Why I still use an old PowerPC Mac

Re:Why I still use an old PowerPC Mac by AdmiralGinge on Monday August 03, 2020 @08:41AM (#24036964)

I also fired up a 2006-era original MacBook fairly recently, running the first Intel version of macOS (I've always had a soft spot for Tiger, its version of Aqua is honestly one of Apple's prettiest interfaces in my mind), while it works with modern-ish WiFi all the certificates are long expired so few things actually connected. I'm not sure how bodge-able this problem is, I never had time to find a solution.

It's a shame, because I'd love to use Tiger as a distraction-free environment. I'd even try and build a controller app for Tidal or Spotify so I could still have modern music streaming facilities. I spend a lot of time SSH'd into servers anyway so the lack of modern compatibility doesn't matter as long as a terminal's available.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Why I still use an old PowerPC Mac by millerm on Monday August 03, 2020 @09:14AM (#24037337)

I miss Tiger as well. It was very pleasing to look at. It's one reason I dug OS X. If I have to stare at something all day, I want it to look nice. Full screen terminals running tmux do not do it for me. Now everything is literally flat and boring. boo.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Why I still use an old PowerPC Mac by kn0where on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @07:04PM (#24055454)

Arctic Fox works with modern TLS and older versions of OS X.

[ Parent | on HN ]