- Mpw is an m68k binary translator/emulator whose sole purpose is to try and emulate enough of Classic Mac OS to run MPW’s own tools directly on OS X. MPW is unique in that it provided a shell and set of commandline tools on Classic Mac OS (an OS which itself has no notion of shells or commandlines) — this makes it particularly suited to an emulation process like mpw attempts to provide, as emulating a commandline app is a lot easier than one built for UI.
- PowerPC versions of Mac OS X up to and including Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger include a compatibility layer for running older Mac applications, the Classic Environment. Originally codenamed the 'blue box', the environment runs a nearly complete Mac OS 9 operating system, version 9.1 or later, as a Mac OS X.
The last Macs capable of running MacOS 9/Classic applications within the 'Classic Environment' - provided by MacOS X 10.4.11 'Tiger' and earlier- are the last models in the Power Macintosh G5, iMac G5, eMac, Mac mini G4, iBook, and PowerBook G4 series. These systems cannot run MacOS 9/Classic applications if running MacOS X 10.5 'Leopard'.
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Mac OS X Applications vs. Classic Applications
Max OS X supports two types of Mac OS applications:
Mac OS X applications are those written specifically for Mac OS X. These programs take advantage of many of the new features of Mac OS X and use its new interface for menus, commands, and onscreen display. You can usually identify Mac OS X applications by the 'Made for Mac OS X' label on them.
Classic applications are those written for Mac OS 9.x and earlier but not rewritten for Mac OS X. These programs must be run in the Classic Environment, which utilizes Mac OS 9.1.
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All of the applications that come with Mac OS X are Mac OS X applications
If you upgraded to Mac OS X from a previous version of Mac OS, all of the applications that were on your computer before the upgrade are probably Classic applications.
Whenever possible, you should use Mac OS X applications. You'll find that applications run better and faster under Mac OS X than in the classic environment.
The hard disk window should include two applications folders, as shown in Figure A: Applications and Applications (Mac OS 9).
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Figure A A typical Mac OS X setup includes two Applications folders.
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