![]() Such as its own JavaScript JIT accelerator, as well as a raft of Work with OS X Tiger, modified font code to remove Mozilla'sĭependency on CoreText, disables graphics acceleration and WebGL (whichĪre not compatible with Tiger), and includes PowerPC-specific code, They explain that TenFourFox contains modified widget code to ![]() ![]() Mozilla's source code, and subsequently security updates will still The developers pledge that new feature versions of TenFourFox willĬontinue to be released until it is no longer possible to compile Need them to do online for years to come, at least in theory. It will enable users'Ĭherished old PowerPC Macs, like my two going-on-11-years-old Pismo PowerBooks, to do what we Including faster JavaScript, WebM video, and HTML 5 and CSS 3 support,Īs well as new and emerging Web features. Release version of Firefox 4 and has nearly all the same features, TenFourFox, now out of beta, uses almost all the same code as the You can find more information about TenFourFox here, and download the various builds on the project’s official Google Code page.Last November, I reviewed the then-currentįloodGap's port of Firefox 4 for PowerPC Macs that supports bothĭeveloper,, dropped support for OS X 10.4 afterįirefox 3.6 and for PowerPC after the fourth beta of Firefox 4. Intel Macintoshes are not supported (and will be mercilessly mocked). Video playback will be poor on systems slower than 1.25GHz we recommend a G5. TenFourFox requires a G3 Power Macintosh, Mac OS X v10.4.11 or Mac OS X v10.5.8, 100MB of free disk space and 256MB of RAM. Apparently the code has been sent back to Mozilla so anyone could enjoy the improvements made by the team, and the devs also claims TenFourFox is by far the fastest web browser available on PowerPC Macs running Tiger. According to the developers, the custom code deployed in TenFourFox granted faster Javascript performances than both Safari 5 and Firefox 3.6 through SunSpider and Dromaeo benchmarks. TenFourFox includes most of the features of Firefox 4.0 you know and love: extended HTML5 and CSS3 support, faster Javascript rendering, WebM video, Firefox 4 add-on compatibility. The browser, available for download here, is a very niche product, but we’re sure it’ll manage to build a loyal following over the next months: it uses almost the same code of the official Firefox 4.0, but it’s been entirely rebuilt to add specific improvements for OS X 10.4 as it “restores the glue necessary to get most of Firefox 4’s advanced features working on our older computers” with separate builds for G3, G4 and G5 processors. So if you want something done, you do it yourself, and we did. There’s no technical reason they can’t do everything that a MacBook can. Why shouldn’t an iBook be able to look at embarrassing pictures on Facebook, or Twitter about our lunch break? These are our computers, dang it. ![]() TenFourFox, a new project from the creators of the Classila browser for classic Mac OS, is a fork of Mozilla’s Firefox 4.0 that runs on older Macs powered by Tiger and PowerPC CPUs.īut if there’s one thing we’ve learned from our years of using Macs, it’s that they outlast anything else out there. With the latest major update to their Windows / Mac / Linux browser, Mozilla dropped support for Mac OS X 10.4 and PowerPC architecture, and while it’s pretty obvious that, going forward, older machines and operating systems will be left behind by software vendors, it’s always nice to find alternatives and hacks that enable users who are “stuck” on these systems to enjoy the recent advancements in technology, although with some compromises. 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.
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