Is my Mac Pro 9 compatible?

Hi
The school I work for have Logic Pro 8 on a G5 Power Mac quad running OS x 10.5.8 ( 4 x 2.5 Ghz Power Mac processors, 4 Gb RAM ).
I heard that this might not run Logic Pro 9 , or at least Apple won't support Power Mac processors.
Do I need to recommend replacing the Power Mac and OS?
Thanks

Though not supported L9 works on G5 and the quad is the best for it. Have in mind that the last and least version you can run is 9.0.2 which is very stable (I used it on a G5 quad succesfully and flawlessly for some 5 months). From version 9.1 only intel processors are supported.
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