  
When Apple introduced OS X back in 2001, many Macsters feared their old software wouldn't run properly after the upgrade. And they were right. Plenty of software makers waited for version 10.1 (or longer) before bothering to write new, OS X-native programs.
Even then, some software didn't work well. AOL for OS X, for instance, works like a charm on OS X 10.1, but it didn't initially run under 10.2 (Jaguar). Indeed, very few OS X users will be able to avoid using the Classic environment for pre-OS X apps altogether. But if you're sold on OS X, you're not totally out in the cold; there are finally some excellent OS X-ready apps available beyond Apple's bundled choices. We've rounded up a few third-party standouts.
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