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  1. z970

    The Void Linux Wiki

    Void Linux is an alternative operating system to Debian, OpenBSD, and Mac OS X on the PowerPC platform. It is an independent distribution free from dependency of any other OS. It is also a stability-focused rolling release, which means that all packages are not only always fresh and new, but...
    • z970
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    • guide linux powerpc void wiki
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  2. Thezachary

    I cannot get my iMac G4 to run Leopard

    I have a iMac g4 running tiger(10.4.11) and I can’t get it to run leopard. I’ve tried everything: booting from usb solicits an error message that I have to force shutdown my computer. It doesn’t read the dvd and simply ejects it. I even tried partitioning the disk and mounting one partition as...
    • Thezachary
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    • imac imacg4 macos10.4 macos10.5 macosleopard macostiger macosx powerpc
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  3. Thezachary

    iMac G5 unresolved kernel trap

    A few days ago, I tried to restore the hard drive of my iMac G5 from an install disk - while it was running off of the hard drive. I quickly realized my mistake when letters literally started disappearing from the screen. when I try to turn it on, it gets stuck on the Apple logo with the loading...
  4. 2tmb

    Battery for PowerBook G4 titanium mercury (500mhz)

    I have a PowerBook G4 titanium mercury 500mhz, but the battery for it is dead. Because of this, whenever I want to use it I have to keep it plugged into the wall, unlike a traditional laptop. I recently updated it to macOS 10.4 tiger, and put a bunch of emulators on it, so I think it’s finally...
    • 2tmb
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    • m6091 powerbook g4 powerpc replacement battery
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  5. macwant

    Buying an OS X Leopard DVD

    I recently discovered MacRumors has a pretty active PowerPC community. My first Mac was a 2005 iMac G5 and I’ve held onto it all these years. I’ve decided I’d like to do a clean install of the last supported OS (Leopard 10.5). Couple of questions. 1) If I buy a 10.5 install disk, I’m assuming...
  6. christiann

    Where can I get a free iMac, iBook, Mac Mini, eMac, any PowerPc Apple Computer?

    Hi all, Ive been looking for an iMac, or an iBook, Mac Mini, any PowerPc Apple Computer for free and no luck. I’ve contacted eWaste places.. tried Facebook, Craigslist, Letgo, Offerup, Freecycle, and now I am frustrated from looking OVER a year. I am in the Southern California area, where can I...
    • christiann
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    • apple emac free freeapple freepowerpc ibook imac mac powerpc ppc
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  7. christiann

    iBook G3 Snow, complete upgrade to PowerPC G4, superdrive, 512 MB RAM upgrade.

    Hi. I have an iBook G3 Snow a Dual Usb, and I bought a Motorola 7410 to upgrade it to. I also bought 512 MB RAM to get rid of the current 64 Mb RAM. I am also interested in buying a SuperDrive. Here are my questions: -How do I perform the upgrade from a G3 to a G4.. I’ve seen people do it...
    • christiann
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    • 10.0.3 7410 cheetah ibook macos motorola powerpc ppc ppc3
    • Replies: 65
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  8. J

    What is the best PowerPC Mac that matches these requirements?

    What is the best PowerPC Mac that: Is an all-in-one Supports 10.5 (I don't care about 9)
  9. alex_free

    I’ve Ported IOQuake3 To OpenBSD/macppc 6.7

    IOQuake3 is an open source Quake 3 engine for many platforms. It supports PPC/Intel Mac OS X, BSD, Linux, and many other platforms. For the *BSD’s, PowerPC was never supported. I’ve figured out how to get it to work however, and thanks to Macintosh Garden free hosting a compiled package and...
  10. Tymscar

    Resolved Cry for help. Powerbook G4 wont boot Tiger

    Just got this Powerbook G4 (A1138) and it came with 10.5 on it. The reason why I bought it was to experiment with Tiger as I never had the chance before and I wanted to use Classic mode on it as well! Now where the problems start: the dvd drive is completely broken. I watched a couple of videos...
    • Tymscar
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    • 10.4 a1138 cant boot freeze frozen osx powerbook g4 powerpc stuck tiger
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  11. B

    Best Video Codec for a retired iBook G4?

    Hello community, what is the best video codec for an iBook G4? My little girl is about to use it to watch Peppa. 😅 The top priority is battery life (before file size and quality). I tried Xvid with VLC so far, works fine, but I'd be interested in more streamlined solutions if any. Any H.264...
  12. R

    Help removing optical drive from G4?

    I'm in the process of opening up a G4 for an SSD replacement. Never done this before. I started with the obvious iFixit article, and where it fell short, headed to Youtube. However, I seem to be stuck at the step where I need to remove the optical drive; I've opened the base and removed exactly...
    • Riku7
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    • imac g4 optical drive powerpc teardown upgrade
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  13. Appleuser201

    PowerUOC - TenFourFox Web Browser Project For The New Decade

    Who’s ready for a new refreshed browsing experience for ppc based macs? On an earlier thread, someone mentioned the name PowerFox would be a good iceweaselppc name replacement as Iceweasel was the Debian version of Firefox and is trademarked. That got me thinking about a new tenfourfox based...
  14. z970

    Minecraft PowerPC Edition - Redesigned for Vintage Macs

    Minecraft 1.5.2 was officially released on May 2, 2013. It is the final version compatible with Java 5, and by extension, Mac OS X for PowerPC processors. It was chosen as the base for Minecraft PowerPC Edition due to its markedly smoother overall performance above prior iterations once...
    • z970
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    • 1.5.2 edition minecraft powerpc ppcg4 ppcg5
    • Replies: 137
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  15. z970

    The OpenBSD Wiki

    OpenBSD is an alternative operating system to Linux and Mac OS X on the PowerPC platform. Save for Debian Sid, it is newer. It is by nature more secure due to its extremely extensive vetting and review of each line of code. It is inherently faster thanks to the lightweight kernel and lack of...
    • z970
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    • guide openbsd powerpc wiki
    • Replies: 131
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  16. z970

    PowerPC Wallpapers

    Here's a refreshing idea out of left field. Let's make or find custom wallpapers for our artful machines and pin them here under differing categories, so that they can be shared with everyone and the rest of the world. :) The base idea is that since most of these Macs had creative, sometimes...
    • z970
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    • backgrounds powerpc wallpapers
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  17. bobesch

    VirtualPC 7 fails in getting network access

    Today I had another try to get my VirtualPC7 and WinXP-Fundamental running properly, but still there's the problem to gain network access, since the "network switch" doesn't seem work (VPC7, PowerBookG4, Leopard). I'd like to use VPC7/WinXP with "Shrew Soft VPN Client" and "MS RDP-Client v.6" to...
  18. JoyBed

    How to install Java 6 and 7 on PPC OS X

    Some of you were asking me to tell how I got Java 1.6 and Java 1.7 to work on PowerPC OS X 10.5, but I would rather tell you how to easily get it on your own PPC Mac. Download the file I prepared: (http://www.mediafire.com/file/ybafhfbu4uihg5g/java_6_and_7.zip/file) 1. Download both the above...
  19. sayhellotomacintosh

    Dual boot iMac G3

    I have an iMac G3 (it’s the original Bondi Blue, confirmed with serial number) that is currently running Mac OS 9.0.4. It has a 4 GB hard drive. .25 GB (around 250 MB) is currently filled, leaving 3.75 GB free. I would like to partition the drive as to run Mac OS X 10.1 Puma on one partition...
  20. JeneaseP

    PowerPc G3 B&W Mac OS 10.4.11 ethernet bug

    Hello everybody, I am new to Macs all together (never touched one in my life), and am at the same time amazed and frustrated. I found a PowerMac G3 Blue and White laying in a dumpster and decided to take on the challenge. To my amusement it actually runs beautifully, and even got to play...
    • JeneaseP
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    • blue and white ethernet adapter g3 macs mac 10.4 powerpc powerpc archive tiger 10.4.11
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
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