BEWARE - Apple will NOT Confirm Powerbook App compatibility w/MacBook

I called 1-800-MY-APPLE as recommended on the MacBook tech specs page to confirm whether the various applications on my latest generation Powerbook would run on a MacBook Pro. Simply put, the "technical support" person said he could not confirm that.
I know the MacBook page says Tiger, MS Office 2004 and a few other things will work. But what about all the others? Apple should post a list of compatible existing software ASAP.

Jira :
I'd second what Matthew had to say - it should be no problem - you have lots of alternatives, including UNIX ones .. - I've done 'quickie' workarounds just by 'Printing' to PDF files then to Paper thru CUPS or similar .. -
AS for new peripherals with new macs it's often desirable but very very rarely necessary... there are always adapters, converters, interfaces, external boxes etc. etc.. - e.g if new Mac has no SCSI - you can get a SCSI Interface Card, If no serial, get a USB-serial adapter .. no ATA, put it in a firewire case and compute on !! (and similar for just about every problem...)
Example:- I have an essential but 'orphaned' PCI card. It only works under early Os 9 versions - and only ever will. I just have it in an old G3 that runs ALL my 'legacy' stuff - and it's ethernet & Firewire connected to the more modern gear for faster transfers and is controlled from my main modern Machine via a (Free) VNC Client. A 2nd VNC client controls a windows machine. A 3rd controls an imac with iTunes hooked into the home/office Audio system - worthy of "Disaster Area' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_band] -and so when a client rings, it's just a quick click/spacebar and the music halts.... - all without me moving my lazy self from my Comfy chair
best wishes..

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