So, Mac OS 10.7 Lion doesn't use PowerPC. How come?

0	Title says everything. PowerPC allowed me to use apps and games ( diablo II ), now that it doesn't work, is there a way to make them work? mac os lion 10.7 powerpc asked Sep 21 '11 at 12:59 Nomad246 1●2●2●2

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0	Unfortunately, there is no way to run PowerPC apps in Lion, as Rosetta (the emulation layer for PowerPC apps) is no longer part of Mac OS X. answered Sep 21 '11 at 13:38 Jim Hill 56●3

You should've thought about that before upgrading... That's why I'm staying at 10.6, and I'm happy with my current configuration...

My only suggestion is to either dual-boot with 10.6 & 10.7, or install 10.6 in a new version of VMware Fusion.... or play it in windows.....

answered Sep 21 '11 at 13:39

mdzura117
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I wonder why Apple did this....Was there a reason, or is it just a dick move from Apple?

answered Sep 21 '11 at 15:43

Warship
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Probably because Intel is the better technology. And the apps didn't run as well on Intel processors.

(Sep 21 '11 at 16:12) JordanV

No, I mean why did they remove compatibility for PPC apps when they worked fine in Snow Leopard?

(Sep 22 '11 at 09:11) Warship

Apple made the switch from PowerPC to Intel a couple of years back. Their reasoning was that the performance per watt of power was far superior to PowerPC in the long run.

OS X worked on both PowerPC and Intel up till Leopard. Snow Leopard could only run on Intel based Macs, but could use 'Rosetta' to run the older PowerPC apps on the newer OS. Unfortunately for some, Apple has decided to no longer develop 'Rosetta' going forward, so Lion can't run PowerPC apps.

Lion takes the final step to move away from PowerPC apps. Sorry, but you can't run them on Lion.

answered Sep 21 '11 at 20:11

Griff
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0	same problem here but if you really want to use power pc apps,then run windows on your mac{i dont do windows} answered Sep 22 '11 at 12:52 Tyukell Hack 0●1●1●2

yes one good thing about windows is their backwards compatibility, now if windows 8 changes all that.. fuck em to hell -.-
But it's really just a lazy move from apple not to update Rosetta for Lion.. it's not like it decreases the performance or anything.

answered Sep 22 '11 at 14:50

Yarvaxea
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0	Rosetta was great. Its really a pity we can't bypass it. answered Sep 22 '11 at 14:57 Nomad246 1●2●2●2

You could downgrade back (or dual-boot) to Snow Leopard or run it in a VM to run PowerPC apps. Generally, that's the reason why I'm still using Snow Leopard.

I think they just removed it because it was seen as "obsolete."

answered Sep 27 '11 at 00:18

nickjuly4
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edited Sep 27 '11 at 02:30

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