On 8/30/09, Matt Emson wrote: >> I've notified a couple of software developers that their updates for >> Snow Leopard compatibility cause the applications to crash immediately >> upon attempted launch on my Pismo. Apparently, in at least one way >> that >> developers are updating the software, G3 CPUs are no longer supported. > >Is the software in quesion not being marked as 10.5 or higher? Leopard >doesn't support G3 and Snow Leopard doesn't support PowerPC. Tiger >software will begin to become as thin on the ground as Panther over >the coming months. I'd suggest that from 28/08/2009 you should only >update software on a Tiger machine if you've verified it is compatible.
The software in question that I have tried is intended to be 10.4 or higher. I'm only passing on what I have read, but my (probably imperfect) understanding is that apparently the version of XCode supplied with Snow Leopard builds applications that are G4, G5 and Intel compatible, but have left G3s behind (unless there is some option to include G3s). Some applications are being updated with the (hopefully) unintended consequence of loss of support for G3 machines. My guess is that this issue is poorly understood by developers at the moment, and there will be an adjustment period before they start specifying 'Mac OS 10.4 and up with a G4 or later processor'. OTOH - I have also seen at least one application claiming to have been updated to be compatible with 10.6 while retaining 10.4 compatibility that seems to run with no problems on my Pismo. Which brings me back to my original thought - make sure that you have a copy of the old version before overwriting it with an update that claims to have added compatibility with 10.6. - Don --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
