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I have a PowerPC Mac. I understand how big that is to incompatibility, but I'm pretty angry at this point. I spent a lot of money on this computer and I'm too poor to get a new one. Is there a way to just force my Mac to try to run Intel based programs? I don't care what it does to my computer, there just has to be a way to at least try.
Thanks!
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You can't open Intel-based apps. If you can't purchase a computer, you can keep your Mac
There must be a way. I didn't expect Apple to drop support for an entire line of computers. Should I expect this in the future? If I buy an Intel based Mac, could I reliably expect them to drop support for my computer for no reason?
Or is there a way to force a PowerPC mac to at least attempt to open Intel-based apps? Because right now it seems like my purchase is being held hostage.
You can't open Intel programs in a PowerPC Mac, but you can open PowerPC apps in an Intel Mac if you have got Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Apple dropped PowerPC 7 years ago, and with an Intel computer you can use it for a lot of time if Apple won't change their processors
Perfect.
I'll be getting rid of this piece of **** sooner rather than later then. If Apple's gonna stop caring about it, so will I. With this, the iPhone 5 backlash and the 'Maps' incident, can't wait to see Apple's other new, revolutionary contributions to selfish, closed-source computing for inclusive hipsters pretending to be entrepaneurs because they signed a petition against the Samsung Galaxy. At least I can mod a PC.
Your Mac will continue to run the versions of OS X and software that were written for your Mac; and many of them still exist.
Your frustration and anger about your 7 year old PowerPC Mac not being abile to run Intel based applications is misplaced.
I cannot put a 387 hemi engine in a Model-T Ford: sorry; just can't be done.
If there are Intel apps that you need to run, applications that were not analogous to PowerPC apps that will run on your Mac, then you need to look for a used Intel Mac or a charitable donation.
If that does not work for you, apply for a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 🙂
How to remove "not supported on this architecture"?
