Old software on a new Mac

I'm not sure if this is the right forum thread to post this, and I apologize if it isn't.
I am happily awaiting delivery of my new Intel Imac! I was wondering if it is okay to put old software on a new computer. My G4 is officially dead, and I have an old version of Photoshop that I would like to continue to use until I can afford the software suite for the new computer. Is this okay to do?
Thanks,
Barb the Computer Illiiterate

Photoshop (an OS X version) will run on Intel Macs, however it will run in the Rosetta emulator so expect performance to be slower than you might expect.
Of course the older the version the less compatible it may be with the version of OS X that will come installed on your new computer. OS 9 versions can not run on Intel Macs.
You should have a minimum of 1 GB of RAM installed (2 GB will be better) because Rosetta will demand more resources.
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