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Q: How do I run PowerPC applicationson OS X10.9.1

How do I run PowerPC applicationson on OS X 10.9.1? I have some old apps that I would still like to run without paying for an upgrade.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS 9.1.x

Posted on Jan 6, 2014 5:07 PM

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Q: How do I run PowerPC applicationson OS X10.9.1

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  • by Ralph Landry1,

    Ralph Landry1 Jan 6, 2014 5:09 PM in response to jaybilly
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    Jan 6, 2014 5:09 PM in response to jaybilly

    You cannot do that...after Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6, Apple dropped the Rosetta license that was used to run the legacy software.  Today you need to buy the compatible software for Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks.

  • by BobHarris,

    BobHarris BobHarris Jan 6, 2014 5:56 PM in response to jaybilly
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    Jan 6, 2014 5:56 PM in response to jaybilly

    Run Snow Leopard Server in a virtual machine (VMware Fusion, Parallels, VirtualBox).  The "Server" part is important as that is licenced to run in a virtual machine

  • by MlchaelLAX,

    MlchaelLAX MlchaelLAX Jan 7, 2014 11:02 AM in response to BobHarris
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    Jan 7, 2014 11:02 AM in response to BobHarris

    BobHarris wrote:

     

    Run Snow Leopard Server in a virtual machine (VMware Fusion, Parallels, VirtualBox).  The "Server" part is important as that is licenced to run in a virtual machine

    It is a common Urban Myth that the Snow Leopard EULA prohibits is virtualization in Lion, Mt. Lion, etc.  That myth has been debunked in the last two years.

     

    The issue became substantially moot when Apple dropped its price for Snow Leopard Server by 95% to the same price for Snow Leopard: $19.95.