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  1. B S Magnet

    YT on PPC: keeping YouTube running & accessible on PowerPC Macs

    YT on PPC: keeping YouTube running and accessible on PowerPC Macs First posted: 24 March 2023 Last updated: 1 April 2023 OVERVIEW It’s simple, even if the fixes have to be updated regularly by the vintage Macs and retro-computing community: a place to file together all the ways of accessing...
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    Naming creep? “Mac Studio M1 Ultra” & “MacBook Pro 16 M1 Pro” are the new “Performa 6400/200 Video Editing Edition” & “PowerBook 1400cs/166”. Discuss.

    When Jobs was re-hired by the company in 1997, Apple’s products — Mac and Newton both — had splayed across a mess of different naming conventions meant to describe the product’s specific features within the title itself. This often left the casual shopper at the mercy of someone who could break...
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    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
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    Why didn't Apple use PowerPC 620

    PowerPC 620 was the first 64-bit PowerPC cpu. What made them go for the G3?
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     The PowerPC Macs SuperWikiPost: a WikiPost finding aid

     The PowerPC Macs SuperWikiPost a WikiPost finding aid First assembled: April 2021 Latest update: 22 July 2023 PURPOSE Over the years, many WikiPosts have assembled an incredible brain trust of MacRumors PowerPC Macs forum members who’ve shared everything they know for keeping PowerPC-based...
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    Emulating a Power Mac G4 in QEMU?

    Hello, I was woundering if any one knows how to run QEMU so it emulates a G4? I have had issues in the past and there seems to be no good guid on how to do it. I have also tried GUI tools like Aqemu and none of them even see the QEMU binarys. The only other one that has seen the QEMU is...
  6. AmazingHenry

    Does Anyone Use a PPC as a Daily Driver?

    Out of curiosity only, does anyone here (besides me) use a PowerPC Mac as a daily driver? I know there are a few out there. Thanks for your input.
  7. AmazingHenry

    Leopard-WebKit Updates

    EDIT: This thread is now the place to discuss LWK and updates to it. :) Original thread: I really like the Leopard-WebKit browser, but it seems to be having some problems. Getting a bit too old, I think. Anyone experiencing the bug on the MacRumors fourms where it takes you to the top of the...
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