Linux has a 64-bit version that would run on the G5. Check out Yellow Dog Linux:
www.terrasoftsolutions.com On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 22:03, Arnel Tuazon <[email protected]> wrote: > I know my G5 is 64-bit (I have the late 2005 dual core PPC G5), but is > Leopard (10.5.9) 64-bit? I've been looking on the net, but couldn't find a > definitive answer. I was told that only 10.6+ is 64-bit. If this is true > is there an alternative OS that will run at 64-bit on the PPC G5? > > Not that I would install it, I was just curious if there was one. > > Thanks! > > > -- > 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 > -- " ' With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" - Alex Smith (K4RNT) - Murfreesboro, Tennessee USA -- 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
