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TuckerLieberman
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January 28, 2013
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Can Studio 8 (2006) be installed on a new MacBook (2013)?

  • January 28, 2013
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In 2006, I purchased Studio 8.  In 2013, I bought a new MacBook Pro with a 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 processor and OS 10.8.  When I try to install Studio 8's Dreamweaver on my new computer, it says "You can't open the application 'Install Dreamweaver 8_En' because PowerPC applications are no longer supported."

Indeed, Studio 8's system requirements page says that Macs must be "600 MHz PowerPC G3 and later" and the OS should be 10.3 or 10.4.  Perhaps the page could state a little more explicitly that the program can no longer be installed on new Macs.

Meanwhile, I don't suppose there is a workaround to install the program somehow?  It was expensive and I'd like to continue having access to it.

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Correct answer Ned Murphy

I know of no workaround... it is old software and is no longer supported.  That's why you won't find any information being updated as to its usability in new systems... not too many, if any, pieces of old software are maintained in that way

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Mylenium
Mylenium
Legend
January 28, 2013

The last version of OSX that supported PPC was 10.6.8. There is no way to run your software on a contemporary Mac - Adobe can't circumvent what Apple do not support anymore themselves....

Mylenium

Ned Murphy
Ned MurphyCorrect answer
Legend
January 28, 2013

I know of no workaround... it is old software and is no longer supported.  That's why you won't find any information being updated as to its usability in new systems... not too many, if any, pieces of old software are maintained in that way

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