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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 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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 2 points 4 days ago

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