New iMac, old programs, peripherals

Posting here in GB to get your thoughts. Also posted under iMac.
Got this message:
+If you install and 3rd party software such as Band-in-a-Box, check the vendor site to make sure it is compatible with Snow Leopard 10.6. Also, if you want to connect peripherals such as printers/scanners/copiers/cameras/external drives. Check those vendor sites to make sure the software/hardware is compatible with 10.6+
This is unwelcome news to me. I had thought that compatibility had to do with operating system. For example, Band-in-a-Box required 10.3.9 (Panther) as a minimum. Anything higher would be fine....I thought. Apparantly there also might be a problem with programs which work on a G4 PC might not work with an intel processor. And other hardware. So my HP printer/scanner/copier/fax might not work with Snow Leopard? Does this mean I would have to buy a new printer, and programs? Not good.
2) +You can install Rosetta from the install disc that comes with your iMac in order to run those apps+
I'll check out this Rosetta thing, but will that make those old programs compatible with my new iMac? Printer as well? Other things: like my Nikon camera? My preamp for home recordings? My Yamaha keyboard.
Starting to get a bit worried here.
Never thought that when I got the new iMac with Snow Leopard, I'd have to buy a whole bunch of other stuff.....some relatively expensive...to do what I have to do on the computer.

The GarageBand aspect would involve Band-in-a-Box (which I use mostly for comping and that always goes to GB when it's to be part of my song), +my preamp for home recordings, my Yamaha keyboard+, and more, necessary for GB work. Sorry I didn't spell that out more carefully. Additionally, I might want to install GB2 and finish some tunes there instead of bringing them in the new GB.
Further, since the primary use of a computer for me involves home recording...primarily through the use of GB... seemed to me other musicians might have had to deal with this and I value their opinions.

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David Whitmer wrote:
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