Labview Path to Mac OS X

Is there any information on the path from Labview 5x or 6x for Macintosh OS
9x to the unix-like Mac OS X expected in 2001? If I purchase/register Labview
now, will I be able to upgrade to Mac OS X without buying a whole new $2K
package next year?
Thanks.

I don't know about purchasing issues, but I did see an early alpha of LabVIEW running on Mac OS X during the NI Week convention (2000).

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