I have a client with a large FileMaker Pro 5.5 database running on an iMac G3. They would like to up grade to a newer machine. My question is whether their DB will run on an Intel iMac with OS X 10.4.9 installed. Their DB works just fine on my iMac G4 (PPC) running OS X 10.4.9.

I would consider an Intel iMac running 10.5 but from what I'm reading, OS X 10.5 does not currently work with any version of FileMaker. I understand that FileMaker is working to make 10.5 compatible with FileMaker 9.0 but they have not committed to earlier versions such as 5.5. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. John

Currently, do NOT run any version of FMP on Lepoard.

A G5 processor will give the best performance for FMP 6 and earlier: on an Intel box, FMP will be running under Rosetta emulation and it won't be optimal. Even a G4 box will be significantly better than the G3 especially with 512 MB RAM or more.

I don't know whether FM Server 5.5 will even run on an Intel box.