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If you had a "shiny G4", you'd be running Leopard right now, with all current software you want.

And there is tons of software still available for Panther (2003) and Tiger (2005). Tiger would run fine on a slightly newer G3 with the NewWorldROM, and all mainstream web browsers work with tiger currently.

Panther support is on it's way out. I run Panther on a clamshell iBook in the kitchen. Browser support is now starting to cease. Firefox is stuck at version 2. Safari is really old. Camino won't be available in version 2. Opera still is available at version 9 but a little slow.
Most other software is only available in an older version.

Other than the obvious trolling, what exactly was the point of your posts?

That windows is superior because a 10 yr old Apple computer can't run the latest Firefox build in OSX? Can you even boot vista on your average 10 yr old PC?

BTW, a G3 can actually run the latest version of firefox:

http://firefoxmac.furbism.com/

So again, other than the obvious attempt at trolling, what was your point?

Yes must be trolling, that's it!

Stated an opinion and everyone wanted to turn this into a G3 system issue.

Hate talking about an OS, the fanboys just can't take the fact that they may not be using the best OS in the world.

My original post was not a troll. I was trolled and trolled back.

Thanks for the link!

Other than obvious trolling, what exactly was the point of this OSNews article?

Edited 2009-06-11 03:38 UTC

A browser is written for an operating system, not the other way around. So your question should be - why don't Mozilla have a version of Firefox 3 for Jaguar. And the answer is - because, despite its NeXT legacy and BSD + GNU Unix foundation, Mac OS X in its current shape and form is only 8 year old and as a result there have been some dramatic changes in the frameworks and in the OS infrastructure, especially between the early versions. In many cases supporting the older OS versions would be like supporting a whole different platform - and a platform that practically nobody uses.

Umm, installed the latest version of Safari (4.0) on a G4 just this morning - an original G4 tower running 10.4. Ever tried to install IE 7 on a Win 2K machine?

Major fail - try again...

So you are telling us you can compare OS X 10.4 (released april 2005) to Windows 2000 (released feb 2000).

Besides, IE7 isn't even that great. Firefox 3.0.10 is still available for Windows 2000 a 9 year old OS. (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/system-requirements.html)

Sorry but Apple just cannot compete with Windows in terms of backwards compatibility. Windows may have lots of flaws but it is a master of backwards compatibility.

Edited 2009-06-11 06:28 UTC

Yes major fail for to expect a OS from 2001 to support a modern browser. The OS from 2000 will support the latest version of Opera and Firefox.

Browser is a very small piece of the problem. Finding any software is a chore.

This argument is useless! I expect an OS from 2001 to support at least some recent software, I suppose that is why I am a Linux/Windows user (I expect more for my hard earned money)!

I believe that just because a machine has a couple years under its belt, it doesn't have to become a doorstop. I still have a lot of fun on little 1ghz machines and even some older then that.

We can speak about Mac OSX 10.1.X being a failure, we can even possibly put it in the same category as Windows ME and STILL you will find many many and I repeat MANY more programs that run on ME.

Funny thing is, that when this G3 came out it cost more then 3 maybe 4 equivalent PCs. Many PCs from that era are still running as basic internet machines and rather useful for that purpose.

I can install Firefox 3.5 on my mom's 12 year old Pentium II 233 mhz with Debian on it.

There, I won the pissing match. What do I get?

Edited 2009-06-11 23:53 UTC

Apple announced the switch to Intel in 2005, completed it in 2006. They released 2 iterations of OS X in that time, dropping support for older processors each time, eg; the 800 MHz iMac G4 is not supported by 10.5. If fact, they do it for every release. They followed a similar timeframe when switching to PPC architecture fro 68k. I though in geek circles, everyone was aware of this. I leave you to ponder this; If it's too good to be true, it probably is...

G4 Dates:

Last desktop mac using G4 Processor - Mac Mini withdrawn February 2006

Last portable mac using G4 Processor - iBook withdrawn May 2006

Both models 3 years old at their youngest. Chances that you have a new G4 mac are nil. QED.