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Our QA needs to test our software on PPC Leopard. Is there a way to do that w/o buying some old PPC HW?

Oren

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    I just so happen to have some old PowerPC hardware. :-) Where are you located? (Sorry, I'm sure this is all kinds of inappropriate. To get back on topic, I suggest checking your local [craigslist.org](http://craigslist.org) for some cheap used test machines if you decide you need to go that route.) – Cody Gray - on strike Dec 11 '10 at 02:34
  • @Cody: And I know some people who are looking for old PowerPC hardware! – tc. Apr 06 '11 at 23:48
  • Apparently you might have some luck with qemu... – tc. Apr 06 '11 at 23:48

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Yes, assuming your OS is Leopard then you just need to make sure you have Rosetta installed and PowerPC executables will run transparently under PowerPC emulation.

Paul R
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    This will work for executables compiled for PowerPC processors. However, I believe the question is asking about running a version of OS X itself compiled for PowerPC processors on an Intel Mac, which is not possible. – Cody Gray - on strike Dec 10 '10 at 18:07
  • @Cody Gray: ah - I see the ambiguity now - thanks. If that *is* the case then the OP does need to buy an old PowerPC Mac. – Paul R Dec 10 '10 at 20:54