Which Version of Mac Os X can be Installed on an Intel or Powerpc Processor??
Posted in mac | 2022-03-17
What is the Difference between Intel and PPC?
PPC Macs refers to the generation of Macintosh computers created in the mid to late 1990s through to 2006 that used PowerPC RISC based chips made by IBM or Motorola. That last PowerPC based Macintosh, the PowerMac G5 stopped being sold in August 2006.
Is my Mac PPC or Intel?
Answer: Click on the Apple in the top left corner and go to "About This Mac". If in the line where it sais "Processor" you can see the type of your processor. If it contains the word "Intel" then your Mac is intel based (see sample screenshot) otherwise you have a powerpc processor.
Is my Mac PPC?
If you have Mac OS 8.1 through 9.2. 2 without X, you have PPC. If you have Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.3. 9 you have PPC.
What is the Difference between MacOS and Mac OS X?
The current Mac operating system is macOS, originally named "Mac OS X" until 2012 and then "OS X" until 2016. The current macOS is preinstalled with every Mac and is updated annually. It is the basis of Apples current system software for its other devices – iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS.