that led most of the leased development hardware to disappear, with relatively few remaining units winding up in collectors’ hands. We’ll have to see whether the ARM-based version becomes a similarly obscure collectible.
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Interested developers can apply for the Mac mini Developer Transition Kit hardware starting this week. The Kit will come with a beta version of macOS Big Sur for testing purposes and cost $500, with the requirement that the DTK be returned “at the end of the program” — potentially for a more powerful Mac mini with final Mac-specific silicon inside.