Running a GUI based software on powerbook G4

Hi guys,
I need to run a GUI based ERP software on my powerbook g4. the developer has no idea how to do so. he is not familiar with macs. but if he gets the right instructions he is ready to give it a try. Here's my query....is it possible to run this..and how so...what instructions do i give to the developer. Can you guys help to point out to certain literature which already addresses this issue. I need you help. thanks in advance.
to the moderator...if this is posted on the wrong thread pls feel free to direct it to the right one.
any help is appreciated.
Powerbook G$   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

GUIs come in may different flavors. You need to find out more about what the developer is capable of/willing to do before you go to far. 
If the developer has no Mac experience, it's unlikely that he'll rewrite his application as a fully-fledged Mac application since that's a non-trivial task.
However, if the application uses a client-server model, he may be able to impement a graphical front-end without too much work. That front-end could be written in AppleScript (more likely AppleScript Studio), but he may prefer to write an app in a more traditional language such as C or C++.
If the application is already running on other flavors of Unix, he may have an X11-based application, in which case his work is done - you can run X11 apps on the Mac without any additional programming work needed. It won't look like a traditional Mac application, but it will run (and be consistent with the other Unix systems it's running on).
If he's familiar with Java he could write a Java-based front-end. This would probably be his best bet for all-round cross-platform portability.
In any case, you might find the Developer or Software Development forums a more productive place to get started.

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