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	The final version of [[Mac OS X]] that ran on PowerPC processors was [[Mac OS X Leopard\|Leopard]], released in October 2007, with PowerPC binary translation support (using [[Rosetta (software)\|Rosetta]]) persisting up through the following version, [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard\|Snow Leopard]].<ref>{{cite press release \| url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2008/06/09Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-to-Developers/ \| title=Apple Previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Developers \| publisher=[[Apple Inc.\|Apple]] \| date=June 9, 2008 \| access-date=2017-12-04 \| archive-date=November 1, 2017 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101112448/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2008/06/09Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-to-Developers/ \| url-status=live }}</ref> Support was later dropped in [[Mac OS X Lion\|Lion]].		The final version of [[Mac OS X]] that ran on PowerPC processors was [[Mac OS X Leopard\|Leopard]], released in October 2007, with PowerPC binary translation support (using [[Rosetta (software)\|Rosetta]]) persisting up through the following version, [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard\|Snow Leopard]].<ref>{{cite press release \| url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2008/06/09Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-to-Developers/ \| title=Apple Previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Developers \| publisher=[[Apple Inc.\|Apple]] \| date=June 9, 2008 \| access-date=2017-12-04 \| archive-date=November 1, 2017 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101112448/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2008/06/09Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-to-Developers/ \| url-status=live }}</ref> Support was later dropped in [[Mac OS X Lion\|Lion]].

	In 2020, Apple announced that it would [[Mac transition to Apple silicon\|shift its Mac line to Apple silicon]], which are [[ARM architecture\|ARM]]-based ~~processors~~ developed in-house.<ref name="CNET1"/>		In 2020, Apple announced that it would [[Mac transition to Apple silicon\|shift its Mac line to Apple silicon]], which are [[ARM architecture\|ARM]]-based systems-on-a-chip developed in-house.<ref name="CNET1"/>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	===1990s===		===1990s===
	In the 1990s, Intel often took out ads in ''[[Macworld]]'' convincing Macintosh users to switch to PCs powered by Intel CPUs.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \| url=https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9312_December_1993/page/n3/mode/2up \| title=~~MacWorld~~ ~~9312~~ ~~December 1993~~ \| date=December 1993 }}</ref>		In the 1990s, Intel often took out ads in ''[[Macworld]]'' convincing Macintosh users to switch to PCs powered by Intel CPUs.<ref>{{cite magazine \| url=https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9312_December_1993/page/n3/mode/2up \| title=Intel advertisement \|magazine=[[MacWorld]] \| date=December 1993 }}</ref>

	The first known attempt by Apple to move to Intel's platform was the [[Star Trek project]], a code name given to a secret project to run a port of [[Classic Mac OS]] [[System 7]] and its applications on an Intel-compatible personal computer.<ref name="LowEndMac1"/> The effort began on February 14, 1992, with the blessing of Intel's then-CEO [[Andy Grove]].<ref name="LowEndMac1"/>		The first known attempt by Apple to move to Intel's platform was the [[Star Trek project]], a code name given to a secret project to run a port of [[Classic Mac OS]] [[System 7]] and its applications on an Intel-compatible personal computer.<ref name="LowEndMac1"/> The effort began on February 14, 1992, with the blessing of Intel's then-CEO [[Andy Grove]].<ref name="LowEndMac1"/>

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	Some observers expressed surprise that Apple made a deal with Intel instead of with [[AMD]].<ref name="MacWorld1">{{cite news \|last1=McLaughlin \|first1=Laurianne \|title=Analysis: Why Apple picked Intel over AMD \|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1046961/intelvsamd.html \|access-date=24 June 2020 \|work=[[MacWorld]] \|date=14 September 2005 \|archive-date=October 24, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024040545/https://www.macworld.com/article/1046961/intelvsamd.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> By 2005, AMD had become popular with gamers and the budget conscious,<ref name="MacWorld1"/> but some analysts believed AMD's lack of low-power designs at the time was behind Apple's decision to go with Intel.<ref name="MacWorld1"/>		Some observers expressed surprise that Apple made a deal with Intel instead of with [[AMD]].<ref name="MacWorld1">{{cite news \|last1=McLaughlin \|first1=Laurianne \|title=Analysis: Why Apple picked Intel over AMD \|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1046961/intelvsamd.html \|access-date=24 June 2020 \|work=[[MacWorld]] \|date=14 September 2005 \|archive-date=October 24, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024040545/https://www.macworld.com/article/1046961/intelvsamd.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> By 2005, AMD had become popular with gamers and the budget conscious,<ref name="MacWorld1"/> but some analysts believed AMD's lack of low-power designs at the time was behind Apple's decision to go with Intel.<ref name="MacWorld1"/>

	In 2011, Apple investigated using AMD's low power [[AMD Fusion#Llano .2832.C2.A0nm.29 2\|Llano APU]] for the [[MacBook Air]], but eventually opted for Intel due to AMD's potential inability to supply enough Llano processors to meet demand.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://semiaccurate.com/2011/11/17/apple-macbook-air-with-amd-processor-dead/ \|title=Exclusive: Apple MacBook Air with AMD processor dead \|date=2011-11-17 \|publisher=[[SemiAccurate]] \|access-date=December 31, 2012 \|archive-date=January 31, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131005152/http://semiaccurate.com/2011/11/17/apple-macbook-air-with-amd-processor-dead/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		In 2011, Apple investigated using AMD's low power [[AMD Fusion#Llano .2832.C2.A0nm.29 2\|Llano APU]] for the [[MacBook Air]], but eventually opted for Intel due to AMD's potential inability to supply enough Llano processors to meet demand.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.semiaccurate.com/2011/11/17/apple-macbook-air-with-amd-processor-dead/ \|title=Exclusive: Apple MacBook Air with AMD processor dead \|date=2011-11-17 \|publisher=[[SemiAccurate]] \|access-date=December 31, 2012 \|archive-date=January 31, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131005152/http://www.semiaccurate.com/2011/11/17/apple-macbook-air-with-amd-processor-dead/#.UQnAMC_P32c \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	===32-bit regression===		===32-bit regression===

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	===1990s===		===1990s===
	In the 1990s, Intel often took out ads in ''[[Macworld]]'' convincing Macintosh users to switch to PCs powered by Intel CPUs.<ref>https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9312_December_1993/page/n3/mode/2up</ref>		In the 1990s, Intel often took out ads in ''[[Macworld]]'' convincing Macintosh users to switch to PCs powered by Intel CPUs.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9312_December_1993/page/n3/mode/2up \| title=MacWorld 9312 December 1993 \| date=December 1993 }}</ref>

	The first known attempt by Apple to move to Intel's platform was the [[Star Trek project]], a code name given to a secret project to run a port of [[Classic Mac OS]] [[System 7]] and its applications on an Intel-compatible personal computer.<ref name="LowEndMac1"/> The effort began on February 14, 1992, with the blessing of Intel's then-CEO [[Andy Grove]].<ref name="LowEndMac1"/>		The first known attempt by Apple to move to Intel's platform was the [[Star Trek project]], a code name given to a secret project to run a port of [[Classic Mac OS]] [[System 7]] and its applications on an Intel-compatible personal computer.<ref name="LowEndMac1"/> The effort began on February 14, 1992, with the blessing of Intel's then-CEO [[Andy Grove]].<ref name="LowEndMac1"/>

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	* June 11, 2012: Apple released iTunes 10.6.3, their last application with support for PowerPC processors.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1575?locale=en_US\|title=iTunes 10.6.3\|website=support.apple.com\|access-date=November 20, 2019\|archive-date=January 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125061255/https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575?locale=en_US\|url-status=live}}</ref>		* June 11, 2012: Apple released iTunes 10.6.3, their last application with support for PowerPC processors.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1575?locale=en_US\|title=iTunes 10.6.3\|website=support.apple.com\|access-date=November 20, 2019\|archive-date=January 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125061255/https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575?locale=en_US\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	* August 7, 2013: PowerPC hardware reached "obsolete" status having been discontinued seven years prior, ending all of Apple's service and parts support for PowerPC hardware.		* August 7, 2013: PowerPC hardware reached "obsolete" status having been discontinued seven years prior, ending all of Apple's service and parts support for PowerPC hardware.
	* February 25, 2014: Support for Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard ~~came~~ ~~to end~~, formally ending Apple's support of PowerPC-based software.		* February 25, 2014: Support for Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard was dropped, formally ending Apple's support of PowerPC-based software.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	* August 28, 2009: Apple shipped Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" exclusively for Intel Macs. PowerPC Macs cannot boot this OS as the backwards compatibility with them have been removed. This is also the final release with Rosetta, allowing PowerPC software to run on an Intel Mac.		* August 28, 2009: Apple shipped Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" exclusively for Intel Macs. PowerPC Macs cannot boot this OS as the backwards compatibility with them have been removed. This is also the final release with Rosetta, allowing PowerPC software to run on an Intel Mac.
	* March 1, 2011: The beta version of the then-upcoming [[Mac OS X Lion]] removed "Rosetta" and lost the ability to run PowerPC based software.<ref>{{cite web\|website=[[MacWorld]]\|date=March 1, 2011\|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/669343/no-java-rosetta-or-front-row-in-lion.html\|title=No Java, Rosetta, or Front Row in Lion\|first=Ashleigh\|last=Macro\|access-date=August 22, 2022\|archive-date=August 22, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822062008/https://www.macworld.com/article/669343/no-java-rosetta-or-front-row-in-lion.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>		* March 1, 2011: The beta version of the then-upcoming [[Mac OS X Lion]] removed "Rosetta" and lost the ability to run PowerPC based software.<ref>{{cite web\|website=[[MacWorld]]\|date=March 1, 2011\|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/669343/no-java-rosetta-or-front-row-in-lion.html\|title=No Java, Rosetta, or Front Row in Lion\|first=Ashleigh\|last=Macro\|access-date=August 22, 2022\|archive-date=August 22, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822062008/https://www.macworld.com/article/669343/no-java-rosetta-or-front-row-in-lion.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	* June 23, 2011: Support for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard came to a end, formally ending Apple's support of PowerPC on Mac OS X.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244852/Apple_signals_end_to_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_support\|title=Apple signals end to OS X Snow Leopard support\|quote=Apple provided the final update to Leopard in June 2011\|first=Gregg \|last=Keizer\|date=December 17, 2013\|website=[[Computerworld]]\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407021432/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244852/Apple_signals_end_to_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_support\|archive-date=April 7, 2014\|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246609/Apple_retires_Snow_Leopard_from_support_leaves_1_in_5_Macs_vulnerable_to_attacks \|title=Apple retires Snow Leopard from support, leaves 1 in 5 Macs vulnerable to attacks \|first=Gregg \|last=Keizer \|date= February 26, 2014 \|website=[[Computerworld]] \|access-date=2014-05-09 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528150522/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246609/Apple_retires_Snow_Leopard_from_support_leaves_1_in_5_Macs_vulnerable_to_attacks \|archive-date=May 28, 2014 \|df=mdy-all }} See the graph picture on the web</ref>		* June 23, 2011: Support for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard came to a end, formally ending Apple's support of PowerPC hardware on Mac OS X.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244852/Apple_signals_end_to_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_support\|title=Apple signals end to OS X Snow Leopard support\|quote=Apple provided the final update to Leopard in June 2011\|first=Gregg \|last=Keizer\|date=December 17, 2013\|website=[[Computerworld]]\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407021432/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244852/Apple_signals_end_to_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_support\|archive-date=April 7, 2014\|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246609/Apple_retires_Snow_Leopard_from_support_leaves_1_in_5_Macs_vulnerable_to_attacks \|title=Apple retires Snow Leopard from support, leaves 1 in 5 Macs vulnerable to attacks \|first=Gregg \|last=Keizer \|date= February 26, 2014 \|website=[[Computerworld]] \|access-date=2014-05-09 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528150522/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246609/Apple_retires_Snow_Leopard_from_support_leaves_1_in_5_Macs_vulnerable_to_attacks \|archive-date=May 28, 2014 \|df=mdy-all }} See the graph picture on the web</ref>
	* July 20, 2011: The release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion formally ended Apple's development of PowerPC-based software.		* July 20, 2011: The release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion formally ended Apple's development of PowerPC-based software.
	* August 7, 2011: PowerPC hardware reached "vintage" status having been discontinued five years prior, ending most of Apple's service and parts support for PowerPC hardware.		* August 7, 2011: PowerPC hardware reached "vintage" status having been discontinued five years prior, ending most of Apple's service and parts support for PowerPC hardware.
	* June 11, 2012: Apple released iTunes 10.6.3, their last application with support for PowerPC processors.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1575?locale=en_US\|title=iTunes 10.6.3\|website=support.apple.com\|access-date=November 20, 2019\|archive-date=January 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125061255/https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575?locale=en_US\|url-status=live}}</ref>		* June 11, 2012: Apple released iTunes 10.6.3, their last application with support for PowerPC processors.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1575?locale=en_US\|title=iTunes 10.6.3\|website=support.apple.com\|access-date=November 20, 2019\|archive-date=January 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125061255/https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575?locale=en_US\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	* August 7, 2013: PowerPC hardware reached "obsolete" status having been discontinued seven years prior, ending all of Apple's service and parts support for PowerPC hardware.		* August 7, 2013: PowerPC hardware reached "obsolete" status having been discontinued seven years prior, ending all of Apple's service and parts support for PowerPC hardware.
	* February 25, 2014: Support for Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard came to end. ~~Ending~~ Apple's support of PowerPC-based software.		* February 25, 2014: Support for Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard came to end, formally ending Apple's support of PowerPC-based software.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	* March 1, 2011: The beta version of the then-upcoming [[Mac OS X Lion]] removed "Rosetta" and lost the ability to run PowerPC based software.<ref>{{cite web\|website=[[MacWorld]]\|date=March 1, 2011\|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/669343/no-java-rosetta-or-front-row-in-lion.html\|title=No Java, Rosetta, or Front Row in Lion\|first=Ashleigh\|last=Macro\|access-date=August 22, 2022\|archive-date=August 22, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822062008/https://www.macworld.com/article/669343/no-java-rosetta-or-front-row-in-lion.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>		* March 1, 2011: The beta version of the then-upcoming [[Mac OS X Lion]] removed "Rosetta" and lost the ability to run PowerPC based software.<ref>{{cite web\|website=[[MacWorld]]\|date=March 1, 2011\|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/669343/no-java-rosetta-or-front-row-in-lion.html\|title=No Java, Rosetta, or Front Row in Lion\|first=Ashleigh\|last=Macro\|access-date=August 22, 2022\|archive-date=August 22, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822062008/https://www.macworld.com/article/669343/no-java-rosetta-or-front-row-in-lion.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	* June 23, 2011: Support for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard came to a end, formally ending Apple's support of PowerPC on Mac OS X.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244852/Apple_signals_end_to_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_support\|title=Apple signals end to OS X Snow Leopard support\|quote=Apple provided the final update to Leopard in June 2011\|first=Gregg \|last=Keizer\|date=December 17, 2013\|website=[[Computerworld]]\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407021432/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244852/Apple_signals_end_to_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_support\|archive-date=April 7, 2014\|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246609/Apple_retires_Snow_Leopard_from_support_leaves_1_in_5_Macs_vulnerable_to_attacks \|title=Apple retires Snow Leopard from support, leaves 1 in 5 Macs vulnerable to attacks \|first=Gregg \|last=Keizer \|date= February 26, 2014 \|website=[[Computerworld]] \|access-date=2014-05-09 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528150522/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246609/Apple_retires_Snow_Leopard_from_support_leaves_1_in_5_Macs_vulnerable_to_attacks \|archive-date=May 28, 2014 \|df=mdy-all }} See the graph picture on the web</ref>		* June 23, 2011: Support for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard came to a end, formally ending Apple's support of PowerPC on Mac OS X.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244852/Apple_signals_end_to_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_support\|title=Apple signals end to OS X Snow Leopard support\|quote=Apple provided the final update to Leopard in June 2011\|first=Gregg \|last=Keizer\|date=December 17, 2013\|website=[[Computerworld]]\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407021432/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244852/Apple_signals_end_to_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_support\|archive-date=April 7, 2014\|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246609/Apple_retires_Snow_Leopard_from_support_leaves_1_in_5_Macs_vulnerable_to_attacks \|title=Apple retires Snow Leopard from support, leaves 1 in 5 Macs vulnerable to attacks \|first=Gregg \|last=Keizer \|date= February 26, 2014 \|website=[[Computerworld]] \|access-date=2014-05-09 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528150522/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246609/Apple_retires_Snow_Leopard_from_support_leaves_1_in_5_Macs_vulnerable_to_attacks \|archive-date=May 28, 2014 \|df=mdy-all }} See the graph picture on the web</ref>
	* July 20, 2011: The release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion formally ended Apple's ~~support~~ of PowerPC-based software.		* July 20, 2011: The release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion formally ended Apple's development of PowerPC-based software.
	* August 7, 2011: PowerPC hardware reached "vintage" status having been discontinued five years prior, ending most of Apple's service and parts support for PowerPC hardware.		* August 7, 2011: PowerPC hardware reached "vintage" status having been discontinued five years prior, ending most of Apple's service and parts support for PowerPC hardware.
	* June 11, 2012: Apple released iTunes 10.6.3, their last application with support for PowerPC processors.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1575?locale=en_US\|title=iTunes 10.6.3\|website=support.apple.com\|access-date=November 20, 2019\|archive-date=January 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125061255/https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575?locale=en_US\|url-status=live}}</ref>		* June 11, 2012: Apple released iTunes 10.6.3, their last application with support for PowerPC processors.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1575?locale=en_US\|title=iTunes 10.6.3\|website=support.apple.com\|access-date=November 20, 2019\|archive-date=January 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125061255/https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575?locale=en_US\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	* June 11, 2012: Apple released iTunes 10.6.3, their last application with support for PowerPC processors.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1575?locale=en_US\|title=iTunes 10.6.3\|website=support.apple.com\|access-date=November 20, 2019\|archive-date=January 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125061255/https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575?locale=en_US\|url-status=live}}</ref>		* June 11, 2012: Apple released iTunes 10.6.3, their last application with support for PowerPC processors.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1575?locale=en_US\|title=iTunes 10.6.3\|website=support.apple.com\|access-date=November 20, 2019\|archive-date=January 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125061255/https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575?locale=en_US\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	* August 7, 2013: PowerPC hardware reached "obsolete" status having been discontinued seven years prior, ending all of Apple's service and parts support for PowerPC hardware.		* August 7, 2013: PowerPC hardware reached "obsolete" status having been discontinued seven years prior, ending all of Apple's service and parts support for PowerPC hardware.
			* February 25, 2014: Support for Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard came to end. Ending Apple's support of PowerPC-based software.

	==See also==		==See also==

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			In the 1990s, Intel often took out ads in ''[[Macworld]]'' convincing Macintosh users to switch to PCs powered by Intel CPUs.<ref>https://archive.org/details/MacWorld_9312_December_1993/page/n3/mode/2up</ref>

	The first known attempt by Apple to move to Intel's platform was the [[Star Trek project]], a code name given to a secret project to run a port of [[Classic Mac OS]] [[System 7]] and its applications on an Intel-compatible personal computer.<ref name="LowEndMac1"/> The effort began on February 14, 1992, with the blessing of Intel's then-CEO [[Andy Grove]].<ref name="LowEndMac1"/>		The first known attempt by Apple to move to Intel's platform was the [[Star Trek project]], a code name given to a secret project to run a port of [[Classic Mac OS]] [[System 7]] and its applications on an Intel-compatible personal computer.<ref name="LowEndMac1"/> The effort began on February 14, 1992, with the blessing of Intel's then-CEO [[Andy Grove]].<ref name="LowEndMac1"/>

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	The final version of [[Mac OS X]] that ran on PowerPC processors was [[Mac OS X Leopard\|Leopard]], released in October 2007, with PowerPC binary translation support (using [[Rosetta (software)\|Rosetta]]) persisting up through the following version, [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard\|Snow Leopard]].<ref>{{cite press release \| url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2008/06/09Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-to-Developers/ \| title=Apple Previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Developers \| publisher=[[Apple Inc.\|Apple]] \| date=June 9, 2008 \| access-date=2017-12-04 \| archive-date=November 1, 2017 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101112448/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2008/06/09Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-to-Developers/ \| url-status=live }}</ref> Support was later dropped in [[Mac OS X Lion\|Lion]].		The final version of [[Mac OS X]] that ran on PowerPC processors was [[Mac OS X Leopard\|Leopard]], released in October 2007, with PowerPC binary translation support (using [[Rosetta (software)\|Rosetta]]) persisting up through the following version, [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard\|Snow Leopard]].<ref>{{cite press release \| url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2008/06/09Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-to-Developers/ \| title=Apple Previews Mac OS X Snow Leopard to Developers \| publisher=[[Apple Inc.\|Apple]] \| date=June 9, 2008 \| access-date=2017-12-04 \| archive-date=November 1, 2017 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101112448/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2008/06/09Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Snow-Leopard-to-Developers/ \| url-status=live }}</ref> Support was later dropped in [[Mac OS X Lion\|Lion]].

	In 2020, Apple announced that it would [[Mac transition to Apple silicon\|shift its Mac line to Apple silicon]], which are [[ARM architecture\|ARM]]-based processors developed in-house. This marked the third major architectural transition for Mac computers, showcasing Apple's ongoing commitment to optimizing performance, efficiency, and innovation by designing custom hardware tailored to its ecosystem.<ref name="CNET1"/>		In 2020, Apple announced that it would [[Mac transition to Apple silicon\|shift its Mac line to Apple silicon]], which are [[ARM architecture\|ARM]]-based processors developed in-house.<ref name="CNET1"/>

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