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Firefox optimised for G5 processor

mijlee (501 pencils) | Wed, 2005-07-20 12:14
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This fella has kindly recompiled the latest version of Firefox to be optimised for the G5 processors. I'm running it at work and there is a noticeable speed increase. He has also implemented the odd interface improvement, noticeably to form elements and buttons.

Get your relevant speed boost here: Beatnikpad

Also see his version of Deerpark (the nightly build of the new 1.1 browser)

Good work, maybe he can look at the Flash player memory leak as well :)

Kind of begs the question as the why other software isn't optimised for specific processors?

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dhayn | Wed, 2005-07-20 12:29

I didn't see any G4 versions on that page, been getting mine from

http://homepage.mac.com/krmathis/Firefox/

cool icon too.

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mijlee | Wed, 2005-07-20 12:40

Have made the alterations and will download the G4 version to run at home on my decrepit old PB 400. Hopefully it will run better than some of the software I use at home, the poor old dear really can't cope with the latest software.

Thinks it's time to get a G5 at home.

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