Cult of Mac

OS X Lion Kills Rosetta PowerPC Support, Here’s What To Do About It

It isn’t a secret that Apple is killing support for Rosetta in OS X Lion 10.7 the first version of OS X that won’t support the PowerPC platform and apps designed to run on it. All applications ...
CNET

Mac OS X 10.4.7 released in PowerPC and Intel versions; Update recommendations

We recommend the following procedure when installing Mac OS X 10.4.7. First, avoid performing any other operations (in Mac OS X or third-party applications) while the update process is occurring. In ...
CNET

Intel-based Macs: The booting situation -- no Universal (PowerPC and Intel) version of Mac OS X; Discs will not boot both system

We previously reported on some issues related to boot drives for Intel-based Mac systems in relation to starting up from FireWire drives. Our previous report indicated that a volume with the Intel ...
Cult of Mac

Apple Drops iTunes, Old Software Updates for PowerPC Macs [Vintage News]

iTunes icons through the years. PowerPC-based Macs have long been considered dead and buried by Apple, but the company just put a few more nails in the coffin to prevent any corpse risings. With the ...
MacStories

TenFourFox: Firefox 4.0 For 10.4 PowerPC Macs

If you’re still rocking a PowerPC Mac with a G3, G4 or G5 processor running OS X Tiger and you’re willing to try the new Firefox 4.0, you’re out of luck. With the latest major update to their Windows ...