10.2.8 os on macbook
Will an older program that requires a OS X 10.2.8 operating system run on my macbook which has OS X 10.5.6? I am new to macs and know more about xp and win 98, etc... the mac os compatibility is a mystery to me. also, when i download a program like a game demo and open it, it will often open as a text document instead of running as a program, why is this?
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Will an older program that requires a OS X 10.2.8 operating system run on my macbook which has OS X 10.5.6? ...
Unless you give some actual information about your older program, there is no way to tell if it will run on your MacBook or not.
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later
1GHz PowerPC G4 processor or higher
256MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
32MB ATI Radeon 7500/Nvidia GeForce 2 or better graphics card
1.4GB of hard drive space
8x CD-ROM
The xp version runs on the macbook when I boot it up with xp
It is a game called Mototrax and these are the system requirement listed.
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later
1GHz PowerPC G4 processor or higher
256MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
32MB ATI Radeon 7500/Nvidia GeForce 2 or better graphics card
1.4GB of hard drive space
8x CD-ROM
The xp version runs on the macbook when I boot it up with xp
As the game calls for a G4 and the MacBook has an Intel C2D you won't be able to run it. Unless you have an iBook instead of the MB than you are out of luck.
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later
Note the "or later".
Since the application is a PowerPC application, it should run under Leopard fine using Rosetta unless the application requests direct hardware access or something else that is weird.
Give it a try.