In this video, i continue with the powermac g5, showing off some software and games, and discussing future plans. Is there a firefox browser product that still works with mac powerpc g4 running os x 10. I have been using my powermac g5 happily for a good many years, both for photography and video, have kept going with it as it has been more than adequate for my needs up to now. Thats our guess of what still has the most ground in the powerpc world. This might be a bit late for some, but here it is, the official thread of the early 2019 powerpc challenge. The power mac g5 is a series of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by apple computer, inc. The software behind theses chips were not really optimised for vectoriel. Can you guys tell me where to get it, or provide a link from ebay or something. The installation can be completed using the cds or dvds shipped with the mac. I do remember a similar but slightly different utility for the mac which uses the underlying unix based functions of mac os x to force your mac to focus on a chosen app, ignoring or pausing all other background tasks. I suspect apple sent you an install disk for an intel mac, not a powerpc. Some claimed to be able to play 1080p with coreplayer.
What linux distribution is best for a power mac g5. Is there a firefox browser product that still works with mac. Download free video downloader for mac os x ppc v1. I recently got my hands on 3 beautiful powermac g5 s.
Hey i recently bought a g5, and i just got myself a gpu and a hdd for it. I cant watch any videos whether on youtube, itv player, iplayer, anywhere. I suppose power usage would be higher if you are running your g5 247. I have 7 g4 towers so i will be playing video with leopard and tiger for decades to come. Full power mac g5 specifications after upgrades spoilers 2x 2. No display after startup, potential solution sign in to comment. I have a macos leopard iso file on my usb, is it possible to boot from that. Prior to installing macos, it is important to check for updates of the internal program firmware for powerpc macs or efi or smc for intelbased macs. My home desktop is a power mac g5, model 11,2, with a powerpc g5 1.
As for youtube dl my plan is to incorporate the ability to download. With the impending demise of dropbox on macs running tiger and leopard, a lot of powerpc users are going to be looking at lowend intel macs, and mac. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we. Powerpc g5 very bad during browser usage macrumors forums. Find out inside pcmags comprehensive tech and computerrelated encyclopedia. Calibre ebook manager calibre is a useful and powerful ebook management system. I ordered a new drive, and i should receive it by this weekend. Posts about g5 written by mac powerpc frisbee software is a fresh and small software house specialized in the development of free mac software. Ive done that now, but its still not showing up when i boot i just get that classic image of finder. This is the only os x gui for youtube dl that i know of. Tenfourfox for mac download free 2020 latest version. The powerpc 970 was announced by ibm in october 2002.
What to do with a powermac g5 in reply to mxyzpltk sep 17, 2011 thank you all for your responses and time, i had a blast playing with the powermac today, but it comes with 10. Minecraft for powermac g5 download for free 100% working. Tenfivetube yet another youtube option macrumors forums. Tenfourfox this is the download repository for tenfourfox, the firefox port for power macintosh computers runni. Thanks to some software genius, there is now an unofficial port of flash 16 for powerpc. I have been a happy firefox user for years and have regularly installed the recommended upgrades on all 3 computers i use daily. Nov 08, 2012 before beginning to install or reinstall macos 10. Tenfourfox for mac is a fast, efficient web browser always based on the current version of firefox, but unlike the main distribution the tool is compatible with os x 10. If youre looking for a truly modern build of linux for your g5 you dont have very many choices anymore. Theres a thread here where a guy made a better flash plugin for mac powerpc. In this tutorial, it will show you how to download the last version of mine craft in a ppc and that version is. We take the industry standard mozilla firefox browser and rewrite it to be compatible with mac os x 10.
Thats going to make things a lot easier on older hardware, as it wont be handling. Powerpc challenge early 2019 edition macrumors forums. Its better to use the magnet link first autoverified downloads. I see it as valid if you were lookng to buy a ppc for youtube. Arguably the most talked about topic when people speak about powerpc and its limitations in todays world. Automatically detect the internet videos from flash video. Im using aurora and so far so good on a g5 running os x 10.
Can anyone help me download flashplayer for my machine hardware overview. The all new channel 2012 is proudly presented without youtube. They are definitely still usable, but their functionality is becoming less and less effective in the fast moving world of consumer electronics, with any new software. With a dualcore processor and space for an extra hard drive, these personal computers can meet your needs with an efficient and sleek design that features easy access to the. Jun 12, 20 the power mac g5 is still a very capable machine despite its age and powerpc processor which is now outdated compared to intel based processors. Being serious for a moment its difficult for me i read through the earlier linked page about getting hd playback in mini browsers using some dark mysterious voodoo magic and the outlined process just looked like a huge pita time sucking back hole to me so i have yet to commit the time to it. Download flv videos from youtube and other videosharing sites to mac. For details on how well each browser performs with youtube, see html5 video performance on powerpc macs. Quite a few people still have power mac g5s kicking around, and quite a few people have imac g3s around as well. Super convenient if youre someone with a youtube channel, or someone who needs to create an instructional video or training for an online function or program. Is there an updated firefox i can use with power mac g5. Posts about youtube written by mac powerpc summer time is a very difficult time to blog for the macpowerpc team because of our day jobs. I starting using something called quicktubeplayer the other day that allows you to drag or paste youtube links into it to view videos in h. Other major release software can be located as well by first finding the latest powerpc compatible.
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Help booting powermac g5 from cd okay, so i posted here earlier and someone said that i should burn the macos leopard iso on to a cd. New ati radeon x1900 g5 mac edition unboxing powerpc series s. What html5 video means for powerpc browsers low end mac. By mac powerpc posted in apps tagged application, download, free, g4, g5, kronenberg, leopard, mac, powerpc, run, tiger. By mac powerpc posted in apps tagged application, download, free, g4, g5, kronenberg, leopard, mac, powerpc. Dec 21, 2017 in this video, i show the free powermac g5 i got from work last month. Pavtube youtube converter for mac mac youtube converter.
It is still a great machine, more than adequate for most of my tasks, but it has become a deadend machine. In keeping with its previous naming conventions, apple termed the powerpc 970 based products g5, for the fifth generation of powerpc microprocessors. Recover lost data on your mac, prevent accidental data loss, backup failing disks. Complete technical specifications for every apple mac using the powerpc g5 processor are listed below for your convenience. Posts about converter written by mac powerpc i dont know how many of you still have blackberry cellphones, but at one point blackberry was cutting edge and considered cool, and. Machine boots, yet screen remains dark and i get no. This is a great player and the latest version of realplayer does a lot more than just play videos. Or at least it makes websites think it is a newer version. Apple powermac powerpc g5 desktops the apple power mac g5 has several multipurpose ports that can function as interfaces for a wide variety of computer peripherals.
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For other processors, please refer to the main by processor page. Solved what linux distribution is best for a power mac g5. Apple powermac g5 for mac free download and software. I feel it would only be anywhere relevant if the person was asking something impossible of their computer getting a g5 to play youtube is one of the easier things a ppc. Installation disc for power mac g5 apple community. How an old powermac g5 compares to modern intel cpus phoronix. Debian, which is the upstream source for probably the majority of desktop linux distributions, officially shot its powerpc. Browse, watch, convert, and download youtube videos on your mac faster, because youview uses the core technologies of mac os x to play instead of flash. Add the youtube videos url, click ok, and then choose an output video formats, you can get your wanted video formats including mp4, 3gp, mpeg4, avi, mpg, mov, 3g2. Right in the middle of 2018, im doing my standard search for powerpc apps and found finderpop which has brought a whole new life to my pretty and powerful 15 year old mac computer. The so called newworld powermacs are any powermacs in translucent colored plastic cases, all imacs, ibooks, g4 and g5 systems.
There should be no reason it doesnt play similar to those, or better. The packages in this directory are unofficial builds of rawtherapee for mac os x leopard 10. Then ill be able to do a little more trouble shooting. Its unbelievable why they stopping doing browsers for our old ppc. It was discontinued in 2006 as part of the intel switch first to developers then consumers. The hardware i currently use for playback is a powermac g4 with a 1.
Today ill be upgrading the gpu in my powermac g5 yet again, this time to a radeon x1950 xt, the first gpu i ever bought. So it is available to convert mpeg, wmv, avi video to flv, swf on mac, as well as vob, mp4, m4v, rm, rmvb, wmv, asf, mkv, ts, m2ts, mts, 3gp, 3g2, mod, tod to flv mac for the uploading or other else. Sep 10, 2012 i was unsure whether to post this in the mac forum or the hd video forum, but felt that it is more of a computer question. In this video im showing them plus i explain how to boot a powermac g5 with mac os 10. As i am typing i am usung a g5 with 8 gig of ram it runs like a drean ps also consider ubuntu for powerpc will make your mac. The powermac g5 that i unboxed in my previous video is receiving a leopard and ilife install in this video.
Miro has to download the entire video before you can watch it. The best ppc computers apple released are the power mac g5 series. But he also is behind the powerpc archive, a site that you will find great material to download and make your mac powerpc more productive, which ive linked right here. Tenfourfox, a powerpc port of firefox, based on its older gecko engine, certainly does the job, but its probably a better fit for something like a g5, which comes with more. This installation was done with a windows disk drive with windows partition on it. Going to the vlc page i see that he downloaded a recent one and it specifically says download latest vlc for mac os x 10. It was released in apple computers power mac g5 in june 2003. Get the best deal for apple powermac powerpc g5 desktops from the largest online selection at. A distribution of modern command line utilities which power the various options and features compiled for universal ppc mac os x 10. Here is a list of powerpc machines which should work with debian.
Jan 02, 2012 viewing youtube in mac os 9 as long as were talking about os 9, dr. Aug 11, 2012 even when the day comes that i dont really go online with mac os on powerpc i will still use it for video playback over linux. When introduced, it was the most powerful computer in apples macintosh lineup, and was marketed by the company as the worlds first 64bit desktop computer. Unboxing of a mac g5 case by justoeasy by easywolfteknow. If you feel unsure what type of powerpc processor your mac has, go to the apple menu and choose about this mac and check the processor field. An installation guide and much more useful information about lubuntu is available in the lubuntu manual 20.