![]() Intel- and PowerPC-based systems supported (hence the larger file size). Intel- or PowerPC-based systems supported (hence the larger file size). I hope it may be of help.ģ2-bit and 64-bit Intel systems supported. I searched past snapshots of that page using the ever-useful WayBack Machine and one of the most recent is this one from February 2013.įor redundancy’s sake, and to provide an easier way to retrieve this information, I’ve copied the relevant contents of that page and I’m posting them here. Then, sometime in the last two years, it has been removed and modified. If you want to optimise TenFourFox, here is a collection of simple settings to make it snappier on G3, low-end G4, and single-processor G5 Macs. But whether on a G3, G4, or even a slower G5 processors, it needs a bit of tweaking to optimise performance. A quick search on Opera’s support site revealed a great page titled Opera System Requirements that neatly outlined the minimum system requirements for each version of Opera from 5.0 onward. TenFourFox is an amazing browser and is responsible for keeping the PowerPC platform alive. In the past, finding an accurate answer to that question was certainly easier than today. what is the most updated version of Opera I can download for my vintage system? (You can download older versions of Opera from the Opera archive.) In other words, you may ask yourself: I have a Mac with Mac OS 8.6, or 9.1, or OS X 10.2 Jaguar, or 10.4 Tiger, etc. The problem with Opera is understanding the minimum requirements for your machine, considering the great number of versions released during its history. This project is not affiliated with nor supported by Mozilla in any way, and is not an official build. The browser does not support Flash or Java and does not run on Intel based Macintoshes. TenFourFox: Mozilla for Power Macintosh A fork of Firefox to maintain support for the Power Mac, supporting Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5, with special features and optimizations for PowerPC processors and AltiVec. But you need to still go in to about:config, find and change this setting to true:. TenFourFox remains the most secure option, of course, but sometimes one has to accept some compromises. TenFourFox, the Internet browser for G3, G4 and G5 processors has been updated. Some people prefer Opera, and I myself have witnessed that it may be a better option on certain G3 machines - a little faster than TenFourFox, a little better than Safari itself. ![]() If you’re using a Mac with a PowerPC G4 or G5 (or a fast G3) processor, the Web browser I recommend is without doubt TenFourFox. (This is just a quick update of some information contained in this old post.)
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