---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: Are powermac g4 still useful? Date: Tuesday, 03. January 2012 From: Valter Prahlad <valter.prah...@fastwebnet.it> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > > I can't understand your concern. Am I missing something? > > Number of download seems increasing to me. > Considering only the "RC/final" 4 versions (G3, G4x2, G5): > TFF 4.0.1 = 19904 > TFF 7.0 = 20703 > TFF 8.0 = 22334
I for one downloaded TenFourFox in *all* its optimized builds, because I do have a G3, G4s (both kinds: 7400 and 7450) and G5s. So, 1) technically you should only count me once. And 2) I am sure that some people downloaded it twice. I’d estimate no more than 10,000 TenFourFox users, which is then in return a good estimate of users still running PowerPC-based Macs. On the other side there are some million Firefox users. Don’t get me wrong. I’d say that 10,000 is enough to keep the developement going, and I’m very very grateful and happy that Cameron Kaiser and Floodgap Systems is doing all the work. I love the idea of having an AltiVec-optimized WebM engine on my PowerMac, and the faster JavaScript interpreter, which makes me wonder where it has been all these years before TenFourFox! > I didn't consider TFF 9, because it's still "work in progress". > DL numbers seem going up, though. Version 9.0 is current, you should update immediately as it closes a few security holes and fixes some bugs. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
