Windows PS7 to Mac…possible?

scotty wrote:

Greetings. Does anyone know if its possible to install my windows version of PS7 to an iMac G5? I’m thinking of going Mac but really don’t want to have to buy another copy of PS7 if there’s a way to install the Windows version from the older computer to the new one.
Thanks
Scotty

No.

Adobe can do cross-grades if you wish but you’d have to go up to CS.

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scotty wrote:

Greetings. Does anyone know if its possible to install my windows version of PS7 to an iMac G5? I’m thinking of going Mac but really don’t want to have to buy another copy of PS7 if there’s a way to install the Windows version from the older computer to the new one.
Thanks
Scotty

No.

Adobe can do cross-grades if you wish but you’d have to go up to CS.

You could also try hunting up an older Mac version on ebay. Version 7 is the first "native" OS X version, but all older Photoshop versions run just fine (and plenty fast) under Classic on OS X, if you can live without Aqua-style widgets.

–Toby

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Thain wrote:

You could also try hunting up an older Mac version on ebay. Version 7 is the first "native" OS X version, but all older Photoshop versions run just fine (and plenty fast) under Classic on OS X, if you can live without Aqua-style widgets.

Version 7 will run in OSX, but it is not native. It will also run in OS 9. CS is the first native OSX version.

In article , scotty
wrote:

Greetings. Does anyone know if its possible to install my windows version of PS7 to an iMac G5? I’m thinking of going Mac but really don’t want to have to buy another copy of PS7 if there’s a way to install the Windows version from the older computer to the new one.

The cross platform upgrade to the CS version (no activation required) will be about the same price as upgrading to the CS version would be if you stayed with Windows. You will have to contact Adobe for the upgrade, however. It’s not available at the local store.

Version 7 will run in OSX, but it is not native. It will also run in OS 9. CS is the first native OSX version.

Thanks to all for the help. Since I’m not familiar with the Mac platform yet;
what does it mean "Version 7 will run in OSX, but it is not native" ? How would I go about installing PS7 ( windows version ) on the Mac in a non native way?

Thanks again
Scotty

scotty wrote:

Version 7 will run in OSX, but it is not native. It will also run in OS 9. CS is the first native OSX version.

Thanks to all for the help. Since I’m not familiar with the Mac platform yet;
what does it mean "Version 7 will run in OSX, but it is not native" ? How would I go about installing PS7 ( windows version ) on the Mac in a non native way?

Thanks again
Scotty

You can’t install Windows software on a Mac or vice versa.

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In article , Toby
Thain wrote:

You could also try hunting up an older Mac version on ebay. Version 7 is the first "native" OS X version, but all older Photoshop versions run just fine (and plenty fast) under Classic on OS X, if you can live without Aqua-style widgets.

Version 7 will run in OSX, but it is not native. It will also run in OS 9. CS is the first native OSX version.

That’s not correct. Version 7 runs natively on OS X.

–Toby

(scotty) wrote in message news:…

Version 7 will run in OSX, but it is not native. It will also run in OS 9. CS is the first native OSX version.

Thanks to all for the help. Since I’m not familiar with the Mac platform yet;
what does it mean "Version 7 will run in OSX, but it is not native" ? How would I go about installing PS7 ( windows version ) on the Mac in a non native way?

As other posters have pointed out, you must obtain a Mac version of Photoshop.

If you get version 7 or later, it can run "natively" on OS X. Earlier versions of Photoshop will still run fine in the Classic environment in OS X and also on a Mac running earlier versions of Mac OS.

–Toby

Thanks again
Scotty

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wrote:

what does it mean "Version 7 will run in OSX, but it is not native" ?

‘Native’ OS X software is software that is specifically coded for OS
X. Some Mac software will run on OS X or previous versions.

How would I go about installing PS7 ( windows version ) on the Mac in a non native way?

You don’t. Mac software runs on the Mac. Windows software runs in Windows. You will need the Macintosh version to run it on a Mac.

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In article , scotty
wrote:

what does it mean "Version 7 will run in OSX, but it is not native" ?

‘Native’ OS X software is software that is specifically coded for OS
X. Some Mac software will run on OS X or previous versions.

How would I go about installing PS7 ( windows version ) on the Mac in a non native way?

You don’t. Mac software runs on the Mac. Windows software runs in Windows. You will need the Macintosh version to run it on a Mac.

There was conversion software available for the Mac that would allow a Windows program to be used on a Mac. Try as I may, I can’t readily recall the name of the software or the company that produced the software. I recall using the conversion software program when I had Mac’s operating system 8.5. I no longer have Mac equipment as all equipment and associated software was given to a charitable organization.

A review of various software catalogs for Mac’s may reveal the name of the software. I am certain it was available for Mac systems up to system 8.5. I’m not aware of its availability for use in system 9 or X.

Note: While the conversion software did perform its function, the operation was a very slow process; a very slow process.

nick

Nick C wrote:

There was conversion software available for the Mac that would allow a Windows program to be used on a Mac. Try as I may, I can’t readily recall the name of the software or the company that produced the software. I recall using the conversion software program when I had Mac’s operating system 8.5.

You recall wrongly. There never has been conversion software. What you may recall is VirtualPC, an emulator that will let you run a virtual Windows computer on your Macintosh. Within that virtual PC, Windows programs run like they do on a normal Windows PC (but slower).

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Nick C wrote:

There was conversion software available for the Mac that would allow a Windows program to be used on a Mac. Try as I may, I can’t readily

recall

the name of the software or the company that produced the software. I

recall

using the conversion software program when I had Mac’s operating system

8.5.

You recall wrongly. There never has been conversion software. What you may recall is VirtualPC, an emulator that will let you run a virtual Windows computer on your Macintosh. Within that virtual PC, Windows programs run like they do on a normal Windows PC (but slower).

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Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/

Virtual PC was Mac software that emulated a Microsoft system within a Mac system, which in turn would display a Windows program that would be used as a Windows program. However, in order to view the program through the monitor, the Virtual PC program had to display the Windows program in a manner compatible with the Mac system.

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Nick C wrote:

There was conversion software available for the Mac that would allow a Windows program to be used on a Mac. Try as I may, I can’t readily recall the name of the software or the company that produced the software. I recall using the conversion software program when I had Mac’s operating system 8.5.

You recall wrongly. There never has been conversion software. What you may recall is VirtualPC, an emulator …

Also Insignia SoftWindows.

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Nick C wrote:

You recall wrongly. There never has been conversion software. What you may recall is VirtualPC, an emulator that will let you run a virtual Windows computer on your Macintosh. Within that virtual PC, Windows programs run like they do on a normal Windows PC (but slower).

Virtual PC was Mac software that emulated a Microsoft system within a Mac system, which in turn would display a Windows program that would be used as a Windows program. However, in order to view the program through the monitor, the Virtual PC program had to display the Windows program in a manner compatible with the Mac system.

Two corrections. First, you are talking in the past tense, but VirtualPC still exists and even runs native in MacOSX now. Second, it does not emulate a Microsoft system, it emulates an Intel PC computer. You can install MS Windows on this virtual computer, but you can just as well install another (non-MS) operating system, such as Linux. SoftWindows did emulate a Windows system.

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Nick C wrote:

You recall wrongly. There never has been conversion software. What you may recall is VirtualPC, an emulator that will let you run a virtual Windows computer on your Macintosh. Within that virtual PC, Windows programs run like they do on a normal Windows PC (but slower).

Virtual PC was Mac software that emulated a Microsoft system within a

Mac

system, which in turn would display a Windows program that would be used

as

a Windows program. However, in order to view the program through the monitor, the Virtual PC program had to display the Windows program in a manner compatible with the Mac system.

Two corrections. First, you are talking in the past tense, but VirtualPC still exists and even runs native in MacOSX now.

Of course I was talking the past tense, I said I once used it with an older Mac system. I also said I didn’t know if the program was available for system 9 or system X. I see error there on my part.

Second, it does not
emulate a Microsoft system, it emulates an Intel PC computer. You can install MS Windows on this virtual computer, but you can just as well install another (non-MS) operating system, such as Linux. SoftWindows did emulate a Windows system.

Yes, Virtual PC was available as a stand alone program, it was also available with a Microsoft system. The package would show which system. What else is new.

nick