Migration, PPC to Intel
I'm considering making the jump from PPC to Intel, but am concerned that even using Migration Assistant, it's going to be a gamble for moving my old apps onto the new box.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1872713
I feel it's kind of the same raw deal OS9 users got when going to OSX, which is why I made sure to buy one of the last PPC models to ensure that I could still always use "Classic" and save access to my legacy apps/files. While I resisted that, eventually I found less and less need to go back to OS9 apps/data though, so it turned out OK.
This seems to be a whole different deal though since many of my current installed apps are locked in with key codes that I may or may not be able to resurrect (at least without a fair amount of hassle finding them all again...if I can). In this light, moving/transferring them over onto a new machine, as opposed to reinstalling them would be very preferable - almost mandatory - until I get to the point of not caring anymore and can just start over from scratch.
I'm OK with losing Classic now, but just how much else am I going to lose going to Intel?
Do the apps (that can work on Intel) migrate with their key codes intact? (If I hate it, will the computer from which I migrated, remain unscathed?)
And what about trying to migrate things that Intels don't like? I've read that's bad. How do I know what does or does not work before I try moving them then?
Is the migrate function incremental/customizable or global?
You can see I've confused on this, LOL.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1872713
I feel it's kind of the same raw deal OS9 users got when going to OSX, which is why I made sure to buy one of the last PPC models to ensure that I could still always use "Classic" and save access to my legacy apps/files. While I resisted that, eventually I found less and less need to go back to OS9 apps/data though, so it turned out OK.
This seems to be a whole different deal though since many of my current installed apps are locked in with key codes that I may or may not be able to resurrect (at least without a fair amount of hassle finding them all again...if I can). In this light, moving/transferring them over onto a new machine, as opposed to reinstalling them would be very preferable - almost mandatory - until I get to the point of not caring anymore and can just start over from scratch.
I'm OK with losing Classic now, but just how much else am I going to lose going to Intel?
Do the apps (that can work on Intel) migrate with their key codes intact? (If I hate it, will the computer from which I migrated, remain unscathed?)
And what about trying to migrate things that Intels don't like? I've read that's bad. How do I know what does or does not work before I try moving them then?
Is the migrate function incremental/customizable or global?
You can see I've confused on this, LOL.
iMac G5, Power Mac 8500, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 2.1 gHz
