I have the chance of buying Illustrator 8, but will it work on OS X (10.4.5) without giving me a lot of hassle? Can I expect to load it and use it immediately??!
I think i've might have found an answer for you over on the adobe forums:
http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?50@236.5IPIfeqB19b.10@.3bbe090c It says that it will be able to run on OS X 10.4 doesn't say if the 10.4.5 will be a factor. Hope this helps you a little bit, if not try posting your question on the adobe forums.
I take that thread to mean that you won't be able to run anything before Illy 10 unless you have a classic environment installed. And then it will run in Classic Mode.
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Is Illustrator 8 compatible with OS X (10.4.5)?
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