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How can I develop software for a PowerPC? (thelemmy.club)

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Does anyone know how I can cross-compile software for a 1999 iMac G3 with a PowerPC processor? Are there resources on how to develop for this CPU and is there any community around it?

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[-] th3dogcow@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago

This forum and Macintosh Garden would be worth taking a look.

Back in the day, an easy programming tool for Mac was called Real Basic. Like VB but on a Mac.

I don’t have any PPC hardware anymore, but now I kind of wish I did lol.

Hope this points you in the right direction.

[-] dr_robotBones@reddthat.com 1 points 23 minutes ago

Thank you! I have spent some time learning Basic so Real Basic could be fun.

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