About to buy Lightroom for first time but have questions re. camera and system compatibility.

Hello there,
I'm about to take the leap into the world of Lightroom but need advice.
I have an oldish computer, an Imac G5 which has a powerpc processor, NOT an intel processor.
My understanding is that because the computer doesn't have an intel processor, I can only run Lightroom2.
This is potentially a problem, as my camera is a Canon 5d mark ii and from reading online, it seems that Lightroom 2 cannot process RAW files from the 5dmarkii and that I would in fact need Lightroom 2.2?
I don't know if I can install lightroom2.2 on a non-intel processor computer and I really don't want to have to get a new computer just to be able to use lightroom....PLEASE HELP!
All advice gratefully received.

One other relevant point. With LR 2.7 you will be using the old technology "Process version 2003", which you can now consider dated in respect to competitive raw processing software in the market.
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