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Post #11 by ClassicHasClass
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryPowerPC
Post DateWed, 20 Oct 2010 - 16:12
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/firefox-4-on-tiger-ppc.21519/
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Yes, here are the list of supported cards and OpenGL versions by Mac OS X release, direct from Apple.

http://developer.apple.com/graphicsimaging/opengl/capabilities/GLInfo_10411PPC.html

http://developer.apple.com/graphicsimaging/opengl/capabilities/GLInfo_1058.html

The part that really steams my broccoli is comparing it to the 10.4.11 Intel list.

http://developer.apple.com/graphicsimaging/opengl/capabilities/GLInfo_10411Intel.html

Even the software renderer is OpenGL 2! WTF, Apple! Why couldn't you have done this for PowerPC, you lazy
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s?! AFAIK, there is no way to update the renderer in software. I would LOVE to be proven wrong.

So Peter Bright's slam on Apple's OpenGL support is right on (posted by applefreak above). Now I can see why Valve ripped on Mac gaming for many years. OpenGL 2 came out in 2004, for Zarquon's sake.

Anyway, now that that little rant is over, the Mozilla list is up to 18 blockers from 13 a couple days ago, so this is not looking good for a timely release.