"You can't open the application TOEFL.osx because PowerPC applications are no longer supported"

I installed a cd and when I try to open the application a message appears: "You can't open the application TOEFL.osx because PowerPC applications are no longer supported". I also tried installing it in Windows (Parallels) but couldn't find the .exe file, which appears in other computers with another version of windows. Could somebody help me please?

MacBook Pro

Posted on Oct 9, 2013 1:03 PM

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Oct 9, 2013 1:11 PM in response to BBuchbinder

BBuchbinder wrote:

"You can't open the application TOEFL.osx because PowerPC applications are no longer supported".


You are running OS X 10.7 or above which doesn't have Rosetta to run earlier PowerPC processor binaries like OS X 10.5 and 10.6 does.


You will need to find a Intel processor and OS X 10.7 or above compatible version of the program or install OS X Snow Leopard Server into Parallels and then the software into that.


There is a thread on YouTube and at the MacRumors forums how to go about both.




I also tried installing it in Windows (Parallels) but couldn't find the .exe file.



It's because the version of the software is for PPC based processors of old and no longer existant, you need Rosetta and that's only on 10.6


Snow Leopard on 10.7+ Mac

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