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In June of 2005, Apple announced they were switching their entire Macintosh product line from the G4 and G5 processors to Intel processors. In some ways, this change is similar to the migration to PowerPC in the mid-90's and the migration from MacOS 9 to MacOS X in recent years in that Apple has made provisions for backward compatibility. More information on that switch is available elsewhere on our website.
Applications which require MacOS 9 (or older) and therefore run in the "Classic" environment in MacOS X will not be compatible the new hardware. These applications will not be available on the new Macintosh lab and TEC computers to be purchased and installed during Summer 2006 and later. The following is a list of affected applications currently installed in the ITS Macintosh labs, Educational Technology Center and Technology Enhanced Classrooms (info links go off-site to product pages):
| Application | Department | Product Website | Upgrade Available? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplify | biology | info | yes* |
| clustalw | biology | info | yes* |
| CMap 1.0 | teacher education | ||
| Data Explorer | math/teacher education | info | |
| Epidemiology | biology | info | |
| Fathom | math/teacher education? | info | yes |
| GB-STAT | biology | info | |
| Graphers | math/teacher education | info | |
| Graphical Analysis | physics? | info | yes |
| Green Globs & Graph Equations | math/teacher education | info | |
| HyperStudio | teacher education | info | |
| Kaleidomania | math/teacher education | info | |
| Kid Pix 2.5 | math/teacher education | info | yes |
| Maya Math | math/teacher education | ||
| Number Heroes | math/teacher education | info | |
| PAUP 3.1.1 | biology | info | in development |
| Primers 1.2 | biology | ||
| readseq | biology | ||
| SHAPE | geology | info | yes |
| Tabletop | math/teacher education | info | |
| Tabletop Jr. | math/teacher education | info | |
| Thinkwell |
biology | info | yes |
* OS X "native" upgrade (possibly compatible with Intel Macs) appears to be available at no charge for this product
If you or your department make use of one of the applications listed above and would like more information on this issue, please contact us. If you are planning on or have purchased an upgrade and wish to have it installed, please use the Lab Software Request form linked below.
More information on Mac Intel switch
Macintosh Lab Software listing
Computer Lab Software Request
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