On Jun 8, 2013, at 8:43 AM, Mac User #330250 wrote: > I would think that any Core i5/7 model will provide enough power for the > future. > 1) Look for Core i5/i7 iMacs Mid-2010 (there are also Core 2 Duo systems!) if > you want an All-in-One Desktop that comes with Mac OS X 10.6.3.
I'll add an endorsement for the first gen Core i5/i7 systems; my main work system is a quad-core i7 system and it's proven to be a solid machine. They run 10.6 very well, as I did that until late last year when I upgraded to 10.8. However iirc both Quark 8 and Adobe CS3 are universal binaries, so they 'll run just fine on a Intel mac. You can use System Info to find any PPC-only apps, see here <http://tidbits.com/article/12156>, but if most of your apps are of that vintage, I'd expect a lot of them to be Universal binaries, not PPC-only. Be aware that there are other considerations; numerous Intel or Universal binary programs may not work for other reasons with 10.7 or 10.8: check here <http://roaringapps.com/apps:table> for an enormous compatibility list. Also, a little more adventurous route could be taken with any modern mac via the info here <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4785262?start=0&tstart=0> Install 10.6 in a Parallels virtual machine so you couls use any Mac running 10.7 or 10.8 to run an instance of 10.6 in order to use PPC code. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- -- 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.
