program compatability with new MacBookPro

TuckerdogAVL

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I have a 2002 quicksilver maxed out to 933mhz. I have a jones for the new macbook pro which I would use most of the time as a hard drive. I have a 20" cinema I'd hook up to it, and the keyboard, and good to go, right? Except for one concern: I have Photoshop 7 (Power PC), Dreamweaver MX 2004 (Power PC) and iLife, iPhoto 6. Will these run on Leopard?

I tried to load the Dreamweaver MX2004 onto my partner's MacBook (OS X 10.4.11 2 ghz intel core 2) and I got a message that I couldn't load it. But, I was able to transfer the Photoshop 7 via firewire to that same MacBook. I am also assuming that the new Office will run on Leopard....but I can't afford to spend the money on the computer and software.

Will I be able to run the old Power PC programs on the new MacBook Pro Leopard Intel?
 
The iLife, including iPhoto, will include the current versions on a new Mac.
Your Adobe apps are now 4 generations behind the current level. Adobe announced about a year ago that older versions of the Adobe apps may not behave properly with Leopard (10.5.x), and that they (Adobe) would not be providing support for the older versions. With CS4 out now, you may be able to find CS3 for a bargain. It will still be supported by Adobe, and works well on Intel Macs.
 
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Thanks for the responses. I don't use them that often, but when I need them, I need them. As you can see I'm "generations" behind with my 6 year old computer as well. Guess I'm not helping the economy by purchasing the "newest, new" thing every 2 years. I spent about an hour on the ADOBE site, as well as MacMall and e-bay and the "deal" I can find is $600 new, $500 upgrade, and that's just for the C3 suite. So, guess the new computer doesn't happen until get some more clients. Thanks again.
 
The educational licenses for Adobe software specify that the software cannot be used for commercial purposes (i.e., using them for client work and getting paid for said client work).

They can only be used for not-for-profit and educational/teaching use.

Some software companies (like Micrsoft) offer discount software licenses to educational institutions and students, and those licenses "upgrade" themselves to full-blown licenses upon graduation. If you don't graduate, your license expires and you cannot use the software anymore. This is how I acquired Microsoft Office 2004 -- bought it for $29 through my school, then graduated, and my educational license has become a commercial license via the act of me graduating. If I hadn't graduated, I would be in violation of the license agreement if I continued to use the software -- especially if I used the software for commercial purposes and got paid to do so.

Of course, this is all only enforceable on paper -- nothing in the software itself "self destructs" or quits working because the software senses the content you're creating isn't "educational" enough or anything.

It's just a moral and legal obligation to stay within the bounds of the software licenses, and, contrary to popular belief, educational licenses are not the same and carry much stricter usage guidelines than the higher-priced, commercial licenses.
 
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