Hi Don >From experience I'd look for a Core2Duo machine from 2008 or thereby. Whether >you go desktop or laptop is your call. (I guess it will depend on what you can >afford and what's available.) But my 2008 17" MacBookPro (2ยท6 GHz, 4GB RAM, >the last of the pre-unibody ones) handled Quark 7 and Adobe CS3 just fine. The >motherboard died just after the warranty ran out - and I've seen a few other >go this way too. So I'd not be so keen on buying a laptop of that vintage >again.
Everymac has a page showing the highest OSes various macs can take (http://www.everymac.com/systems/by_capability/maximum-macos-supported.html). So maybe look through that and see which form-factor (laptop, desktop, mini, iMac etc) suits you best. Then go for the most recent or most affordable of those? Other thought - a modern mac will have the best hardware guarantees, and it is possible (though maybe not strictly legal) to make Leopard virtual machines under VirtualBox, running on MountainLion. So you'd have the OS you're used to, running at the speed of an up-to-date bit of hardware. And you'd have the opportunity to buy modern versions of your software as and when you want or can afford to. Good luck with the upgrade Bruce On 8 Jun 2013, at 15:13, Don Wakefield <[email protected]> wrote: > > My eMac which is limited to Leopard is really showing signs of age and I will > be needing to retire it before long. My problem is that I have far too many > PPC applications (Quark 8, CS 3 everything, etc) which would be cost > prohibited and in the Adobe family impossible to upgrade to current boxed > versions. I think, but tell me if I am wrong, that Snow Leopard is the > highest OS which will still offer Rosetta, and that would allow me to still > take advantage of my existing software. > > My question is: What machine version, (iMac or portable) even if it had to > dual boot, would both give me the ability to use Rosetta for the old apps and > offer the most improved speed and functionality for the future? > > Don Wakefield > DTPetc! (DeskTop Productions et cetera!) > Ballwin, Missouri, USA > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "G-Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
