On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 10:30 AM, JoeTaxpayer <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd imagine, Firefox will want an Intel chip, and won't run on > the G4 or G5 for that matter.
Depends on what you mean by "won't run on the G4 or G5". Since Firefox is open source it's always possible (in theory at least) to recompile the source to get an executable for those CPU's. What's also possible though is that perhaps no one will want to bother or (more likely) that the recompiled source won't run on the version of OS X used on those platforms due to some incompatibility that has nothing to do with the CPU. Given the amount of interest in the G4/G5 systems I don't see that happening any time soon. But eventually, sure it'll happen. To put it another way, someplace I've got an IBM PS/2 that uses an Intel 386 CPU and the MicroChannel expansion bus. How much luck do you think I'd have getting Firefox to run on that system? (Assuming I could still power it on which at this point also seems unlikely ... ;-) -irrational john -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml 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/g3-5-list
