> At 8:41 PM -0700 7/1/04, Jack VanOlst wrote: >> I have a program I must run which is pre-Power Mac and is supposed to run on >> a 68040 machine such as the Quadra 650. However, our last Quadra has given >> its last breath, I think. I seem to remember that when the first Power Macs >> came out, there were non-compatible programs that would not run on them, and >> until the Power Mac versions came out, Apple or someone offered a patch or >> kludge that allowed you to run older programs on the newer Macs. Does >> anyone remember this and can you possibly point me to a version of this >> antique? > > > OS 9 running in Classic mode under OS X can still run 68K code. Any > Mac OS on a PPC machine will run 68K code. Not all 68K programs will > run on PPCs or under certain OS versions but this is usually due to > the program not being well written. > > The one problem I could see is that the 68K emulation on PPCs > reported the processor to be a 68020 so if the code has to have a > 68040 you might be stuck. > -- > Clark Martin
Hi Clark- Thanks for your help. The actual error reported by the program when run on a PPC is that "a math coprocessor is required to run this app". Does that help? Thanks, Jack -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
